General Article name: Pearl
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: MUSIC ON VINYL Number of tracks: 10 Tracklist LP - 1 Joplin, Janis - Move Over Joplin, Janis - Cry Baby Joplin, Janis - A Woman Left Lonely Joplin, Janis - Half Moon Joplin, Janis - Buried alive in the blues Joplin, Janis - My Baby Joplin, Janis - Me And Bobby McGee Joplin, Janis - Mercedes Benz Joplin, Janis - Trust Me Joplin, Janis - Get It While You Can   Description Description

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

Steve Huey

Contributors Artist: Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band Record Label: Music on Vinyl Guest Artist: Bobby Womack Guest Artist: Sandra Crouch