Pearl

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

Annotation

Was credited to 'Janis Joplin and The Full Tilt Boogie Band' on th original LP album.

Features 1999 remasters of 10 original tracks plus 4 live tracks.

Annotation last modified on 2013-11-04 03:54 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	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	3:44
2	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	3:59
3	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	3:30
4	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	3:54
5	Buried Alive in the Blues 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	2:27
6	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	3:46
7	Me and Bobby McGee engineer: Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer) producer: Paul Rothchild acoustic guitar and lead vocals: Janis Joplin 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) performer: Full Tilt Boogie part of: New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 31) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 148) cover recording of: Me and Bobby McGee (on 1970-09-25) lyricist and composer: Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson publisher: Combine Music Corp. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.	4.4	4:31
8	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	1:48
9	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	3:18
10	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	3:33
11	Tell Mama (live) recorded in: Calgary, Alberta, Canada (on 1970-07-04) 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 live cover recording of: Tell Mama (on 1970-07-04) writer: Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell publisher: Lowery Music Corp.	3	6:32
12	Little Girl Blue (live) 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 live cover recording of: Little Girl Blue (on 1970-07-04) lyricist: Lorenz Hart (in 1935) composer: Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935) arranger: Sarah Latto publisher: Chappell Music Ltd., Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 part of: Jumbo	3	3:56
13	Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (live) 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 live recording of: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (on 1970-07-04) writer: Jerry Ragovoy and Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)	3	6:52
14	Cry Baby (live) 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 live cover recording of: Cry Baby (on 1970-07-04) writer: Bert Russell Berns and Jerry Ragovoy	3	6:30

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/549667 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00000K2VZ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/janis_joplin/pearl_f1/ [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

Barcode:: 074646578629
Format:: CD
Length:: 58:20

Additional details

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

Labels

Columbia
CK 65786
Legacy

Release events

United States
1999-08-31

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4.25 (see all ratings)

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