Pearl

Joplin, Janis

Genre: music4me > Pop > Pop

Format: CD Album

Released: Mon 15 Sep 2008

Catalogue Number: 88697352362

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Description:
Janis Joplin's PEARL, from 1971, is a bluesy, organ-drenched benediction for the flower-child sound of the free-and-easy 60's. It is also one of great singer's most consistent and representative efforts. Gone are the ear-shattering sonics of Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Full Tilt Boogie, the backing band here, steps in to offer a degree of polish and control that frames Joplin's vocals nicely. Yet the band still grooves hard with the fierceness her voice demands. Guitarist John Till's riffs, chords, and solos, in particular, are exciting and tightly executed. "A Woman Left Lonely" and Bobby Womack's "Trust Me" are rain-on-the-windows ballads that come alive with Joplin's gritty vocal brilliance, while the burbling "Move Over" and "Half Moon" are among her funkiest, most driving cuts. The dramatic "Cry Baby" is offset by the tongue-in-cheek a cappella number "Mercedes Benz," while Joplin's version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" went on to become her signature song. Joplin died during the sessions for PEARL, making these tracks the final word on her towering talent and a superb addition to her enduring legacy.

Details:

Distributors: Arvato Services, Sony Music
Discs: 2
Release Year: 2008
Weight (g): 107

Track Listing:

Disk 1
1.	Move Over
2.	Cry Baby
3.	A Women Left Lonely
4.	Half Moon
5.	Buried Alive in the Blues
6.	My Baby
7.	Me & Bobby McGee
8.	Mercedes Benz
9.	Trust Me
10.	Get It While You Can
11.	Happy Birthday, John
12.	Me & Bobby McGee (Demo)
13.	Move Over (Alternate)
14.	Cry Baby (Alternate)
15.	My Baby ( Alternate)
16.	Pearl (Instrumental)
Disk 2
1.	Tell Mama
2.	Half Moon
3.	Move Over
4.	Maybe
5.	Summertime
6.	Little Girl Blue
7.	That’S Rock’N’Roll
8.	Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
9.	Kozmic Blues
10.	Piece of My Heart
11.	Cry Baby
12.	Get It While You Can