Janis Joplin: Pearl (Legacy Edition) (disc 2) CD Track Listing
Janis Joplin
Pearl (Legacy Edition) (disc 2) (1970)
Pearl (Legacy Edition) - Disc 2 of 2\n2005 Columbia/Legacy\n\nThis compilation released \nOriginally Released February 1971\nOriginal CD Edition Released \nRemastered + Expanded CD Edition Released \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Joplin's second masterpiece after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the result are magnificent--given room to breathe, Joplin's trademark rasp conveys an aching, desperate passion on funked-up, bluesy rockers, ballads both dramatic and tender, and her signature song, the posthumous number one hit "Me and Bobby McGee." The unfnished "Buried Alive In the Blues" features no Joplin vocals--she was scheduled to record them on the day after she was found dead. Its incompleteness mirrors Joplin's career; Pearl's power leaves the listener to wonder what else Joplin could have acomplished, but few artists could ask for a better final statement. The 1999 CD reissue adds four previously unreleased live July 1970 recordings: "Tell Mama, " "Little Girl Blue, " "Try, " and "Cry Baby." -- Steve Huey, All Music Guide\n\nRolling Sone (2/18/71, p.48) - "...The voice cut off was clearly in its prime...there is every indication that Janis was working toward a new maturity and confidence....With PEARL it's a case of a conscious attempt to make something of Janis' talent; simply aving it won't do anymore..." \n\nQ Magazine (11/99, p.156) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...her most fully formed [album]. Joplin was working with excellent musicians who raised her game accordingly....her voice has a new control and fluidity..." \n\nRollig Stone (9/30/99, p.90) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...a poignancy that is as undeniable now as it was upon its posthumous release....'Me and Bobby McGee' is her greatest studio recording....frightening beauty..." \n\nProducer: Paul A. Rothchild. \n\nReorded on September 4, 5 & 25, 1970. Originally released on Columbia (9700). Includes liner notes by John Bryne Cook. \n\nPEARL is a bluesy, organ-drenched answer to the flower-child sound of the free-and-easy 60's. As a backing band, Full Tilt Boogi replaces some of Big Brother's looseness with polish and control, yet they groove hard with the fire that Janis demands. Guitarist John Till's riffs, chords and solos are exciting and tightly executed. "A Woman Left Lonely" and Bobby Womack's "Trus Me" are rain-on-the-windows ballads that glow with Janis' gritty vocal brilliance, while "Move Over" and "Half Moon" are surely some of her funkiest cuts ever. This is an excellent, if somewhat overlooked part of Joplin's discography. YEAR: 1970 IDG: 118
This rock cd contains 13 tracks and runs 77min 9sec.
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- Janis Joplin - Tell Mama (06:47)
- Janis Joplin - Half Moon (04:38)
- Janis Joplin - Move Over (04:41)
- Janis Joplin - Maybe (03:56)
- Janis Joplin - Summertime (04:39)
- Janis Joplin - Little Girl Blue (05:10)
- Janis Joplin - That's Rock 'N Roll (05:03)
- Janis Joplin - Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) (09:11)
- Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (05:29)
- Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart (05:21)
- Janis Joplin - Cry Baby (06:31)
- Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can (07:20)
- Janis Joplin - Ball And Chain (08:14)
