The Pearl Sessions

The Pearl Sessions
Compilation album by
Janis Joplin
Released2012
RecordedSeptember 5 – October 3, 1970
GenreBlues rock, country rock, funk rock
Length2:13:31
LabelColumbia
Janis Joplin chronology
Blow All My Blues Away
(2012) 		The Pearl Sessions
(2012)
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The Pearl Sessions is a compilation album by Janis Joplin released in 2012. It contains alternate takes of the songs that constituted the album Pearl posthumously released by Columbia Records in 1971. Recordings of Joplin and producer Paul Rothchild talking between takes give the listener insight into their creative musical process.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Move Over"Janis Joplin3:43
2."Cry Baby"Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns3:58
3."A Woman Left Lonely"Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham3:29
4."Half Moon"John Hall, Johanna Hall3:53
5."Buried Alive in the Blues"Nick Gravenites2:27
6."My Baby"Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman3:45
7."Me and Bobby McGee"Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster4:31
8."Mercedes Benz"Janis Joplin, Bob Neuwirth, Michael McClure1:47
9."Trust Me"Bobby Womack3:17
10."Get It While You Can"Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman3:28
Bonus tracks: The Mono Single Masters
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Me and Bobby McGee" (mono version)Kristofferson, Foster4:11
12."Half Moon" (mono version)John Hall, Johanna Hall3:56
13."Cry Baby" (mono version)Ragovoy, Berns4:00
14."Get It While You Can" (mono version)Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman3:29
15."Move Over" (mono version)Janis Joplin3:42
16."A Woman Left Lonely" (mono version)Spooner Oldham4:48
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overheard in the Studio..." 0:40
2."Get It While You Can" (Take 3: 7.27.70)Mort Shuman3:39
3."Overheard in the Studio..." 1:39
4."Get It While You Can" (Take 5: 7.27.70)Mort Shuman3:46
5."Overheard in the Studio..." 2:30
6."Move Over" (Take 6: 7.27.70)Janis Joplin4:06
7."Move Over" (Take 13: 7.28.70)Janis Joplin4:38
8."Move Over" (Take 17: 7.28.70)Janis Joplin4:08
9."Me and Bobby McGee" (Demo Version 7.28.70)Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson4:48
10."Me and Bobby McGee" (Take 5: Alternate: 7.28.70)Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson4:51
11."Cry Baby" (Alternate Version 9.5.70)Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns4:59
12."A Woman Left Lonely" (Alternate Vocal 9.9.70)Spooner Oldham3:36
13."Overheard in the Studio..." 2:28
14."My Baby" (Alternate Take 9.9.70)Mort Shuman3:56
15."Overheard in the Studio..." 2:54
16."Get It While You Can" (Take 3: 9.11.70)Mort Shuman3:33
17."My Baby" (Alternate Take 9.24.70)Mort Shuman4:00
18."Pearl" (Instrumental 10.10.70)Full Tilt Boogie Band4:31
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Tell Mama" (Live 7.28.70)Marcus Daniel6:38
20."Half Moon" (Live 8.3.70 from "The Dick Cavett Show")John Hall, Johanna Hall4:07

Personnel

  • Janis Joplin – vocals, guitar on "Me and Bobby McGee"
  • Richard Bell – piano
  • Ken Pearson – organ
  • John Till – electric guitar
  • Brad Campbell – bass guitar
  • Clark Pierson – drums

Additional personnel

  • Bobby Womack – acoustic guitar on "Trust Me"
  • Bobbye Hall – conga, percussion
  • Phil Badella, John Cooke, Vince Mitchell – backing vocals
  • Sandra Crouch – tambourine
  • Phil Macy – engineer
  • Vic Anesini – mastering

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Janis Joplin: The Pearl Sessions" at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.