Janis

~ Release by Janis Joplin (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Sides A and B titled: "From the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture "Janis" (with substituted performances of "Piece of My Heart" and "Cry Baby")"
Taken from the Columbia LP "Pearl," PC 30322 (1971): A1, A7, B6
Taken from the Columbia LP "Cheap Thrills," PC 9700 (1968): B3
Courtesy of Bavaria Atelier GmbH: A2, A5, A6, B5
From The Frankfurt, Germany Concert (1969): A2, A5, B5
From The Toronto, Canada Concert (1970): A3, A4
From the Soundtrack of the Dick Cavett TV Appearance (1970): B1, B2
Courtesy of KJAC TV, Port Arthur, Texas (1970): B4

Sides C and D titled: "Janis Joplin Early Performances"
Recorded 1963, 1964 Austin, Texas: C1 to C6, D3 to D9
Recorded 1965, San Francisco with Dick Oxtot Jazz Band: C7 to D2

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-24 09:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl: From the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture “Janis”
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Mercedes Benz
recording of:
Mercedes Benz
writer:
Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth
Janis Joplin with the Full Tilt Boogie Band1:39
A2Ball and Chain (live)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-04-12)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-04-12)
recorded at:
Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1969-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Ball and Chain (on 1969-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues Band5:16
A3Rap on “Try”
Janis Joplin1:37
A4Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Janis Joplin4:30
A5Summertime (live)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-04-12)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-04-12)
recorded at:
Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1969-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1969-04-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues Band4:45
A6Albert Hall Interview (1969)
Janis Joplin1:18
A7Cry 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, guest bongos and congas and guest 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 (on 1970-09-05)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-09-05)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-09-05)
cover recording of:
Cry Baby (on 1970-09-05)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Jerry Ragovoy
Janis Joplin with the Full Tilt Boogie Band3.73:56
B1Move Over
recording of:
Move Over
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
publisher:
Budde (aka Budde Music)
Janis Joplin with the Full Tilt Boogie Band4:18
B2Dick Cavett T.V. Interview (1970)
Janis Joplin4:17
B3Piece of My Heart
cover recording of:
Piece of My Heart
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Company4:09
B4Port Arthur High School Reunion
Janis Joplin1:44
B5Maybe (live)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-04-12)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-04-12)
recorded at:
Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1969-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Maybe (on 1969-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer)
publisher:
Tunecore Digital Music (publisher; not a release label. Use [no label]) and チューンコアジャパン株式会社 (TuneCore Japan, mostly a distributor; not a release label. Use [no label])
Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues Band4:08
B6Me and Bobby McGee
engineer:
Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer)
producer:
Paul Rothchild
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25)
bass guitar:
Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25)
guest bongos and guest congas:
Bobbye Hall
guest bongos and congas:
Bobbye Hall (on 1970-09-25)
guest tambourine:
Sandra Crouch (on 1970-09-25)
guitar:
John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-09-25)
organ:
Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25)
piano:
Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-09-25)
background vocals:
Phil Badella (on 1970-09-25), Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-09-25), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-09-25), John Cooke (on 1970-09-25), Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-09-25), Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25), Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25) and John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-09-25)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-09-25)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-09-25)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 31) and Rolling Stone: 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., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Janis Joplin with the Full Tilt Boogie Band4.34:30
2▶12" Vinyl: Janis Joplin Early Performances