#Pearl janis joplin full album full#
"Move Over" opens the album with a bang where she showcases how great her new band (The Full Tilt Boogie) is. Not just because of her incredible singing, but because of her energy and excitement throughout. Pearl is SO Janis that no one could've pulled it off except her. It's really sad, after her flawed but great debut, Janis seemed to have found her niche and a great backing band that actually matches her energy (which is no easy task). She was working on this album and finished all the tracks except "Buried Alive In the Blues" (which is just left as an instrumental). Pearl was released posthumously after her tragic death at the age of 27 by heroin overdose. A candle that burnt so brightly, but because of that, went out way too quickly.Įveryone knows this story but I'll tell it anyway. Like the vocals on "Cry Baby"? Where does she get that? This woman had soul like nobody's business. I want to know where her voice comes from.
But she's most definitely the greatest blues singer ever. Who doesn't love Janis? I mean come on, she's the "Queen of Rock n' Roll". Anyway, I'm here to talk about the amazing Janis Joplin and her album Pearl. This year produced this album, Joni Mitchell's Blue, Carole King's Tapestry, and Alice Coltrane's Journey in Satchidananda. But, it was also a huge year for women in music too. Pearl features the number one hit "Me and Bobby McGee", on which she played acoustic guitar, written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster "Trust Me", by Bobby Womack, written for Joplin Howard Tate's "Get It While You Can", showcasing her vocal range and the original songs "Move Over" and "Mercedes Benz", the latter co-written by Joplin, Bobby Neuwirth and Michael McClure.ġ971 was a hell of a year for music. They also played many American cities, both before and after Festival Express, although no recordings of those concerts have been officially released.Īll nine tracks that she sings on were personally approved and arranged by Joplin. The band also appeared twice on The Dick Cavett Show.
Many of the songs on this album were recorded on the concert stage in Canada two months before Joplin and the band started their Los Angeles recording sessions. The Full Tilt Boogie Band were the musicians who accompanied her on the Festival Express, a concert tour by train of Canada, in the summer of 1970. They used Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles. Together they were able to craft an album that showcased her extraordinary vocal talents. Rothchild was best known as the recording studio producer of The Doors, and worked well with Joplin, calling her a producer's dream. It was the final album with her direct participation, and the only Joplin album recorded with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, her final touring unit. The album has a more polished feel than the albums she recorded with Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Kozmic Blues Band due to the expertise of producer Paul A. Pearl is the second and final solo studio album by Janis Joplin, released on January 11, 1971, three months after her death on October 4, 1970.
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