Absolute Janis

~ Release by Janis Joplin (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleLength
1Cry Baby4:00
2Get it While You Can3:27
3A Woman Left Lonely3:30
4Piece of My Heart4:10
5Down on Me
recording engineer:
Fred Catero (on 1968-03-02)
vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-03-02)
recorded at:
Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1968-03-02)
live recording of:
Down on Me (on 1968-03-02)
lyricist and arranger:
Janis Joplin
composer:
[traditional]
version of:
Down on Me
3:07
6Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-06-24)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-06-24)
cover recording of:
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (on 1969-06-24)
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and Chip Taylor
3:59
7My Baby3:46
8Kozmic Blues
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band
recording of:
Kozmic Blues
lyricist:
Janis Joplin
composer:
Gabriel Mekler
4:24
9Ball & Chain
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-04-12)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-04-12)
recorded at:
Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (on 1969-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Ball and Chain (on 1969-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
5:17
10I'll Drown in My Own Tears
recorded at:
Threadgill's in Austin, Texas, United States (in 1962)
live cover recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee, Jay and Cee Music Corp., Jaycee Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
1:44
11Maybe
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-04-12)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-04-12)
recorded at:
Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (on 1969-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Maybe (on 1969-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Barrett
publisher:
Tunecore Digital Music and チューンコアジャパン株式会社
4:08
12To Love Somebody5:19
13Raise Your Hand (Live)
recorded in:
Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (on 1969-04-12)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-04-12)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-04-12)
recorded at:
Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (on 1969-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Raise Your Hand (on 1969-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. and Irving Music
3:48
14Magic of Love
producer:
John Simon
recorded at:
Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1968-03-01)
live cover recording of:
Magic of Love (on 1968-03-01)
writer:
Mark Spoelstra
3:07
15Bye, Bye Baby
recording engineer:
David Dillar (on 1968-04-12)
vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-04-12)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Bye, Bye Baby (on 1968-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Powell St. John
3:42
16Buried Alive in the Blues2:26
17Me and Bobby Mcgee
engineer:
Phil Macy
producer:
Paul Rothchild
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25)
bass guitar:
Brad Campbell (on 1970-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25)
guest bongos and guest congas:
Bobbye Hall
guest bongos and congas:
Bobbye Hall (on 1970-09-25)
guest tambourine:
Sandra Crouch (on 1970-09-25)
guitar:
John Till (on 1970-09-25)
organ:
Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25)
piano:
Richard Bell (on 1970-09-25)
background vocals:
Phil Badella (on 1970-09-25), Richard Bell (on 1970-09-25), Brad Campbell (on 1970-09-25), John Cooke (on 1970-09-25), Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-09-25), Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25), Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25) and John Till (on 1970-09-25)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-09-25)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-09-25)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 31) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 148)
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (on 1970-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
4:34
18Move Over3:44
19Little Girl Blue3:52
20Mercedes Benz
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-01)
engineer:
Phil Macy
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass guitar:
Brad Campbell (on 1970-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Clark Pierson (on 1970-10-01)
guest bongos and guest congas:
Bobbye Hall
guest bongos and congas:
Bobbye Hall (on 1970-10-01)
guest tambourine:
Sandra Crouch (on 1970-10-01)
guitar:
John Till (on 1970-10-01)
organ:
Ken Pearson (on 1970-10-01)
piano:
Richard Bell (on 1970-10-01)
background vocals:
Phil Badella (on 1970-10-01), Richard Bell (on 1970-10-01), Brad Campbell (on 1970-10-01), John Cooke (on 1970-10-01), Janis Joplin (on 1970-10-01), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-10-01), Ken Pearson (on 1970-10-01), Clark Pierson (on 1970-10-01) and John Till (on 1970-10-01)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-10-01)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-10-01)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-01)
recording of:
Mercedes Benz (on 1970-10-01)
writer:
Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth
1:49
21Work Me, Lord
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-06-18)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-06-18)
recording of:
Work Me, Lord (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Gravenites
6:38
22Summertime
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-04-12)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-04-12)
recorded at:
Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (on 1969-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1969-04-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:45
23Half Moon3:54
24Silver Threads and Golden Needles2:25
25San Francisco Bay Blues
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recorded at:
Threadgill's in Austin, Texas, United States (in 1962)
live cover recording of:
San Francisco Bay Blues (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
1:51
26Trust Me3:18
27Misery 'N
producer:
Elliot Mazer
recorded at:
Columbia Studio E in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-01)
recording of:
Misery'N (on 1968-04-01)
writer:
Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz, James Gurley and Janis Joplin
4:15
28One Good Man
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-06-24)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-06-24)
recording of:
One Good Man (on 1969-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
4:12
29Tell Mama
producer:
Elliot Mazer
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-06-28)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie Band (on 1970-06-28)
recorded at:
Transcontinental Pop Festival 1970
recorded at:
CNE Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1970-06-28)
live cover recording of:
Tell Mama (on 1970-06-28)
writer:
Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Lowery Music Corp.
5:49
30Medley
producer:
Elliot Mazer
recorded at:
The Matrix in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-01-31)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Amazing Grace (on 1967-01-31)
writer:
[traditional] and John Newton
live medley including a partial recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers (on 1967-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
2:39
31One Night Stand3:07

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