Joplin,Janis: Pearl (Legacy Edition) (disc 1) CD Track Listing
Joplin,Janis
Pearl (Legacy Edition) (disc 1) (1971)
Pearl (Legacy Edition) - Disc 1 of 2 2005 Columbia/Legacy This compilation released Originally Released February 1971 Original CD Edition Released Remastered + Expanded CD Edition Released AMG 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 previouslycluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the resultsare 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 unfiished "Buried Alive In the Blues" features no Joplin vocals--she was scheduled to record themon the day after she was found dead. Its incompleteness mirrors Joplin's career; Pearl's power leaves the listener to wonder whatelse Joplin could have accoplished, 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 Rolling Ston (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 havng it won't do anymore..." Q 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..." Rolling Sone (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..." Producer: Paul A. Rothchild. Recordd on September 4, 5 & 25, 1970. Originally released on Columbia (9700). Includes liner notes by John Bryne Cook. PEARL is a bluesy, organ-drenched answer to the flower-child sound of the free-and-easy 60's. As a backing band, Full Tilt Boogie relaces 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 "Trust 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.
This rock cd contains 16 tracks and runs 58min 15sec.
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- Joplin,Janis - Move Over (03:43)
- Joplin,Janis - Cry Baby (03:58)
- Joplin,Janis - A Woman Left Lonely (03:29)
- Joplin,Janis - Half Moon (03:53)
- Joplin,Janis - Buried Alive In The Blues (02:27)
- Joplin,Janis - My Baby (03:45)
- Joplin,Janis - Me And Bobby McGee (04:31)
- Joplin,Janis - Mercedes Benz (01:47)
- Joplin,Janis - Trust Me (03:17)
- Joplin,Janis - Get It While You Can (03:28)
- Joplin,Janis - Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) - (Bonus Track) (01:11)
- Joplin,Janis - Me And Bobby McGee (Demo Version) (04:46)
- Joplin,Janis - Move Over (Previously Unissued Alternate Version) (04:27)
- Joplin,Janis - Cry Baby (Previously Unissued Alternate Version) (04:58)
- Joplin,Janis - My Baby (Previously Unissued Alternate Version) (03:59)
- Joplin,Janis - Pearl (Previously Unissued Instrumental) (04:26)
