Pearl

~ Release by Janis Joplin (see all versions of this release, 34 available)

Annotation

Quadraphonic

Annotation last modified on 2014-12-20 10:42 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Move Over engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul A. Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) background vocals: Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist) lead vocals: Janis Joplin performer: Full Tilt Boogie recording of: Move Over (on 1970-09-25) lyricist and composer: Janis Joplin publisher: Budde (aka Budde Music)	3.25	3:40
A2	Cry Baby engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul A. Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) background vocals: Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist) lead vocals: Janis Joplin performer: Full Tilt Boogie cover recording of: Cry Baby (on 1970-09-05) writer: Bert Russell Berns and Jerry Ragovoy	3.85	3:55
A3	A Woman Left Lonely engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul A. Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) background vocals: Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist) lead vocals: Janis Joplin performer: Full Tilt Boogie cover recording of: A Woman Left Lonely (on 1970-09-05) writer: Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn	3.5	3:26
A4	Half Moon engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul A. Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) background vocals: Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist) lead vocals: Janis Joplin performer: Full Tilt Boogie recording of: Half Moon (on 1970-09-26) writer: Johanna Hall and John Hall (US guitarist/vocalist for Orleans, later US congressman)	3.5	3:50
A5	Buried Alive In The Blue engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul A. Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) performer: Full Tilt Boogie instrumental recording of: Buried Alive in the Blues (on 1970-09-26) lyricist and composer: Nick Gravenites	3	2:23
B1	My Baby engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul A. Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) background vocals: Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist) lead vocals: Janis Joplin performer: Full Tilt Boogie recording of: My Baby (on 1970-09-24) writer: Jerry Ragovoy and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter) publisher: Carlin Music Group	3.5	3:43
B2	Me & Bobby McGee cover recording of: Me and Bobby McGee lyricist and composer: Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson publisher: Combine Music Corp. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.		4:28
B3	Mercedes Benz recorded in: Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-01) engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul A. Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-10-01) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson (on 1970-10-01) guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall (on 1970-10-01) guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch (on 1970-10-01) guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-10-01) organ: Ken Pearson (on 1970-10-01) piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-10-01) background vocals: Phil Badella (on 1970-10-01), Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-10-01), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (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 (rock guitarist) (on 1970-10-01) lead vocals: Janis Joplin (on 1970-10-01) performer: Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-10-01) recording of: Mercedes Benz (on 1970-10-01) writer: Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth	3.35	1:45
B4	Trust Me engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest acoustic guitar: Bobby Womack guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) background vocals: Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist) lead vocals: Janis Joplin performer: Full Tilt Boogie recording of: Trust Me (on 1970-09-25) lyricist and composer: Bobby Womack	3.5	3:14
B5	Get It While You Can engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul Rothchild bass guitar: Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) drums (drum set): Clark Pierson guest bongos and congas: Bobbye Hall guest tambourine: Sandra Crouch guitar: John Till (rock guitarist) organ: Ken Pearson piano: Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) background vocals: Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist) lead vocals: Janis Joplin performer: Full Tilt Boogie cover recording of: Get It While You Can (on 1970-09-24) writer: Jerry Ragovoy and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)	3	3:22

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1833998 [info]

Release group

included in:	123 CD Box Set Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection Janis – The Classic LP Collection Pearl / I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (2 CD set) The Collection: Presenting 3 Original Album Classics The Pearl Sessions

part of:

Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 67)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 122) (order: 122)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 125) (order: 125)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 259) (order: 259)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 259) (order: 259)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 231) (order: 292)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/72235 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h5xm [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/janis_joplin/pearl/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/53409/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190564 [info]
Wikidata:	Q220744 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 33:46

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Columbia
CQ 30322

Release events

United States
1974

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4.25 (see all ratings)

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