Pearl

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

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	3:43
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	4:00
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	3:31
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	3:55
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	2:29
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	3:26

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/5060894 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000002A6U [info]
other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/media/1311044/ [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:: [none]
Format:: CD
Length:: 34:28

Additional details

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

Labels

CBS
CDCBS 64188

Release events

United States
1984-10-01

Release group rating

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