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The Pearl Sessions

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Released
  
2012

Artist
  
Janis Joplin

Label
  
Columbia/Legacy

Length
  
02:13:31

Release date
  
17 April 2012

Genres
  
Blues rock, Funk rock

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Recorded
  
September 5 - October 3, 1970

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Similar
  
Janis Joplin albums, Blues rock albums

The Pearl Sessions is a compilation album of Janis Joplin released in 2012. It contains alternate takes of the songs that constituted the Pearl vinyl album when Columbia Records released it in 1971. Recordings of Joplin and Paul Rothchild talking between takes give the listener insight into their creative musical process.

Contents

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
  • Robert Honablue - engineer

    • Songs

    Move Over3:41
    Cry Baby3:57
    A Woman Left Lonely3:28

    References

    The Pearl Sessions Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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