Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits is a 1973 collection of Janis Joplin hits.
Track listing:
"Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:14
"Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 4:02
"Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) – 3:57
"Cry Baby" (Bert Berns, Ragovoy) – 4:00
"Me and Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) – 4:34
"Down on Me" (Janis Joplin) – 3:09
"Get It While You Can" (Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) – 3:27
"Bye, Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) – 2:37
"Move Over" (Joplin) – 3:44
"Ball and Chain" (Big Mama Thornton) – 7:59

Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue:
"Maybe" – 3:39
"Mercedes Benz" – 1:45

In Concert - album 1972

In Concert is a live album by Janis Joplin. It was released in 1972 after Joplin's death as a double-LP. The first record contains performances with Big Brother and the Holding Company, recorded at various locations in 1968 and 1970, and the second with the Full Tilt Boogie Band.
Side A
1. "Down On Me" – 3:05
Recorded March 2, 1968, at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI
2. "Bye, Bye Baby" – 4:29
Recorded April 12, 1968, at Winterland, San Francisco, CA
3. "All Is Loneliness" – 5:44
Recorded April 4, 1970, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
4. "Piece Of My Heart" – 4:19
Recorded March 2, 1968, at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI

Side B
1. "Road Block" – 2:53
2. "Flower In The Sun" – 3:07
3. "Summertime" – 4:31
1-3 recorded June 23, 1968, The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
4. "Ego Rock" – 8:32
Recorded April 4, 1970, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA

Side C
1. "Half Moon" – 4:36
2. "Kozmic Blues" – 6:05
3. "Move Over" – 5:09

Side D
1. "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)" – 8:13
2. "Get It While You Can" – 7:04
3. "Ball And Chain" – 9:15
The tracks on the second LP were recorded during the Canadian Festival Express concert tour in mid-1970. The first two songs on Side C are from Toronto, Ontario, on June 28, 1970. The rest were recorded in Calgary, Alberta, on July 4, 1970

Janis Joplin - vocals
Big Brother & The Holding Company:
James Gurley - Guitar
Sam Andrew - Guitar
Peter Albin - Bass
Dave Getz - Drums
Full Tilt Boogie Band:
John Till - Guitar
Richard Bell - Piano
Ken Pearson - Organ
Brad Campbell - Bass
Clark Pierson - Drums

Pearl - album 1971

Pearl is an album by Janis Joplin, released on February 1, 1971 - four months after her death from a heroin overdose. It is her fourth album and the first album she recorded with Full Tilt Boogie.
Track listing:
"Move Over" (Janis Joplin) - 3:43
"Cry Baby" (Jerry Ragovoy, Sam Bell) - 3:58
"A Woman Left Lonely" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) - 3:29
"Half Moon" (John Hall, Johanna Hall) - 3:53
"Buried Alive in the Blues" (Nick Gravenites) - 2:29
"My Baby" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) - 3:26
"Me and Bobby McGee" (Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster) - 4:33
"Mercedes Benz" (Janis Joplin, Bob Neuwirth, Michael McClure) - 1:48
"Trust Me" (Bobby Womack) - 3:17
"Get It While You Can" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) - 3:27

1999 remastered edition bonus tracks :
"Tell Mama" (Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell) - 6:32
"Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:50
"Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) - 6:52
"Cry Baby" (Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns) - 6:29

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is a 1969 studio album by Janis Joplin. It was the first solo studio album Joplin recorded after departing with Big Brother and the Holding Company. The LP was released on September 11, 1969 and reached gold record status within two months of its release. The CD reissue of the album additionally includes "Dear Landlord", "Summertime" and "Piece of My Heart" as bonus tracks.

Janis Joplin - lead vocals, guitar
Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
Michael Monarch - guitar (uncredited)
Mike Bloomfield - guitar (One Good Man)
Brad Campbell - bass, brass instrumentation
Richard Kermode - electronic organ, keyboards
Gabriel Mekler - electronic organ, keyboards
Goldy McJohn - electronic organ, keyboards (uncredited)
Maury Baker - drums
Lonnie Castille - drums
Jerry Edmonton - drums (uncredited)
Terry Clements - tenor saxophone
Cornelius Flowers - baritone saxophone
Luis Gasca - trumpet

Track listing:

"Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) - 3:57
"Maybe" (Richard Barrett) - 3:41
"One Good Man" (Janis Joplin) - 4:12
"As Good As You've Been to This World" (Nick Gravenites) - 5:27
"To Love Somebody" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 5:14
"Kozmic Blues" (Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler) - 4:24
"Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:51
"Work Me Lord" (Nick Gravenites) - 6:45

CD reissue bonus tracks:
"Dear Landlord" (Session Outtake) (Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin) - 2:32
"Summertime" (Live at Woodstock) (George Gershwin)- 5:04
"Piece of My Heart" (Live at Woodstock) (Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns) - 6:31

Cheap thrills - album 1968

Cheap Thrills is the second album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and their last album with Janis Joplin as primary lead vocalist.

Peter Albin – Bass, Guitar
Sam Andrew – Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Author
David Getz – Piano, Drums, Author
James Gurley – Bass, Guitar, Engineer
Janis Joplin – Vocals, Engineer, Performer
John Simon – Piano, Producer
Side one
"Combination of the Two" (Sam Andrew) – 5:47
"I Need a Man to Love" (Andrew, Joplin) – 4:54
"Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 4:00
"Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:15

Side two
"Turtle Blues" (Joplin) – 4:22
"Oh, Sweet Mary" (Peter Albin, Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley, Joplin) – 4:16
"Ball and Chain"(Big Mama Thornton) – 9:02

Re-Release Bonus Tracks
"Roadblock" (studio outtake)
"Flower in the Sun" (studio outtake)
"Catch Me Daddy" (live)
"Magic of Love" (live)

Big Brother & the Holding Company (album 1967)

Big Brother & the Holding Company is the debut album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and the studio debut of Janis Joplin. The album was originally released in the summer of 1967, following the band's major success at the Monterey Pop Festival. The album was a minor success, peaking at #60 and almost producing a top forty hit with the Joplin song "Down on Me". A year after its initial release, Big Brother would release their sophomore effort Cheap Thrills which went on to become a massive hit. Although the tracks "The Last Time" and "Coo Coo" don't appear on the track listing, they appeared on the album as the last songs on each side.
Janis Joplin - vocals
Peter Albin- bass
Sam Andrew - guitar
David Getz - drums
James Gurley - guitar

Track listing:

"Bye, Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) – 2:35
"Easy Rider" (James Gurley) – 2:21
"Intruder" (Janis Joplin) – 2:25
"Light Is Faster Than Sound" (Peter Albin) – 2:29
"Call on Me" (Sam Andrew) – 2:32
"The Last Time" (Janis Joplin) 2:17
"Women Is Losers" (Joplin) – 2:01
"Blindman" (Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley, Joplin) – 2:00
"Down On Me" (Traditional, arranged Joplin) – 2:02
"Caterpillar" (Peter Albin) – 2:15
"All Is Loneliness" (Moondog) – 2:15
"Coo Coo" (Traditional, arranged Joplin) – 1:59

1999 re-release bonus tracks:
"Call on Me" (Alternate Version) – 2:42
"Bye, Bye Baby" (Alternate Version) – 2:39