Pearl Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band

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  • Release Date: 08/31/1999
  • Original Release: 1971
  • Sales Rank: 1,517
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 074646578629

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Pearl

1LISTENMove Over 3:43
2LISTENCry Baby 3:58
3LISTENA Woman Left Lonely 3:29
4LISTENHalf Moon 3:53
5LISTENBuried Alive in the Blues 2:27
6LISTENMy Baby 3:45
7LISTENMe and Bobby McGee / Janis Joplin 4:31
8LISTENMercedes Benz 1:47
9LISTENTrust Me 3:17
10LISTENGet It While You Can 3:33
11LISTENTell Mama Live / previously unreleased / Bonus Track 6:32
12LISTENLittle Girl Blue Live / previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:56
13LISTENTry (Just a Little Bit Harder) Live / previously unreleased / Bonus Track 6:52
14LISTENCry Baby Live / previously unreleased / Bonus Track 6:29

Editorial Reviews

Janis Joplin's second masterpiece (after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the results are 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 unfinished "Buried Alive in the Blues" features no Joplin vocals -- she was scheduled to record them on the day after she was found dead. Its incompleteness mirrors Joplin's career; Pearl's power leaves the listener to wonder what else Joplin could have accomplished, 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

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The Album that Makes it All the More a Shameby wordherder62

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March 30, 2009: I bought this LP of Pearl recently as I wanted to have a copy of the very first album I ever bought with my own money--long, long time ago! It remains a profound performance in terms of Janis Joplin's voice and power as a singer and musical presence. This record was released after her death and it all the more points out what a loss her early death was to blues-flavored rock music. She has some great songs on this album from skilled songwriters and the vocals-only "Mercedes Benz" remains a haunting piece complete with her giggling at the end. This is definitely a must-have album if you're wanting to know just what the fuss was all about with Janis Joplin.

This review was written about the Vinyl LP edition.

Janis Joplin lives on forever!by Anonymous

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February 14, 2004: I got this album in 1994 before they issued this one with bonus tracks. This album is amazing, this album is timeless. It's one of my favorite albums of all time (all of her albums are in that category). I became a Janis Joplin fan when I was 13, and I was born about 10 years after her death, so even now Janis Joplin is gaining fans all over the world, even if they weren't alive when she was. However, Janis Joplin will always live on through her music, and through the millions and millions of people whos lives she touched and continues to touch through her music.


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