Πολυτάλαντη (μουσικός,τραγουδίστρια, στιχουργός, ζωγράφος και χορεύτρια) αλλά και ιδιαίτερα ευάλωτη και επιρρεπής στις ναρκωτικές ουσίες και το αλκοόλ, έφυγε γρήγορα από τη ζωή, στα 27 της χρόνια, λίγο πριν τον Jim Morrison και λίγο μετά τον Jimmy Hendrix, προσθέτοντας ένα ακόμα μακάβριο κρίκο στην αλυσίδα των "J", των rock stars δηλαδή που έφυγαν απρόσμενα και πολύ γρήγορα από τη ζωή ( J. Morrison, J. Hendrix, J. Lennon).
Η Perl (μαργαριτάρι), έχοντας σαν βάση τα μπλουζ ακούσματα και μια ιδιαίτερη βραχνή φωνή προσελκύει το ενδιαφέρον του συγκροτήματος Big Brother and the Holding Company και η ένταξή της το 1966, αποτελεί ουσιαστικά την έναρξη της καλλιτεχνικής της καριέρας. Οι επιτυχημένες εμφανίσεις και η μεγάλη δημοτικότητα της Joplin την διαμορφώνουν σε leader του συγκροτήματος με αποτέλεσμα η μπάντα άρχισε σιγά-σιγά να γίνεται γνωστή ως Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Οι αντιδράσεις των υπόλοιπων μελών οδήγησαν την Janis στην έξοδο (Σεπτέμβριος 1968).
Μετά την αποχώρηση της συμπράττει με τους Kozmic Blues Band που μένει μαζί τους μέχρι το Δεκέμβριο του 1969 και αμέσως μετά με τους Full Tilt Boogie Band, με τους οποίους ηχογράφησε το τελευταίο της άλμπουμ "Perl"
Κυκλοφόρησε 4 studio albums, το τελευταίο και πιο πετυχημένο το Pearl, μετά το θάνατο της. Οι τελευταίες ολοκληρωμένες ηχογραφήσεις της Joplin έγιναν την 1η Οκτωβρίου, με το κομμάτι Mercedes-Benz.
Η Janis πέθανε στο Los Angeles την Κυριακή, 4 Οκτώβρη του 1970.
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Janis Joplin (vocals), Peter Albin (bass guitar), Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals), David Getz (drums),
James Gurley (guitar, vocals).
Kozmic Blues Band
Janis Joplin (vocals, guitar), Sam Andrew (guitar), Brad Campbell (bass, backing vocals), Cornelius Flowers (baritone saxophone, backing vocals), Richard Kermode (keyboards), Gabriel Mekler (keyboards), Maury Baker (drums)
Full Tilt Boogie Band
Janis Joplin (vocals, guitar), Richard Bell (piano), Ken Pearson (organ), John Till (electric guitar), Brad Campbell (bass guitar), Clark Pierson (drums)
Janis Joplin (vocals, guitar), Richard Bell (piano), Ken Pearson (organ), John Till (electric guitar), Brad Campbell (bass guitar), Clark Pierson (drums)
Η Επίσημη Δισκογραφία της
1. Studio Albums
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY
Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Company
Tracks:
Tracks:
PEARL
Studio album
Released: 1971
Label: Columbia
Recorded: 5/9 - 4/10/1970
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild
Tracks:
Tracks:
3. Compilation Albums
1973: Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (Columbia)
1975: Janis (CBS Inc.)
1982: Farewell Song (Columbia)
1995: 18 Essential Songs (Columbia)
1999: Box Of Pearls (Sony Legacy)
2008: The Essential Janis Joplin (Limited Edition 3.0) (Sony Legacy)
2010: Playlist: The Very Best of Janis Joplin (Sony Legacy)
2012: The Pearl Sessions (Sony Legacy)
2012: Move Over 7"(Sony Legacy)
2012: Classic LP Collection (Sony Legacy)
Released: 1967
Label: Mainstream/Columbia
Recorded: 12 - 14/12/1966, Los Angeles
Producer: Bob Shad
Label: Mainstream/Columbia
Recorded: 12 - 14/12/1966, Los Angeles
Producer: Bob Shad
Side 1
1. Bye, Bye Baby
Written By Powell St. John
2. Easy Rider
Written By James Gurley
3. Intruder
Written By Janis Joplin
4. Light Is Faster Than Sound
Written By Peter Albin
5. Call on Me
Written By Sam Andrew
Side 2
1. Women Is Losers
Written By Janis Joplin
2. Blindman
Written By Peter Albin, Andrew, David Getz, Gurley, Janis Joplin
3. Down on Me
Written By Traditional (arranged by Janis Joplin)
4. Caterpillar
Written By Peter Albin
5. All Is Loneliness
Written By Moondog
CHEAP THRILLS
Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Company
Released: 1968
Label: Columbia
Recorded: 2/3 - 20/5/1968
Producer: John Simon
Tracks:
Released: 1968
Label: Columbia
Recorded: 2/3 - 20/5/1968
Producer: John Simon
Tracks:
Side 1
1. Combination of the Two
Written By Sam Andrew
2. I Need a Man to Love
Written By Andrew, Janis Joplin
3. Summertime
Written By George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
4. Piece of My Heart
Written By Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy
Side 2
1. Turtle Blues
Written By Janis Joplin
2. Oh, Sweet Mary
Written By Peter Albin, Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin
3. Ball and Chain
Written By Big Mama Thornton
I GOT DEM OL'KOSMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA!
Released: 1969
Label: Columbia
Recorded: 16 - 26/7/1969
Producer: Gabriel Mekler
Released: 1969
Label: Columbia
Recorded: 16 - 26/7/1969
Producer: Gabriel Mekler
Side 1
1. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Written By Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor
2. Maybe
Written By Richard Barrett
3. One Good Man
Written By Janis Joplin
4. As Good as You've Been to This World
Written By Nick Gravenites
Side 2
1. To Love Somebody
Written By Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
2. Kozmic Blues
Written By Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler
3. Little Girl Blue
Written By Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
4. Work Me, Lord
Written By Nick Gravenites
PEARL
Studio album
Released: 1971
Label: Columbia
Recorded: 5/9 - 4/10/1970
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild
Tracks:
Side 1
1. Move Over
Written By Janis Joplin
2. Cry Baby
Written By Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns
3. A Woman Left Lonely
Written By Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham
4. Half Moon
Written By John Hall, Johanna Hall
5. Buried Alive in the Blues
Written By Nick Gravenites
Side 2
1. My Baby
Written By Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
2. Me and Bobby McGee
Written By Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster
3. Mercedes Benz
Written By Janis Joplin, Bob Neuwirth, Michael McClure
4. Trust Me
Written By Bobby Womack
5. Get It While You Can
Written By Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
(Howard Tate 1966 rendition)
2. Live Albums
IN CONCERT
Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Company / Janis Joplin & Full Tilt Boogie
Live album
Released: 1972
Label: Columbia
Live album
Released: 1972
Label: Columbia
Tracks:
Side 1
with Big Brother and the Holding Company
1. Down on Me
Written By Traditional (arranged by Janis Joplin)
March 2, 1968 at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan
2. Bye, Bye Baby
Written By Powell St. John
April 12, 1968 at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California
3. All Is Loneliness
Written By Louis Hardin
April 4, 1970, at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
4. Piece of My Heart"
Written By Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy
March 2, 1968, Grande Ballroom
Side 2
with Big Brother and the Holding Company
1. Road Block
Written By Joplin, Pete Albin
June 23, 1968, the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
2. Flower in the Sun
Written By Sam Andrew
June 23, 1968, Carousel Ballroom
3. Summertime
Written By George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
June 23, 1968, Carousel Ballroom
4. Ego Rock
Written By Janis Joplin, Nick Gravenites
April 4, 1970, Fillmore West
Side 3
with Full Tilt Boogie Band
1. Half Moon
Written By John Hall, Joanna Hall
June 28, 1970, Festival Express, Toronto, Ontario
2. Kozmic Blues
Written By Jansi Joplin, Gabriel Mekler
June 28, 1970, Festival Express, Toronto
3. Move Over
Written By Janis Joplin
July 4, 1970, Festival Express, Calgary
Side 4
with Full Tilt Boogie Band
1. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Written By Ragovoy, Chip Taylor
July 4, 1970, Festival Express, Calgary, Alberta
2. Get It While You Can
Written By Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
July 4, 1970, Festival Express, Calgary
3. Ball and Chain
Written By Willie Mae Thornton
July 4, 1970, Festival Express, Calgary
LIVE AT WINTERLAND '68
Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Company
Released: 1998
Recorded: April 12–13, 1968 at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California
Label: Columbia, Legacy
Producer: Bob Irwin
Tracks:
LIVE ATH THE CAROUSEL BALLROOM
Released: 2012
Recorded: June 1968 at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer: Owsley Stanley
Released: 1998
Recorded: April 12–13, 1968 at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California
Label: Columbia, Legacy
Producer: Bob Irwin
Tracks:
01. Down on Me
Written By Janis Joplin
02. Flower in the Sun
Written By Sam Andrew
03. I Need a Man to Love
Written By Janis Joplin, Sam Andrew
04. Bye Bye Baby
Written By Powell St. John
05. Easy Rider
Written By James Gurley
06. Combination of the Two
Written By Sam Andrew
07. Farewell Song
Written By Sam Andrew
08. Piece of My Heart
Written By Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns
09. Catch Me Daddy
Written By Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley
10. Magic of Love
Written By Mark Spoelstra
11. Summertime
Written By George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
12. Light Is Faster Than Soun
Written By Peter Albin
13. Ball and Chain
Written By Big Mama Thornton
14. Down on Me (second version)
Written By Janis Joplin
The Woodstock Experience
Released: 2009
Label: Sony Legacy
Recorded: 15, 16, & 17/8/1969 at Woodstock Festival, Bethel, NY
Producer: Bob Irwin
The album includes 10 CDs.
Released: 2009
Label: Sony Legacy
Recorded: 15, 16, & 17/8/1969 at Woodstock Festival, Bethel, NY
Producer: Bob Irwin
The album includes 10 CDs.
CDs No 3 and No 4 include songs featuring Janis Joplin.
CD No 3
Include the album "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!"
CD No 4
Janis Joplin Live
Janis Joplin Live
Tracks:
01. Raise Your Hand
Written By Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, Alvertis Isbell
02. As Good as You've Been to This World
Written By Nick Gravenites
03. To Love Somebody
Written By Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
04. Summertime
Written By George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
05. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Written By Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor
06. Kozmic Blues
Written By Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler
"07. Can't Turn You Loose
Written By Otis Redding
08. Work Me, Lord
Written By Gravenites
09. Piece of My Heart
Written By Ragovoy, Bert Berns
10. Ball and ChainWritten By Big Mama Thornton
Released: 2012
Recorded: June 1968 at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer: Owsley Stanley
01. Combination of the Two
Written By Sam Andrew
02. I Need a Man to Love
Written By Janis Joplin, Sam Andrew
03. Flower in the Sun
Written By Sam Andrew
04. Light is Faster Than Sound
Written By Peter Albin
05. Summertime
Written By George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
06. Catch Me Daddy
Written By David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew
07. It's a Deal
Written By David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew
08. Call on Me
Written By Sam Andrew
09. Jam - I'm Mad (Mad Man Blues)
Written By David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew
10. Piece of My Heart
Written By Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy
11. Coo Coo
Written By Peter Albin
12. Ball & Chain
Written By Willie Mae Thornton
13. Down on Me
Written By Traditional (arranged by Janis Joplin)
14. Call on Me
Written By Sam Andrew
1973: Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (Columbia)
1975: Janis (CBS Inc.)
1982: Farewell Song (Columbia)
1995: 18 Essential Songs (Columbia)
1999: Box Of Pearls (Sony Legacy)
2008: The Essential Janis Joplin (Limited Edition 3.0) (Sony Legacy)
2010: Playlist: The Very Best of Janis Joplin (Sony Legacy)
2012: The Pearl Sessions (Sony Legacy)
2012: Move Over 7"(Sony Legacy)
2012: Classic LP Collection (Sony Legacy)
DISC 1: Big Brother And The Holding Company
DISC 2: Cheap Thrills
DISC 3: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
DISC 4: Pearl
4. Singles
1966: All Is Loneliness / Blindman
1967: Down on Me / Call on Me
1967: Bye, Bye Baby / Intruder
1967: Women Is Losers / Light Is Faster Than Sound
1968: Coo Coo / The Last Time
1968: Piece of My Heart / Turtle Blues
1969: Kozmic Blues / Little Girl Blue
1970: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) / One Good Man
1970: Maybe / Work Me, Lord
1971: Me and Bobby McGee / Half Moon
1971: Cry Baby / Mercedes Benz
1971: Get It While You Can / Move Over
1972: Down on Me / Bye, Bye Baby
1967: Down on Me / Call on Me
1967: Bye, Bye Baby / Intruder
1967: Women Is Losers / Light Is Faster Than Sound
1968: Coo Coo / The Last Time
1968: Piece of My Heart / Turtle Blues
1969: Kozmic Blues / Little Girl Blue
1970: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) / One Good Man
1970: Maybe / Work Me, Lord
1971: Me and Bobby McGee / Half Moon
1971: Cry Baby / Mercedes Benz
1971: Get It While You Can / Move Over
1972: Down on Me / Bye, Bye Baby
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