The Essential Janis Joplin

Compilation by Janis Joplin

Released 14 January 2003

Digital Media 1
1
Down on Me
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
2:04
4.0 ★
2
Coo Coo
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
1:56
3
Women Is Losers
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
2:03
4
Bye, Bye Baby
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
2:37
3.0 ★
5
Ball and Chain (live)
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
8:02
6
Roadblock
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
5:30
7
Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
4:13
4.5 ★
8
Misery’n
4:07
9
I Need a Man to Love
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
4:52
4.0 ★
10
Summertime
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
3:58
3.7 ★
11
Flower in the Sun (live)
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
3:11
12
Farewell Song (live)
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
4:56
13
Raise Your Hand (live)
2:26
14
To Love Somebody (live)
5:14
15
Kozmic Blues (live)
5:05
Digital Media 2
1
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
3:55
3.0 ★
2
Maybe
3:39
3.5 ★
3
One Good Man
4:09
4.0 ★
4
Little Girl Blue
3:48
5
Work Me, Lord
6:35
3.5 ★
6
Tell Mama (live)
6:38
3.0 ★
7
Move Over
3:40
3.3 ★
8
Cry Baby
3:56
3.7 ★
9
A Woman Left Lonely
3:27
3.4 ★
10
Half Moon
3:51
3.6 ★
11
My Baby
3:43
3.4 ★
12
Me and Bobby McGee
4:29
4.3 ★
13
Mercedes Benz
1:45
3.6 ★
14
Trust Me
3:15
3.4 ★
15
Get It While You Can
3:23
3.1 ★

Bob Irwin
producer [11-12]
Bobby Womack
acoustic guitar [14], guest [14]
Bobbye Hall
bongos [6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15], congas [6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15], guest [6-7, 7, 7-8, 8, 8-9, 9, 9-10, 10, 10-11, 11, 11-12, 12, 12-13, 13, 13-14, 14, 14-15, 15]
Brad Campbell
background vocals [6-15], bass guitar [6-15]
Clark Pierson
background vocals [6-15], drums (drum set) [6-15]
Dave Getz
drums (drum set) [1-4, 7, 9-10]
Eddie Kramer
recording [14-15]
Full Tilt Boogie Band
performer [6-15]
Gabriel Mekler
producer [1-5]
James Gurley
electric guitar [1-4], guitar [7, 9-10]
Janis Joplin
acoustic guitar [12], background vocals [6-15], lead vocals [1.1-4, 1.7, 1.9-10, 1.13-15, 2.1-15], performer [5]
John Byrne Cooke
background vocals [6-15]
John Phillips
producer [5]
John Simon
producer [6-10]
John Till
background vocals [6-15], guitar [6-15]
Ken Pearson
background vocals [6-15], organ [6-15]
Kozmic Blues Band
performer [2.1-5, 1.13-15]
Lee Osborne
recording [14-15]
Lou Adler
producer [5]
Paul A. Rothchild
producer [6-15]
Peter Albin
bass [9-10], bass guitar [7], electric bass guitar [1-4], guitar [7, 9-10]
Phil Badella
background vocals [6-15]
Phil Macy
engineer [6-15]
Richard Bell
background vocals [6-15], piano [6-15]
Robert A. Shad
producer [1-4]
Sam Andrew
arranger [10], bass [10], electric guitar [1-4], guitar [7, 9-10]
Sandra Crouch
guest [6-15], tambourine [6-15]
Vince Mitchell
background vocals [6-15]