Artist: Joplin, Janis Release Date: 1995 Format: CD Record Label: Legacy Recordings Genre: Rock UPC: 074646700525 Sub-Genre: Blues Album Type: Performer Track listing 1. Trouble in Mind - (mono) 2. Down on Me 3. Bye, Bye Baby 4. Ball and Chain 5. Piece of My Heart 6. I Need a Man to Love 7. Summertime - (alternate version) 8. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) 9. One Good Man 10. Kozmic Blues 11. Raise Your Hand 12. Tell Mama 13. Move Over 14. Mercedes Benz 15. Get It While You Can 16. Half Moon 17. Trust Me 18. Me and Bobby McGee - (acoustic demo) Details Contributing artists: Jorma Kaukonen, Michael Bloomfield Distributor: Sony Music Distribution ( Recording type: Mixed Recording mode: Mixed SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Personnel includes: Janis Joplin (vocals, acoustic guitar); John Till, Sam Andrew (guitar, background vocals); Jorma Kaukonen, Michael Bloomfield, James Gurley (guitar); Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers (baritone saxophone, background vocals); Richard Bell (piano, background vocals); Ken Pearson (organ, background vocals); Richard Kermode, Gabriel Mekler (keyboards); Brad Campbell (bass, background vocals); Peter Albin (bass); Clark Pierson (drums, background vocals); Dave Getz, Maury Baker, Lonnie Castille, Ray Markowitz (drums); Vince Mitchell, Phil Badella, John Cooke (background vocals). Producers: Lou Adler, John Phillips, John Simon, Gabriel Mekler, Paul Rothchild. Compilation producer: Bob Irwin. Recorded between 1965 and 1970. Includes liner notes by Mary Katherine Aldin. Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini (Sony Music Studios, New York). All tracks on 18 ESSENTIAL SONGS are taken from the three-disc box set JANIS. Drawing inspiration from Bessie Smith and Odetta, Joplin developed a brash, uncompromising vocal style quite unlike accustomed folk madonnas. In 1966 Janis was invited to the Bay Area to front Big Brother And The Holding Company. Their Cheap Thrills, a joyous celebration of true psychedelic soul, contained two Joplin 'standards', '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 drink/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 4 October 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. Janis knew few boundaries, artistic or personal, and her sadly brief catalogue is marked by bare-nerved honesty. Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2008 Muze Inc. All rights reserved. THIS CD IS FROM THE JUKEBOX COMPANY WE USE TO OWN. THIS CD IS USED AND WAS PUT INTO SERVICE ON A JUKEBOX, IT'S SHIPPED IN A SLIMLINE JEWEL CASE WITH FRONT ARTWORK ,OTHER THEN THE WAY WE STORE THEM TO SAVE SPACE THIS IS THE SAME CD YOU WOULD BUY AT THE RECORD STORE. CD HAS A FEW LIGHT MARKS FROM JUKEBOX PLAY LOOKS AND PLAYS GREAT .