Performer: Janis Joplin
Genre: Rock / Blues
Album: Box Of Pearls (The Janis Joplin Collection)
Released: 1999
Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
MP3 version ZIP size: 1977 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1303 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1535 mb
Rating: 4.5
Votes: 472
Other Formats: TTA WAV AHX VOC XM ASF WAV

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Big Brother & The Holding Company Featuring Janis Joplin
1-1	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Bye, Bye Baby Written-By – P. St. John*	2:37
1-2	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Easy Rider Written-By – J. Gurley*	2:23
1-3	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Intruder Written-By – J. Joplin*	2:27
1-4	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Light Is Faster Than Sound Written-By – P. Albin*	2:30
1-5	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Call On Me Written-By – S. Andrew*	2:33
1-6	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Women Is Losers Written-By – J. Joplin*	2:03
1-7	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Blindman Written-By – D. Getz*, J. Gurley*, J. Joplin*, P. Albin*, S. Andrew*	2:23
1-8	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Down On Me Arranged By – J. Joplin*	2:05
1-9	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Caterpillar Written-By – P. Albin*	2:18
1-10	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	All Is Loneliness Written-By – L. Hardin*	2:31
Bonus Tracks:
1-11	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Coo Coo Written-By – P. Albin*	1:56
1-12	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	The Last Time Written-By – J. Joplin*	2:15
1-13	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Call On Me (Alternate Take) Written-By – S. Andrew*	2:41
1-14	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Bye, Bye Baby (Alternate Take) Written-By – P. St. John*	2:39
Cheap Thrills
2-1	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Combination Of The Two Lead Guitar – James*Vocals – Sam*Written-By – S. Andrew*	5:47
2-2	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	I Need A Man To Love Lead Guitar – Sam*Vocals – Janis*Written-By – J. Joplin*, S. Andrew*	4:53
2-3	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Summertime Arranged By – S. Andrew*Vocals – Janis*Written-By – D. Heyward*, G. Gershwin*	3:58
2-4	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Piece Of My Heart Lead Guitar – Sam*Vocals – Janis*Written-By – B. Berns*, J. Ragavoy*	4:13
2-5	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Turtle Blues Guitar – Peter*Vocals – Janis*Written-By – J. Joplin*	4:21
2-6	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Oh, Sweet Mary Lead Guitar – Peter A.*Vocals – Sam A.*Written-By – D. Getz*, J. Gurley*, J. Joplin*, P. Albin*, S. Andrew*	4:14
2-7	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Ball And Chain Lead Guitar – James*Vocals – Janis*Written-By – W.M. Thornton*	9:28
Bonus Tracks:
2-8	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Roadblock Written-By – J. Joplin*, P. Albin*	5:31
2-9	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Flower In The Sun Written-By – S. Andrew*	3:04
2-10	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Catch Me Daddy (Live) Producer – Elliot Mazer, John SimonWritten-By – D. Getz*, J. Gurley*, J. Joplin*, P. Albin*, S. Andrew*	5:32
2-11	–Big Brother & The Holding Company	Magic Of Love (Live) Producer – Elliot Mazer, John SimonWritten-By – M. Spoelstra*	3:58
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
3-1	–Janis Joplin	Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) Written-By – C. Taylor*, J. Ragavoy*	3:55
3-2	–Janis Joplin	Maybe Written-By – R. Barrett*	3:39
3-3	–Janis Joplin	One Good Man Written-By – J. Joplin*	4:10
3-4	–Janis Joplin	As Good As You've Been To This World Written-By – N. Gravenites*	5:25
3-5	–Janis Joplin	To Love Somebody Written-By – B. Gibb*, R. Gibb*	5:13
3-6	–Janis Joplin	Kozmic Blues Written-By – G. Mekler*, J. Joplin*	4:22
3-7	–Janis Joplin	Little Girl Blue Arranged By – Gabriel MeklerWritten-By – L. Hart, R. Rodgers*	3:49
3-8	–Janis Joplin	Work Me, Lord Written-By – N. Gravenites*	6:36
Bonus Tracks:
3-9	–Janis Joplin	Dear Landlord Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:31
3-10	–Janis Joplin	Summertime (Live) Recorded By [Location Recording] – Edwin Kramer*, Lee Osborne*Written-By – D. Heyward*, G. Gershwin*	5:04
3-11	–Janis Joplin	Piece Of My Heart (Live) Recorded By [Location Recording] – Edwin Kramer*, Lee Osborne*Written-By – B. Berns*, J. Ragavoy*	6:31
Pearl
4-1	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Move Over Written-By – J. Joplin*	3:40
4-2	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Cry Baby Written-By – B. Russell*, N. Meade*	3:56
4-3	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	A Woman Left Lonely Written-By – D. Penn*, S. Oldham*	3:28
4-4	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Half Moon Written-By – J. Hall*	3:52
4-5	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Buried Alive In The Blues Written-By – N. Gravenites*	2:25
4-6	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	My Baby Written-By – J. Ragavoy*, M. Shuman*	3:45
4-7	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Me And Bobby McGee Acoustic Guitar – Pearl Written-By – F. Foster*, K. Kristofferson*	4:30
4-8	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Mercedes Benz Written-By – J. Joplin*, M. McClure*	1:46
4-9	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Trust Me Acoustic Guitar – Bobby WomackWritten-By – B. Womack*	3:15
4-10	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Get It While You Can Written-By – J. Ragavoy*, M. Shuman*	3:23
Bonus Tracks:
4-11	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Tell Mama (Live) Written-By – C. Carter*, M. Daniel*, W. Terrell*	6:32
4-12	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Little Girl Blue (Live) Written-By – L. Hart, B. Rodgers*	3:55
4-13	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) (Live) Written-By – C. Taylor*, J. Ragavoy*	6:52
4-14	–Janis Joplin / Full Tilt Boogie*	Cry Baby (Live) Written-By – B. Berns*, J. Ragavoy*	6:30
Rare Pearls
5-1	–Big Brother And The Holding Company*	It's A Deal Written-By – S. Getz*, J. Gurley*, J. Joplin*, P. Albin*, S. Andrew*	2:19
5-2	–Big Brother And The Holding Company*	Easy Once You Know How Written-By – S. Getz*, J. Gurley*, J. Joplin*, P. Albin*, S. Andrew*	3:53
5-3	–Kozmic Blues Band	Maybe (Live) Written-By – R. Barrett*	4:01
5-4	–Kozmic Blues Band	Raise Your Hand (Live) Written-By – A. Isbell*, E. Floyd*, S. Cropper*	5:16
5-5	–Kozmic Blues Band	Bo Diddley (Live) Written-By – E. McDaniel*	6:13

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• Copyright (c) – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Recorded At – Grande Ballroom
• Recorded At – Woodstock Festival
• Recorded At – Fillmore West
• Mixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
• Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City

Credits

• A&R [Legacy A&R] – Steve Berkowitz
• Art Direction, Design – Smay Vision
• Artwork [Art CD2] – R.Crumb*
• Backing Vocals – Snooky* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), Sam* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
• Baritone Saxophone – Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
• Bass – Brad Campbell (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9, 4-1 to 4-10), Peter Albin (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), Sam Houston Andrew III* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9)
• Chorus – Full Tilt Boogie* (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), John Cooke* (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Pearl (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Phil Badella (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Vince Mitchell (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
• Congas, Bongos – Bobbie Hall* (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
• Coordinator [A&R Coordination] – Patti Matheny
• Directed By [Project Direction] – Adam Block, Mark Feldman
• Drums – Clark Pierson (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), David Getz* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), Lonie Castille (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), Maury Baker (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
• Engineer – Alex Kazanegras (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), Fred Catero (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), James Gurley (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Janis Joplin (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Jerry Hochman (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9, 3-1 to 3-9), Phil Macy (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Roy Segal (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Sy Mitchell (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
• Guitar – James Gurley (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), John Till (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Peter S. Albin* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Sam Andrew (tracks: 1-1 to 3-9)
• Liner Notes – John Byrne Cooke, Jud Cost, Sam Andrew
• Management [Packaging Manager] – Nicholas Bennett
• Mastered By – Vic Anesini
• Mixed By – Jen Wyler (tracks: 4-11 to 5-2), Joe Lizzi (tracks: 4-11 to 5-2), Vic Anesini (tracks: 1-13, 1-14, 2-8 to 2-11, 3-10, 3-11)
• Organ – Gabriel Mekler (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), Ken Pearson (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10), Richard Kermode (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
• Painting [Boxset], Illustration [CD5] – Abe Gurvin
• Photography By [Back Cover Photo CD3] – Fred Lombardi, Michael Friedman, Richard DiLello
• Photography By [Booklet Pages 12, 28] – Baron Wolman
• Photography By [Booklet Pages 2-3] – Daniel Kramer
• Photography By [Booklet Pages 24 & 25] – Shooting Star
• Photography By [Booklet Pages 32 & 33] – Yoram Kahana
• Photography By [Booklet Pages 4, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 34, 35, CD2 Photo, CD3 Photo] – Jim Marshall
• Photography By [Booklet Pages 6, 10, 11, 16, 17, 27, 31, CD4 Photo] – David Gahr
• Photography By [Booklet Pages 8, 9, 20, 21, CD1 Photo] – Elliot Landy*
• Photography By [CD4], Design [CD4] – Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes
• Photography By [Cover Photo CD3] – Bruce Steinberg
• Piano – Richard Bell (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
• Producer – Bob Shad, Gabriel Mekler (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), John Simon (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9, 5-1, 5-2), Paul A. Rothchild (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
• Reissue Producer [Produced For Compact Disc By] – Bob Irwin
• Tambourine – Sandra Crouch (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
• Tenor Saxophone – Terry Clements (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
• Trumpet – Luis Gasca (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
• Typography [Cover Lettering CD3] – R. Crumb*
• Vocals – Janis Joplin (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11, 4-1 to 4-10)

Notes

Tracks 1-1 to 1-10: Original album released as Mainstream LP 6099, September 1967.
Tracks 1-11 & 1-12: Released as Mainstream single 678.
Tracks 1-13 & 1-14: Previously unissued.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-7: Original album released as Columbia KCS 9700, July 1968.
Tracks 2-8, 2-9, 5-1, 5-2: Previously unissued outtakes from the Cheap Thrills studio sessions.
Track 2-10 & 2-11: Previously unreleased.
Track 3-1 to 3-8: Album originally released as Columbia 9913, September 1999.
Track 3-9: From Janis (Box Set - C3K 48845). Original album release date: November 1993.
Tracks 3-10 & 3-11: Previously unissued.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-10: Original album released as Columbia PC 30322, January 1971.
Tracks 4-11 to 4-14: Previously unreleased.
Tracks 5-3 to 5-5: Previously unissued.
Tracks 1-13, 1-14, 2-8 to 2-11, 4-11 to 5-2: Mixed at Sony Music Studios, 1999.

Recording dates:
Tracks 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-13, 1-14: December 13, 1966.
Tracks 1-2, 1-7, 1-9 to 1-11: December 12, 1966.
Tracks 1-4, 1-8, 1-12: December 14, 1966.
Tracks 2-1, 5-1, 5-2: March 19, 1968.
Tracks 2-2, 2-4: May 20, 1968.
Track 2-3: May 28, 1968.
Track 2-5: April 12, 1968.
Track 2-6: May 29, 1968.
Track 2-7: April 13, 1968.
Tracks 2-8, 2-9: March 25, 1968.
Tracks 2-10, 2-11: Recorded live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit, March 2, 1968.
Tracks 3-1, 3-3: June 24, 1969.
Track 3-2: June 15, 1969.
Track 3-4: June 13, 1969.
Tracks 3-5, 3-8: June 18, 1969.
Tracks 3-6, 3-7: June 25, 1969.
Track 3-9: June 17, 1969.
Tracks 3-10, 3-11: Recorded live at the Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, August 1969.
Tracks 4-1, 4-7, 4-9: September 25, 1970.
Tracks 4-2, 4-3: September 5, 1970.
Tracks 4-4, 4-5: September 26, 1970
Tracks 4-6, 4-10: September 24, 1970.
Track 4-8: October 1, 1970.
Track 4-11 to 4-14: Recorded live on July 4, 1970 in Calgary during the Canadian Festival Express Tour.
Track 5-3: Recorded live in Amsterdam, Holland, April 1, 1969.
Tracks 5-4 & 5-5: Recorded live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, October 5, 1969.

© 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
℗ 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 2796 94742 2 8
• Other (Category CD1): CK 66425
• Other (Category CD2): CK 65784
• Other (Category CD3): CK 65785
• Other (Category CD4): CK 65786
• Other (Category CD5): CK 65936
• Matrix / Runout (Label CD1): DIDP 084055
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): DIDP-084055 H4 2A 15
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L424
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 7235
• Matrix / Runout (Label CD2): DIDP 098648
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): DIDP-098646 K4 1B 14
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L424
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 7211
• Matrix / Runout (Label CD3): DIDP 098647
• Matrix / Runout (CD3): DIDP-098647 H3 1A 12
• Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI L423
• Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 7234
• Matrix / Runout (Label CD4): DIDP 098646
• Matrix / Runout (CD4): DIDP-098646 H3 1A 17
• Mastering SID Code (CD4): IFPI L423
• Mould SID Code (CD4): IFPI 7236
• Matrix / Runout (Label CD5): DIDP 098649
• Matrix / Runout (CD5): DIDP-098649 16
• Mastering SID Code (CD5): IFPI L329
• Mould SID Code (CD5): IFPI 720F

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
C5K 65937	Janis Joplin	Box Of Pearls (The Janis Joplin Collection) ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,)	Columbia	C5K 65937	US	1999
5204542001	Janis Joplin	Box Of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,)	Columbia	5204542001	Europe	1999
88883708892	Janis Joplin	Box Of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,)	Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music	88883708892	Europe	2013
MHCP 920-4	Janis Joplin	Box Of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,)	Sony Records Int'l	MHCP 920-4	Japan	2005
2-065936	Big Brother & The Holding Company / Janis Joplin	Big Brother & The Holding Company / Janis Joplin - Box Of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,)	Columbia	2-065936	Brazil	1999