The Ultimate Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Me and Bobby McGee
  4:31
  4.3 ★
• 2
  Move Over
  3:42
  3.3 ★
• 3
  Kozmic Blues
  4:23
  3.4 ★
• 4
  Piece of My Heart

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  4:28
• 5
  Down on Me

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  3:07
• 6
  Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
  3:57
  3.0 ★
• 7
  My Baby
  3:44
  3.4 ★
• 8
  Ball and Chain

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  5:17
• 9
  I'll Drown in My Own Tears
  1:45
• 10
  Maybe
  4:02
• 11
  To Love Somebody
  5:19
• 12
  A Woman Left Lonely
  3:28
  3.4 ★
• 13
  Raise Your Hand
  3:46
• 14
  Magic of Love

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  3:02
• 15
  Bye, Bye Baby

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  3:42
• 16
  Buried Alive in the Blues
  2:25
• CD 2
• 1
  Cry Baby
  3:59
  3.7 ★
• 2
  Get It While You Can
  3:24
  3.1 ★
• 3
  Mercedes Benz
  1:47
  3.6 ★
• 4
  Little Girl Blue
  3:51
• 5
  Work Me Lord
  6:38
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Summertime

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  4:41
• 7
  Half Moon
  3:53
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Silver Threads and Golden Needles
  2:24
• 9
  San Francisco Bay Blues
  1:51
• 10
  Trust Me
  3:17
  3.4 ★
• 11
  Misery 'N

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  4:14
• 12
  One Good Man
  4:11
  4.0 ★
• 13
  Tell Mama
  5:48
• 14
  Amazing Grace / Hi Heel Sneakers
  2:40
• 15
  One Night Stand

  Janis Joplin & The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  3:08
• 16
  Farewell Song

  Big Brother & the Holding Company
  4:35

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Release credits

• Bobby Womack
  acoustic guitar [10], guest [10]
• Bobbye Hall
  bongos [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.2, 1.7, 1.12], congas [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.2, 1.7, 1.12], guest [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2, 2.2-3, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Brad Campbell
  background vocals [1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10], bass guitar [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Clark Pierson
  background vocals [1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10], drums (drum set) [1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10]
• David Dillar
  recording [15]
• Elliot Mazer
  producer [11, 13-15]
• Full Tilt Boogie Band
  performer [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Gabriel Mekler
  producer [2.4-5, 2.12, 1.3, 1.6, 1.11]
• Janis Joplin
  acoustic guitar [1], background vocals [1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10], lead vocals [2.1-5, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12-13, 1.1-3, 1.6-8, 1.11-13], vocal [15]
• John Byrne Cooke
  background vocals [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• John Simon
  producer [2.16, 1.14]
• John Till
  background vocals [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12], guitar [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Ken Pearson
  background vocals [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12], organ [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Kozmic Blues Band
  performer [2.4-5, 2.12, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11, 1.13]
• Paul A. Rothchild
  producer [2.1-3, 2.7-10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Phil Badella
  background vocals [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Phil Macy
  engineer [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Richard Bell
  background vocals [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12], piano [2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12]
• Sandra Crouch
  guest [1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10], tambourine [1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10]
• Todd Rundgren
  producer [15]
• Vince Mitchell
  background vocals [1.1-2, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.10]
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Issues

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  The Ultimate Collection

  2x CD
  17 August 1998
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  The Ultimate Collection

  2x CD
  2000