The Essential Janis Joplin

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Down on Me
  2:06
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Coo Coo
  1:58
• 3
  Women Is Losers
  2:04
• 4
  Bye, Bye Baby
  2:38
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Ball and Chain (live)
  8:04
• 6
  Roadblock
  5:32
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Piece of My Heart
  4:15
  4.6 ★
• 8
  Misery'n
  4:10
• 9
  I Need a Man to Love
  4:53
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Summertime
  3:59
  3.9 ★
• 11
  Flower in the Sun (live)
  3:11
• 12
  Farewell Song (live)
  4:58
• 13
  Raise Your Hand (live)
  2:27
• 14
  To Love Somebody (live)
  5:14
• 15
  Kozmic Blues (live)
  5:05
• CD 2
• 1
  Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
  3:57
  3.0 ★
• 2
  Maybe
  3:40
  3.5 ★
• 3
  One Good Man
  4:10
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Little Girl Blue
  3:50
• 5
  Work Me, Lord
  6:37
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Tell Mama (live)
  6:39
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Move Over
  3:41
  3.3 ★
• 8
  Cry Baby
  3:57
  3.7 ★
• 9
  A Woman Left Lonely
  3:28
  3.4 ★
• 10
  Half Moon
  3:52
  3.6 ★
• 11
  My Baby
  3:44
  3.4 ★
• 12
  Me and Bobby McGee
  4:30
  4.3 ★
• 13
  Mercedes Benz
  1:47
  3.6 ★
• 14
  Trust Me
  3:16
  3.4 ★
• 15
  Get It While You Can
  3:23
  3.1 ★
• CD 3
• 1
  Call on Me
  2:34
• 2
  Combination of the Two
  5:49
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Turtle Blues
  4:22
  4.5 ★
• 4
  Catch Me Daddy (live)
  5:46
• 5
  As Good as You've Been to This World
  5:26
• 6
  Dear Landlord
  2:31

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Release credits

• Bob Irwin
  producer [1.11-12, 3.4]
• 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) [1.1-4, 1.7, 1.9-10, 3.1-3]
• Eddie Kramer
  recording [14-15]
• Full Tilt Boogie Band
  performer [6-15]
• Gabriel Mekler
  producer [2.1-5, 3.5-6]
• James Gurley
  electric guitar [3.1, 1.1-4], guitar [1.7, 1.9-10, 3.2-3]
• 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, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5], performer [5], vocal [2]
• John Byrne Cooke
  background vocals [6-15]
• John Phillips
  producer [5]
• John Simon
  piano [3], producer [1.6-10, 3.2-3]
• 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, 3.5, 1.13-15]
• Lee Osborne
  recording [14-15]
• Lou Adler
  producer [5]
• Paul A. Rothchild
  producer [6-15]
• Peter Albin
  bass [1.9-10, 3.2], bass guitar [7], electric bass guitar [3.1, 1.1-4], guitar [1.7, 1.9-10, 3.2-3]
• Phil Badella
  background vocals [6-15]
• Phil Macy
  engineer [6-15]
• Richard Bell
  background vocals [6-15], piano [6-15]
• Robert A. Shad
  producer [1.1-4, 3.1]
• Sam Andrew
  arranger [10], bass [3.2-3, 1.10], electric guitar [3.1, 1.1-4], guitar [3.2-3, 1.7, 1.9-10], lead vocals [2]
• Sandra Crouch
  guest [6-15], tambourine [6-15]
• Vince Mitchell
  background vocals [6-15]
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Issues

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  The Essential Janis Joplin

  2x CD
  14 January 2003
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  The Essential Janis Joplin

  2x Digital Media
  14 January 2003
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  The Essential Janis Joplin

  2x CD (Mastering SID IFPI L424)
  14 January 2003
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  The Essential Janis Joplin

  2x CD
  2003
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  The Ultimate Collection

  2x CD
  2003
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  The Essential Janis Joplin

  3x CD
  26 August 2008
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  The Essential Janis Joplin

  2x CD
  2010