The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by Janis Joplin (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

The German release was titled 'The Ultimate Collection', for whatever reason.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-12 01:50 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Down on Me
producer:
Bob Shad
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1966-12-14)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1966-12-14)
electric guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1966-12-14) and James Gurley (on 1966-12-14)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1966-12-14)
recording of:
Down on Me (on 1966-12-14)
lyricist and arranger:
Janis Joplin
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Down on Me
42:06
2Coo Coo
producer:
Bob Shad
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1966-12-12)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1966-12-12)
electric guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1966-12-12) and James Gurley (on 1966-12-12)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1966-12-12)
recording of:
Coo Coo (on 1966-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Albin
publisher:
Cheap Thrills Music
1:58
3Women Is Losers
producer:
Bob Shad
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz
electric bass guitar:
Peter Albin
electric guitar:
Sam Andrew and James Gurley
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin
recording of:
Women Is Losers (on 1966-12-13)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Janis Joplin
2:05
4Bye, Bye Baby
producer:
Bob Shad
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1966-12-13)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1966-12-13)
electric guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1966-12-13) and James Gurley (on 1966-12-13)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1966-12-13)
recording of:
Bye, Bye Baby (on 1966-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Powell St. John
32:39
5Ball and Chain (live)
producer:
Lou Adler and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
performer:
Janis Joplin
recorded at:
Monterey International Pop Music Festival (1967-06-16 – 1967-06-18)
recorded at:
Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California, United States (on 1967-06-17)
live cover recording of:
Ball and Chain (on 1967-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
8:04
6Roadblock
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Road Block (on 1968-03-25)
writer:
Peter Albin and Janis Joplin
5:32
7Piece of My Heart
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass guitar and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-05-20)
guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-20) and James Gurley (on 1968-05-20)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
cover recording of:
Piece of My Heart (on 1968-05-20)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
recording of:
Piece of My Heart
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
4.54:15
8Misery’n
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Misery'N (on 1968-03-25)
writer:
Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz, James Gurley and Janis Joplin
4:10
9I Need a Man to Love
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-05-20)
guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-20) and James Gurley (on 1968-05-20)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
I Need a Man to Love (on 1968-05-20)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sam Andrew and Janis Joplin
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
44:54
10Summertime
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-28) and Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-05-28)
guitar:
James Gurley (on 1968-05-28)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-28)
arranger:
Sam Andrew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3.74:00
11Flower in the Sun (live)
producer:
Bob Irwin
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-04-12)
live recording of:
Flower in the Sun (on 1968-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Andrew
3:12
12Farewell Song (live)
producer:
Bob Irwin
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-04-12)
edit of:
Farewell Song (live, 1968-04-12: Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA) by Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Company
live recording of:
Farewell Song (on 1968-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Andrew
4:58
13Raise Your Hand (live)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-03-16)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-03-16)
recorded at:
The Ed Sullivan Show in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-03-16)
music videos:
Raise Your Hand (live, 1969-03-16: The Ed Sullivan Show) by Janis Joplin
live cover recording of:
Raise Your Hand (on 1969-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music (BMI)
2:28
14To Love Somebody (live)
recording engineer:
Edwin H. Kramer (engineer) (on 1969-08-17) and Lee Osborne (on 1969-08-17)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-08-17)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-08-17)
recorded at:
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (1969-08-15 – 1969-08-18) (1969)
live cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (on 1969-08-17)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
5:15
15Kozmic Blues (live)
recording engineer:
Edwin H. Kramer (engineer) (on 1969-08-17) and Lee Osborne (on 1969-08-17)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-08-17)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-08-17)
recorded at:
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (1969-08-15 – 1969-08-18) (1969)
live recording of:
Kozmic Blues (on 1969-08-17)
lyricist:
Janis Joplin
composer:
Gabriel Mekler
5:05
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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 27)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/147711 [info]