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18 Essential Songs

Janis Joplin
4.1 out of 5 stars  (20 customer reviews) | More about this product

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Product Details
  • Audio Cassette (January 24, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: January 24, 1995
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B000002B1B
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Music Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #800,364 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Trouble in Mind
2. Down on Me
3. Bye Bye Baby
4. Ball and Chain
5. Piece of My Heart
6. I Need a Man to Love
7. Summertime
8. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
9. One Good Man
10. Kozmic Blues
11. Raise Your Hand
12. Tell Mama
13. Move Over
14. Mercedes Benz
15. Get It While You Can
16. Half Moon
17. Trust Me
18. Me and Bobby McGee
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
A slightly flawed collection drawn from the three-CD box set Janis, this still isn't a bad introduction to Haight-Ashbury's favorite blues shrieker. Skimming Cheap Thrills, Kosmic Blues, and Pearl, the disc catches some of Joplin's most stunning moments. In acknowledging the "rarities" aspect of the box, however, Essential occasionally goes wrong; the acoustic demo version of "Me and Bobby McGee" is incredibly touching, but a strange choice if there's room for only one. The must-have version remains the full-blown take heard on Pearl and Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits. That there's enough interest in Janis remaining to justify a set like this one is heartening, though. --Rickey Wright

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