Janis Joplin - Janis Joplin - Greatest Hits
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Artist: Janis JoplinBrand: JOPLIN,JANIS
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1999-08-31
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Piece of My Heart
- Summertime
- Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
- Cry Baby
- Me and Bobby McGee
- Down on Me
- Get It While You Can
- Bye, Bye Baby
- Move Over
- Ball and Chain
- Maybe [*]
- Mercedes Benz [*]
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Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this album months ago and was blown away. I mean literally blown away. I spent hours and hours listening to it. I found Janis' voice so raw and unique that I couldn't put it down. After this album I bought every other Janis Joplin/Big Brother album out there and I just can't get enough of it. There are some great songs missing from this album, but I think that they included the most unique.
Piece of My Heart - A Erma Franklin cover. It's a great song, and a legendary pop hit.
Summertime - This is the most memorable song from Janis for me. It's a cover from Porgy & Bess. I'm pretty sure the original artists were Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, but I'm not certain. Either way it's amazing. Janis' voice can't compare to anything else. That's how distinctive it is.
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) - A great pop/blues song. It's got an Otis Redding feel to it. The screeching at the end sends shivers up my spin.
Cry Baby - Another hit. I would have replaced it with Little Girl Blue, but it's just an unforgettable as any other song.
Me & Bobby McGee - To be completely honest, I didn't care for it at the beginning. I describe it as a song that grows on you. Once it grows you, it wont let go. Now it's one of my favorite songs of all time. It's another cover, but it's just matches her so well.
Down on Me - A Big Brother classic. It's a cool song that's got a hippy feel to it.
Get It While You Can - To me, this is one of the most underrated songs of all time. It's just so brilliant but it never gets the credit it deserves. It's bound to change your perspective on life.
Bye, Bye Baby - Like a lot of other classic hits, it's hard to categorize it.
Move Over - I believe Janis wrote it. It's a cool, simple song about moving on. Its guitar is infectious.
Ball N Chain - One of the best songs I've ever heard. Big Mama Thornton wrote it, but Janis and Sam Andrews gave it a special touch and made it an epic. This version doesn't include Sam, which kind of disappoints me. But it's a great live performance.
Maybe - This is by far my favorite song by Janis. It's got #1 out of every song I've ever heard. This song out souls any R&B singer hands down. The Chantels originally did it and was their only #1 hit. A couple years later Janis releases it on her Kozmic Blues album, and left me speechless. She changed the tune, the words, everything. She transformed it from a cool Do Woop hit, to an amazing blues cry. It's not raspy at all, totally clear. But if you enjoy the rasp (like me) get a copy of her on the Ed Sullivan show.
Mercedes Benz - A cool goofy song from Pearl. I personally think it's about how some people ask God for things they don't need. Even if I'm wrong, I still love it.
To sum it up - This is an album from a legendary singer with a legendary set of bands and musicians. It's great spread of songs for just three years.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: JOPLIN,JANIS
Title: GREATEST HITS
Street Release Date: 08/31/1999
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