Category: Music → Janis Joplin - The Essential (3CD Limited Edition) (2008)

This three-disc set breaks from the usual pattern of Legacy's ESSENTIAL series by presenting a large number of concert performances, in this case, focusing more Janis Joplin's tremendous power as a live vocalist than her comparatively sedate studio appearances. Other than a handful of tracks (the immortal "Down on Me" from BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY, three from CHEAP THRILLS, and others), the entirety of the first disc consists of live recordings. These include two previously unreleased tunes ("Kozmic Blues" and the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody," a la Wilson Pickett) from Joplin's solo debut at Woodstock. The second disc contains more live tracks, plus the best tunes from Joplin's two solo albums and the various outtakes that were released after her death (like the scorching performance of "Tell Mama" that was previously available only as a bonus track on PEARL), providing a well-rounded overview of Joplin's brief career.

CD1:

01. Down On Me
02. Coo Coo
03. Women Is Losers
04. Bye, Bye Baby
05. Ball And Chain [Live]
06. Roadblock
07. Piece Of My Heart
08. Misery'n
09. I Need A Man To Love
10. Summertime
11. Flower In The Sun [Live]
12. Farewell Song [Live]
13. Raise Your Hand [Live]
14. To Love Somebody [Live]
15. Kozmic Blues [Live]

CD2:

01. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
02. Maybe
03. One Good Man
04. Little Girl Blue
05. Work Me, Lord
06. Tell Mama [Live]
07. Move Over
08. Cry Baby
09. A Woman Left Lonely
10. Half Moon
11. My Baby
12. Me And Bobby McGee
13. Mercedes Benz
14. Trust Me
15. Get It While You Can

CD3:

01. Call On Me
02. Combination Of The Two
03. Turtle Blues
04. Catch Me Daddy [Live]
05. As Good As You've Been To This World
06. Dear Landlord

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