Complete List Of Janis Joplin Albums And Discography

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This Complete List Of Janis Joplin Albums And Songs presents the full discography of Janis Joplin studio albums. Janis Joplin was born on The group hails from the area of This complete Janis Joplin discography also includes every single live album. All these psychedelic yet soulful rock and roll Janis Joplin albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Janis Joplin album as well as all original album covers. Every Janis Joplin album listed below showcases the entire album tracklisting.

JANIS JOPLIN STUDIO ALBUMS

Janis Joplin only released two albums as a solo artist which is mind-blowing when you consider her legacy.

I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

Released

CD Track Listings:

1. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
2. Maybe
3. One Good Man
4. As Good as You’ve Been to This World
5. To Love Somebody
6. Kozmic Blues
7. Little Girl Blue
8. Work Me, Lord

1999 Reissue with Bonus Tracks

1. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
2. Maybe
3. One Good Man
4. As Good as You’ve Been to This World
5. To Love Somebody
6. Kozmic Blues
7. Little Girl Blue
8. Work Me, Lord
9. “Dear Landlord” (Session Outtake 6.17.69)
10.“Summertime” (Live at Woodstock, August 1969)
11. “Piece of My Heart” (Live at Woodstock, August 1969)

Pearl

Released January 11, 1971

CD Track Listings: Orignal release

1. Move Over
2. Cry Baby
3. A Woman Left Lonely
4. Half Moon
5. Buried Alive in the Blues
6. My Baby
7. Me and Bobby McGee
8. Mercedes Benz
9. Trust Me
10. Get It While You Can

1999 CD edition

1. Move Over
2. Cry Baby
3. A Woman Left Lonely
4. Half Moon
5. Buried Alive in the Blues
6. My Baby
7. Me and Bobby McGee
8. Mercedes Benz
9. Trust Me
10. Get It While You Can
11. Tell Mama” (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970)
12. “Little Girl Blue” (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970)
13. “Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970)
14. “Cry Baby” (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970)

2005 Legacy Edition

Disc One:

1. Move Over
2. Cry Baby
3. A Woman Left Lonely
4. Half Moon
5. Buried Alive in the Blues
6. My Baby
7. Me and Bobby McGee
8. Mercedes Benz
9. Trust Me
10. Get It While You Can
11. “Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails)”
12. “Me and Bobby McGee” (demo version)
13. “Move Over” (alternate version)
14. “Cry Baby” (alternate version)
15. “My Baby” (alternate version)
16. “Pearl” (instrumental)

Disc Two:

1. “Tell Mama” (Toronto, June 28, 1970)
2. “Half Moon” (Toronto)
3. “Move Over” (Calgary, July 4, 1970)
4. “Maybe” (Winnipeg, July 1, 1970)
5. “Summertime” (Winnipeg)
6. “Little Girl Blue” (Calgary)
7. “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Toronto)
8. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” (Toronto)
9. “Kozmic Blues” (Toronto)
10. “Piece of My Heart” (Toronto)
11. “Cry Baby” (Toronto)
12. “Get It While You Can” (Calgary)
13. “Ball and Chain” (Calgary)

JANIS JOPLIN & BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY STUDIO ALBUMS

Big Brother & the Holding Company

Released 1967

CD Track Listings:

1. Bye, Bye Baby
2. Easy Rider
3. Intruder
4. Light Is Faster Than Sound
5. Call On Me
6. Women Is Losers
7. Blindman
8. Down On Me
9. Caterpillar
10. All Is Loneliness

Cheap Thrills

Released 1968

CD Track Listings:

1. Combination of the Two
2. I Need a Man to Love
3. Summertime
4. Piece of My Heart
5. Turtle Blues
6. Oh, Sweet Mary
7. Ball and Chain

JANIS JOPLIN LIVE ALBUMS

In Concert

Released 1972

This album featured Big Brother and the Holding Company on side one and two and the Full Tilt Boogie Band on sides three and four.

The Woodstock Experience

Released 2009

This is Disc four of a ten CD Box set featuring multiple artists from 1969’s Woodstock Festival

CD Track Listings:

“Raise Your Hand” (Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, Alvertis Isbell) – 5:31
“As Good as You’ve Been to This World” (Nick Gravenites) – 6:25
“To Love Somebody” (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 5:16
“Summertime” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 5:05
“Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” (Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) – 5:13
“Kozmic Blues” (Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler) – 4:56
“Can’t Turn You Loose” (Otis Redding) – 4:25
“Work Me, Lord” (Gravenites) – 8:42
“Piece of My Heart” (Ragovoy, Bert Berns) – 4:57
“Ball and Chain” (Big Mama Thornton) – 7:42

JANIS JOPLIN & BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY LIVE ALBUMS

Live at Winterland ’68

Released June 2, 1998

CD Track Listings:

“Down on Me” (Janis Joplin) 3:01
“Flower in the Sun” (Sam Andrew) 3:12
“I Need a Man to Love” (Janis Joplin, Sam Andrew) 5:52
“Bye Bye Baby” (Powell St. John) 4:14
“Easy Rider” (James Gurley) 5:17
“Combination of the Two” (Sam Andrew) 6:58
“Farewell Song” (Sam Andrew) 6:08
“Piece of My Heart” (Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns) 6:41
“Catch Me Daddy” (Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley) 5:45
“Magic of Love” (Mark Spoelstra) 3:07
“Summertime” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) 4:38
“Light Is Faster Than Sound” (Peter Albin) 7:15
“Ball and Chain” (Big Mama Thornton) 9:42
“Down on Me” (second version) (Janis Joplin) 4:03

Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968

Released March 12, 2012

CD Track Listings:

“Combination of the Two” (Sam Andrew) – 4:35
“I Need a Man to Love” (Janis Joplin, Sam Andrew) – 6:39
“Flower in the Sun” (Sam Andrew) – 3:11
“Light is Faster Than Sound” (Peter Albin) – 6:02
“Summertime” (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 4:35
“Catch Me Daddy” (David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew) – 5:07
“It’s a Deal” (David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew) – 2:28
“Call on Me” (Sam Andrew) – 4:04
“Jam – I’m Mad (Mad Man Blues)” (David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew) – 6:51
“Piece of My Heart” (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:49
“Coo Coo” (Peter Albin) – 6:22
“Ball & Chain” (Willie Mae Thornton) – 9:22
“Down on Me” (arranged by Janis Joplin) – 2:44
“Call on Me” (Saturday Show – June 22, 1968) (Sam Andrew) Bonus Track – 3:56

JANIS JOPLIN COMPILATION ALBUMS

Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits

Released 1973

“Piece of My Heart” (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) from Cheap Thrills– 4:14
“Summertime” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) from Cheap Thrills– 4:02
“Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” (Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) from I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!– 3:57
“Cry Baby” (Berns, Ragovoy) from Pearl– 4:00
“Me and Bobby McGee” (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) from Pearl– 4:31
“Down on Me” (Janis Joplin) from In Concert– 3:09
“Get It While You Can” (Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) from Pearl– 3:27
“Bye, Bye Baby” (Powell St. John) from Big Brother & the Holding Company– 2:37
“Move Over” (Joplin) from Pearl– 3:44
“Ball and Chain” (Big Mama Thornton) from In Concert– 7:59

Janis

Released 1975]

Disc One

“Mercedes Benz” (Janis Joplin, Michael McClure) (With The Full Tilt Boogie Band; from the album Pearl)
“Ball and Chain” (W. M. Thornton) (With The Kozmic Blues Band; Frankfurt, Germany Concert 1969)
Rap on “Try” (Toronto, Canada Concert 1970)
“Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” (Jerry Ragovoy, C. Taylor) (With Full Tilt Boogie; Toronto, Canada Concert 1970)
“Summertime” (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin) (With The Kozmic Blues Band; Frankfurt, Germany Concert 1969)
Albert Hall Interview (1969)
“Cry Baby” (Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns) (With The Full Tilt Boogie Band; from the album Pearl)
“Move Over” (J. Joplin) (With The Full Tilt Boogie Band)
Dick Cavett T.V. Interview (1970)
“Piece of My Heart” (Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns) (With Big Brother and the Holding Company; from the album Cheap Thrills)
Port Arthur High School Reunion
“Maybe” (R. Barrett) (With The Kozmic Blues Band; Frankfurt, Germany Concert 1969)
“Me and Bobby McGee” (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) (With The Full Tilt Boogie Band; from the album Pearl)

Disc Two

“Trouble in Mind” (Richard M. Jones) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“What Good Can Drinkin’ Do” (Janis Joplin) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“Silver Threads and Golden Needles” (J. Rhodes, D. Reynolds) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“Mississippi River” (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“Stealin'” (L. Stock, A. Lewis) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“No Reason For Livin'” (Janis Joplin) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“Black Mountain Blues” (R. Cole) (Recorded 1965 San Francisco with Dick Oxtot Jazz Band)
“Walk Right In” (Gus Cannon, H. Woods) (Recorded 1965 San Francisco with Dick Oxtot Jazz Band)
“River Jordan” (Recorded 1965 San Francisco with Dick Oxtot Jazz Band)
“Mary Jane” (Janis Joplin) (Recorded 1965 San Francisco with Dick Oxtot Jazz Band)
“Kansas City Blues” (C. Parker) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“Daddy, Daddy, Daddy” (Janis Joplin) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“See See Rider” (Ma Rainey) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“San Francisco Bay Blues” (Jesse Fuller) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“Winin’ Boy” (Jelly Roll Morton) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“Careless Love” (Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Lomax) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)
“I’ll Drown In My Own Tears” (Henry Glover) (Austin, Texas 1963 or 1964)

Farewell Song

Released 1982

“Tell Mama” (Live) (Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Clarence Carter) – 5:46
“Magic of Love” (Live) (Mark Spoelstra) – 3:02
“Misery’N” (Peter Albin, James Gurley, Sam Andrew, David Getz, Janis Joplin) – 4:13
“One Night Stand” (Steve Gordon, Barry Flast) – 3:07
“Harry” (Peter Albin, James Gurley, Sam Andrew, David Getz, Janis Joplin) – 0:57
“Raise Your Hand” (Live) (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell) – 3:44
“Farewell Song” (Live) (Sam Andrew) – 4:36
“Medley: Amazing Grace/Hi-Heel Sneakers” (Live) – 2:35
“Catch Me Daddy” (Peter Albin, James Gurley, Sam Andrew, David Getz, Janis Joplin) – 4:50

Janis

Released 1993

Disc one:

“What Good Can Drinkin’ Do” – 2:45 (recorded in 1962, previously unreleased; a different version was released on Janis [1975 album])
“Trouble in Mind” – 3:03 (recorded in 1965, previously unreleased; a different version was released on Janis [1975 album])
“Hesitation Blues” – 4:05 (recorded in 1965, previously unreleased)
“Easy Rider” – 2:24 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“Coo Coo” – 2:05 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“Down on Me” – 2:06 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“The Last Time” – 2:17 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“All Is Loneliness” – 2:19 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“Call on Me” – 3:37 (live, recorded in 1967, previously unreleased, original version released on Big Brother & the Holding Company)
“Women Is Losers” – 5:08 (live, recorded in 1967, previously unreleased, original version released on Big Brother & the Holding Company)
“Intruder” – 2:32 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“Light Is Faster than Sound” – 2:32 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“Bye, Bye Baby” – 2:39 (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967)
“Farewell Song” – 4:24 (previously unreleased, from the Cheap Thrills sessions)
“Flower in the Sun” – 3:13 (In Concert, 1972)
“Misery’n” – 4:09 (previously unissued alternate take, from the Cheap Thrills sessions)
“Road Block” – 6:12 (live, previously unreleased, from the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967)
“Ball and Chain” – 8:07 (live, previously unreleased, from the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967)

Disc Two:

“Combination of the Two” – 5:52 (Cheap Thrills, 1968)
“I Need a Man to Love” – 4:53 (Cheap Thrills, 1968)
“Piece of My Heart” – 4:28 (Cheap Thrills, 1968)
“Turtle Blues” – 4:30 (Cheap Thrills, 1968)
“Oh, Sweet Mary” – 4:16 (Cheap Thrills, 1968)
“Catch Me Daddy” – 4:56 (previously unreleased, from the Cheap Thrills sessions)
“Summertime” – 4:07 (previously unreleased alternate take, from the Cheap Thrills sessions)
“Kozmic Blues” – 4:24 (I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, 1969)
“Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” – 3:58 (I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, 1969)
“One Good Man” – 4:11 (I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, 1969)
“Dear Landlord” – 2:33 (previously unreleased, from the I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama! sessions)
“To Love Somebody” – 5:19 (I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, 1969)
“As Good as You’ve Been to This World” – 5:27 (I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, 1969)
“Little Girl Blue” – 3:51 (I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, 1969)
“Work Me, Lord” – 6:38 (I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, 1969)
“Raise Your Hand” – 2:17 (live, from The Ed Sullivan Show, 1969)
“Maybe” – 4:07 (live, from The Ed Sullivan Show, 1969)

Disc Three

“Me and Bobby McGee” – 4:49 (alternate version)
“One Night Stand” – 3:10 (alternate take)
“Tell Mama” – 5:48 (live, from Farewell Song, 1982)
“Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” – 8:16 (live, from In Concert, 1972)
“Cry Baby” – 4:59 (previously unreleased, from the Pearl sessions)
“Move Over” – 3:42 (Pearl, 1970)
“A Woman Left Lonely” – 3:29 (Pearl, 1970)
“Half Moon” – 3:53 (Pearl, 1970)
“Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails)” – 1:10 (previously unreleased, recorded for John Lennon)
“My Baby” – 3:45 (Pearl, 1970)
“Mercedes Benz” – 2:14 (Pearl, 1970, includes a previously-unissued longer spoken intro)
“Trust Me” – 3:17 (Pearl, 1970)
“Get It While You Can” – 3:25 (Pearl, 1970)
“Me and Bobby McGee” – 4:29 (Pearl, 1970)

This Is Janis Joplin

Released 1995

“Apple of My Eye”
“Zip Train [219 Train]”
“Cod’ine” (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Janis Joplin)
“Down and Out”
“Turtle Blues” (Janis Joplin)
“I Ain’t Got a Worry”
“Brownsville”

18 Essential Songs

Released 1995

1. Trouble in Mind
2. Down on Me
3. Bye, Bye Baby
4. Ball and Chain (live)
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

The Ultimate Collection

Released 1998

Super Hits

Released 2000

1. Piece of My Heart – Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin
2. Cry Baby
3. Me and Bobby McGee
4. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
5. One Good Man
6. Move Over
7. I Need a Man to Love – Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin
8. Turtle Blues – Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin
9. A Woman Left Lonely
10. One Night Stand – Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Love, Janis

Released 2001

1. What Good Can Drinkin’ Do
2. I Bring The News
3. Down On Me
4. I’m Somebody Important
5. Women Is Losers
6. Our First Record Is Finally Out
7. Piece Of My Heart
8. I’m Sorry,Sorry
9. A Happening
10. Summertime
11. He’s A Beatle, Mother
12. Ball And Chain
13. I May Be A Star Someday
14. A Woman Left Lonely
15. Twenty-Five
16. Try(just a little bit harder)
17. Did I Tell You About My Reviews?
18. Little Girl Blue
19. Twenty-Seven
20. Me And Bobby McGee
21. Mercedes Benz
22. The Last Letter (Really Rushin’ Through)
23. Get It While You Can

The Essential Janis Joplin

Released 2003

Disc 1:
1. Down On Me
2. Coo Coo
3. Women Is Losers
4. Bye, Bye Baby
5. Ball And Chain [Live]
6. Roadblock
7. Piece Of My Heart
8. Misery’n
9. I Need A Man To Love
10. Summertime
11. Flower In The Sun (Live)
12. Farewell Song [Live]
13. Raise Your Hand
14. To Love Somebody [Live]
15. Kozmic Blues [Live]

Disc 2:
1. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
2. Maybe
3. One Good Man
4. Little Girl Blue
5. Work Me, Lord
6. Tell Mama [Live]
7. Move Over
8. Cry Baby
9. A Woman Left Lonely
10. Half Moon
11. My Baby
12. Me And Bobby McGee
13. Mercedes Benz
14. Trust Me
15. Get It While You Can

The Lost Tapes

Released 2008

Disc One
1. “Bye, Bye Baby” – 4:10
2. “Great White Guru” – 5:46
3. “Women Is Losers” – 5:09
4. “Oh My Soul” – 2:34
5. “Amazing Grace” – 11:30
6. “Caterpillar” – 4:11
7. “It’s a Deal” – 2:13
8.”Hi Heel Sneakers” – 3:36
9. “Faster Pussycat Kill Kill” – 2:22
10.”Turtle Blues” – 6:46
11. “All Is Loneliness” – 9:04
12. “Light Is Faster Than Sound” – 6:26

Disc Two

1. “(Come On Baby) Let the Good Times Roll” – 2:37
2. “I Know You Rider” – 3:13
3. “Moanin’ at Midnight” – 4:57
4. “Hey Baby” – 2:50
5. “Down on Me” – 2:45
6. “Whisperman” – 1:46
7. “Women Is Losers” – 3:48
8. “Blow My Mind” – 2:34
9. “Oh My Soul” – 2:34
10. “Ball and Chain” – 6:43
11. “Coo-Coo” – 2:30
12. “Gutra’s Garden” – 4:36
13. “Harry” – 0:37
14. “Hall of the Mountain King” – 6:51

Move Over!

Released 2011

“Magic of Love”
“Call On Me”
“Piece of My Heart”
“Summertime”
“Raise Your Hand”
“Bo Diddley”
“Move Over”
“My Baby”

The Pearl Sessions

Released 2012

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