Pearl
Studio album by Janis Joplin
Released	February 1971
Recorded	September-October 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	57:49
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Paul A. Rothchild
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Janis Joplin chronology
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969) Pearl (1971) In Concert (1972)

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History

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. Rothchild and her new backing musicians. Rothchild was best known as the producer of The Doors, and worked well with Joplin. Together they were able to craft an album that showcased her extraordinary vocal talents. The Full Tilt Boogie Band were the musicians who accompanied her on the famous Festival Express in the summer of 1970, and many of the songs on this album were introduced on the concert stage in Canada. Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the psychedelic music scene that also produced the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. ... Paul A. Rothchild (d. ... This page is about the Rock band. ... Poster from the movie Festival Express The Festival Express was a 1970 tour of Canada by several musical acts, including The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and The Band. ...

Pearl features the hits "Me and Bobby McGee," written by Kris Kristofferson, her lover at the time, and "Move Over," which she penned herself. Joplin sings on all of the tracks except for "Buried Alive in the Blues," which remained an instrumental because Janis never got a chance to add her vocals. The recording sessions extended from early September to early October 1970. The iconic album cover shows Joplin reclining on her Victorian loveseat with a drink in her hand, conveying that this is Janis Joplin as she really is. [1] Me and Bobby McGee is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Kristofferson and is one of the most-covered songs of all time. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ...

A remastered edition of Pearl with extra tracks was released August 31, 1999. is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, the album was ranked number 122 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Track listing

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"

Me and Bobby McGee is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Kristofferson and is one of the most-covered songs of all time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

1999 remastered edition bonus tracks

All tracks are previously unreleased live recordings.

1. "Tell Mama"
2. "Little Girl Blue"
3. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)"
4. "Cry Baby"