Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

by Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

by Janis Joplin

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Overview

Drawing inspiration from Bessie Smith and Odetta, Janis Joplin developed a brash, uncompromising vocal style quite unlike traditional folk Madonnas. In 1966, Joplin was invited to the Bay Area to front Big Brother & the Holding Company. Cheap Thrills, a joyous celebration of true psychedelic soul, contained two Joplin "standards" in "Piece of My Heart" and "Ball and Chain," but she left the group in November 1968. Electric Flag members Mike Bloomfield, Harvey Brooks, and Nick Gravenites helped assemble a new act, known as the Kozmic Blues Band. I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! was coolly received, but the set contained several excellent Joplin vocals, notably "Try," "Maybe," and "Little Girl Blue." The singer subsequently dissolved the band and undertook medical advice for drinking and drug abuse. A slimmed-down group, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, was unveiled in May 1970 featuring a tighter, more intimate sound. Sessions for a debut album were all but complete when, on October 4, 1970, Joplin died of a heroin overdose at her Hollywood hotel. The posthumous Pearl proved her most consistent work, with "My Baby," "Cry Baby," and the anthemic "Get It While You Can." The highlight was the chart-topping "Me and Bobby McGee," which allowed Joplin to be both vulnerable and assertive. Joplin knew few boundaries, artistic or personal, and her sadly brief catalog is marked by her bare-nerved honesty. ~ Rovi Staff

Product Details

Release Date: 03/02/2018
Label: Sony Cmg / Sony Music
UPC: 0190758195810
Rank: 11514

Tracks

  1. Piece of My Heart
  2. Summertime
  3. Try (Just A Little Harder)
  4. Cry Baby
  5. Me and Bobby McGee
  6. Down On Me [Live]
  7. Get It While You Can
  8. Bye, Bye Baby
  9. Move Over
  10. Ball and Chain [Live]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Janis Joplin   Primary Artist
Big Brother & the Holding Company   Primary Artist
Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band   Primary Artist
Kozmic Blues Band   Primary Artist
Full Tilt Boogie Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Fred Foster   Composer
Janis Joplin   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
Powell St. John   Composer
Willie Mae Thornton   Composer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Big Mama Thornton   Composer
Bob Neuwirth   Composer
Chip Taylor   Composer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Michael McClure   Composer
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