Six Sides of Janis

~ Release by Janis Joplin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Promo CD issued in 1993 to promote the 3CD boxset “Janis”

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-23 18:58 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Me and Bobby McGee
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-07-28)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie Band (on 1970-07-28)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-07-28)
cover demo recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (on 1970-07-28)
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.
54:49
2Summertime
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1968-03-28)
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)
4:08
3Down on Me
producer:
Bob Shad
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-14)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1966-12-14)
electric guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1966-12-14) and James Gurley (on 1966-12-14)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1966-12-14)
recording of:
Down on Me (on 1966-12-14)
lyricist and arranger:
Janis Joplin
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Down on Me
42:07
4Trouble in Mind
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1965)
guitar:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (in 1965)
vocals:
Janis Joplin (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:01
5Try Just a Little Bit Harder
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-06-24)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-06-24)
cover recording of:
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (on 1969-06-24)
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
33:58
6Move 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, 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 1970-09-25)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-09-25)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-09-25)
recording of:
Move Over (on 1970-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
publisher:
Budde (aka Budde Music)
3.33:41

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single/EP which was taken from:Janis (1993 compilation)