Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Down On Me ~ Janis Joplin |  |
| 2. Coo Coo ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 3. Women Is Losers ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 4. Bye, Bye Baby ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 5. Ball And Chain - (live) ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 6. Roadblock ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 7. Piece Of My Heart ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 7. Piece Of My Heart ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 8. Misery'n ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 8. Misery'n ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 9. I Need A Man To Love ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 10. Summertime ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 11. Flower In The Sun - (live) ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 12. Farewell Song - (live) ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 13. Raise Your Hand ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 14. To Love Somebody - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Janis Joplin | |
| 15. Kozmic Blues - (previously unreleased) ~ Janis Joplin | |
(C) Originally recorded 1967, 1968, 1969 & released 1993/ Originally recorded 1968 & released 1998/ Originally recorded 1968, 1970 & released 1999/ Originally recorded 1969 & released 2003/ Originally released 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971/ (P) 2003 SONY BMG MU
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | 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. | | 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. |
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| Artist Overview |
| Texas-born blues-rock singer Janis Joplin's sadly short career saw her change from coffehouse folkie into a feminist blues icon for the psychedelic '60s generation, all in the space of four years. Though she started out as a solo singer, it was as the frontwoman for Bay Area acid-blues-rockers Big Brother & The Holding Company that she skyrocketed to fame, her outsized voice, image, and personality making her natural star material. Eventually, she proved too big for the confines of Big Brother and went the solo route. A breakthrough album was recorded just before her early death, adding a tragic aura to her small body of work. |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 01/14/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 87131 | | Label : Legacy Recordings | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Mixed | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00696998713123 |
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| 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..." |
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