Track Listing
DISC 1: BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY:
1. Bye, Bye Baby
2. Easy Rider
3. Intruder
4. Light Is Faster Than Sound
5. Call on Me
6. Women Is Losers
7. Blindman
8. Down on Me
9. Caterpillar
10. All Is Loneliness
11. Coo Coo - (single)
12. Last Time, The - (single)
13. Call on Me - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
14. Bye, Bye Baby - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
DISC 2: CHEAP THRILLS:
1. Combination of the Two
2. I Need a Man to Love
3. Summertime
4. Piece of My Heart
5. Turtle Blues
6. Oh, Sweet Mary
7. Ball and Chain
8. Roadblock - (previously unreleased, session outtake)
9. Flower in the Sun - (previously unreleased, session outtake)
10. Catch Me Daddy - (previously unreleased, live)
11. Magic of Love - (previously unreleased, live)
DISC 3: I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA!:
1. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
2. Maybe
3. One Good Man
4. As Good as You've Been to This World
5. To Love Somebody
6. Kozmic Blues
7. Little Girl Blue
8. Work Me, Lord
9. Dear Landlord - (session outtake)
10. Summertime - (previously unreleased, Woodstock)
11. Piece of My Heart - (previously unreleased, Woodstock)
DISC 4: PEARL:
1. Move Over
2. Cry Baby
3. Woman Left Lonely, A
4. Half Moon
5. Buried Alive in the Blues
6. My Baby
7. Me and Bobby McGee
8. Mercedes Benz
9. Trust Me
10. Get It While You Can
11. Tell Mama - (previously unreleased, live)
12. Little Girl Blue - (previously unreleased, live)
13. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) - (previously unreleased, live)
14. Cry Baby - (previously unreleased, live)
DISC 5: RARE PEARLS:
1. It's a Deal - (previously unreleased, outtake)
2. Easy Once You Know How - (previously unreleased, outtake)
3. Maybe - (live)
4. Raise Your Hand - (previously unreleased, live)
5. Bo Diddley - (previously unreleased, live)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Bobby Womack, Luis Gasca, Sandra Crouch | | Producer: | Bob Irwin (Compilation), Bob Shad, Gabriel Mekler, John Simon, Paul A. Rothchild | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
BOX OF PEARLS: THE JANIS JOPLIN COLLECTION includes BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY FEATURING JANIS JOPLIN, CHEAP THRILLS, I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA!, PEARL plus a bonus disc featuring previously unreleased tracks, RARE PEARLS.
Personnel: Janis Joplin (vocals); Kozmic Blues Band, Big Brother & The Holding Company (various instruments); Sam Houston Andrew III, Peter S. Albin (guitar, bass guitar); James Gurley, John Till (guitar); Bobby Womack (acoustic guitar); Terry Clements (tenor saxophone); Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers (baritone saxophone, background vocals); Luis Gasca (trumpet); Richard Bell, John Simon (piano); Gabriel Mekler, Richard Kermode, Ken Pearson (organ); Brad Campbell (bass guitar); Dave Getz, Clark Pierson, Maury Baker, Lonnie Castille (drums); Bobbie Hall (congas, bongos); Sandra Crouch (tambourine); John Cooke, Vince Mitchell, Phil Badella (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: John Byrne Cook.
Recording information: 1966 - 1970.
Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...pretty much the last word on the artist...
Q (11/01/1999)
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