Blues Down Deep: Songs of Janis Joplin

House Of Blues (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 8, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: House of Blues
• ASIN: B000003QY9
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,046 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. What Good Can Drinkin' Do - Tracy Nelson

2. Move Over - Tad Robinson

3. Ball And Chain - Etta James

4. Piece Of My Heart - Otis Clay

5. Maybe - Lonnie Brooks

6. One Good Man - Lou Ann Barton

7. Down On Me - Paul Black

8. Get It While You Can - Koko Taylor

9. Trouble In Mind - Willie Kent

10. Turtle Blues - Lynne Jordan

11. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) - Cathy Richardson

12. Me And Bobby McGee - Syl Johnson

13. Mercedes Benz - Taj Mahal

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 16, 2007

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M. Langhorst "average jo" (Arvada, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blues Down Deep: Songs of Janis Joplin (Audio CD)

Do you like blues? Do you like Janis Joplin, but prefer small doses? Then this album is for you. Excellent performances, great new takes on what you thought you knew. Etta James' contribution alone is worth the price of admission.

3.0 out of 5 stars Janis can't be beat, December 15, 2011

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Dano Maxwell "Dano" (Boston, MA, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Blues Down Deep: Songs of Janis Joplin (Audio CD)

I knew all these songs from the Janis Joplin remastered CD's.
I just couldn't get into the voices of these other people singing her songs.
The musicians were great. Good organ, bass, lead guitar. The singing was sub par.
Even if these folks doing Janis's songs are famous...they didn't do Janis any justice.
Their voices and singing just doesn't cut it.

14 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable liner notes, January 19, 2000

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PJD (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues Down Deep: Songs of Janis Joplin (Audio CD)

Just got this CD and have only listened to it once. Most cuts are OK or better. On first listen the standout is Etta James' Ball and Chain. Unfortunately, the liner notes are unreadable. The type's too small, thin or bold. Some backgrounds give poor contrast. Minimizing page count and being artsy/fartsy seem to be more important to House of Blues (HoB) than readability. I have one other HoB CD and it's even less readable. They must believe their audience are the people who think Wired mag's design is cool. Perhaps if one's 15, it is. If you're 35 or older and are compelled to give HoB your hard earned money, prepare to also invest in an optical magnifier.