Name: The Essential Janis Joplin
Brand: Columbia (USA)
SKU: 725730
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The Essential Janis Joplin

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Album: The Essential Janis Joplin
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Down on Me
2)	Coo Coo
3)	Women Is Losers
4)	Bye Bye Baby
5)	Ball and Chain
6)	Road Block
7)	Piece of My Heart
8)	Misery 'N
9)	I Need a Man to Love
10)	Summertime
11)	Flower in the Sun
12)	Farewell Song
13)	Raise Your Hand
14)	To Love Somebody - (previously unreleased)
15)	Kozmic Blues - (previously unreleased)
1)	Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
2)	Maybe
3)	One Good Man
4)	Little Girl Blue
5)	Work Me, Lord
6)	Tell Mama
7)	Move Over
8)	Cry Baby
9)	Woman Left Lonely, A
10)	Half Moon
11)	My Baby
12)	Me and Bobby McGee
13)	Mercedes Benz
14)	Trust Me
15)	Get It While You Can

Album: The Essential Janis Joplin
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Down on Me
2)	Coo Coo
3)	Women Is Losers
4)	Bye Bye Baby
5)	Ball and Chain
6)	Road Block
7)	Piece of My Heart
8)	Misery 'N
9)	I Need a Man to Love
10)	Summertime
11)	Flower in the Sun
12)	Farewell Song
13)	Raise Your Hand
14)	To Love Somebody - (previously unreleased)
15)	Kozmic Blues - (previously unreleased)
1)	Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
2)	Maybe
3)	One Good Man
4)	Little Girl Blue
5)	Work Me, Lord
6)	Tell Mama
7)	Move Over
8)	Cry Baby
9)	Woman Left Lonely, A
10)	Half Moon
11)	My Baby
12)	Me and Bobby McGee
13)	Mercedes Benz
14)	Trust Me
15)	Get It While You Can

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Janis Joplin (vocals); Big Brother & The Holding Company.
Producers include: Paul Rothchild, Gabriel Mekler, John Simon, Bob Shad, Lou Adler.
Compilation producer: Bob Irwin.
Includes liner notes by Holly George-Warren.
Liner Note Author: Holly George-Warren.
Recording information: Canadian Festival Express Tour, Calgary, Alberta, Canad (12/12/1966-10/01/1970); Ed Sullivan Show (12/12/1966-10/01/1970); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (12/12/1966-10/01/1970); Woodstock Music & Arts Festival (12/12/1966-10/01/1970).
Photographers: Jim Marshall ; Daniel Kramer ; Baron Wolman; David Gahr; Fred Lombardi.
This two-disc set breaks from the usual pattern of Legacy's ESSENTIAL series by presenting a large number of concert performances, in this case, focusing more Janis Joplin's tremendous power as a live vocalist than her comparatively sedate studio appearances. Other than a handful of tracks (the immortal "Down on Me" from BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY, three from CHEAP THRILLS, and others), the entirety of the first disc consists of live recordings. These include two previously unreleased tunes ("Kozmic Blues" and the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody," a la Wilson Pickett) from Joplin's solo debut at Woodstock. The second disc contains more live tracks, plus the best tunes from Joplin's two solo albums and the various outtakes that were released after her death (like the scorching performance of "Tell Mama" that was previously available only as a bonus track on PEARL), providing a well-rounded overview of Joplin's brief career.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (1/23/03, p.68) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This two-disc thirty track anthology gets the balance right..."

Mojo (Publisher) (3/03, pp.122-3) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...When she sang it straight she was worthy of her lineage, possessing all the dignity of Irma, Aretha, Etta and all the other heroines..."