Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Company - Pearl - Released Year 1971
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
1. "Move Over" Janis Joplin 3:39
2. "Cry Baby" Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 3:55
3. "A Woman Left Lonely" Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham 3:27
4. "Half Moon" John Hall, Johanna Hall 3:51
5. "Buried Alive in the Blues" Nick Gravenites 2:24
Side two
1. "My Baby" Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman 3:44
2. "Me and Bobby McGee" Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster 4:29
3. "Mercedes Benz" Janis Joplin, Bob Neuwirth, Michael McClure 1:46
4. "Trust Me" Bobby Womack 3:15
5. "Get It While You Can" Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman (Howard Tate 1966 rendition) 3:23
1999 bonus tracks
11. "Tell Mama" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell 6:32
12. "Little Girl Blue" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 3:50
13. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor 6:52
14. "Cry Baby" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 6:29
2005 Legacy Edition bonus tracks
11. "Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails)" Dale Evans 1:12
12. "Me and Bobby McGee" (demo version) Kristofferson, Foster 4:46
13. "Move Over" (alternate version) Joplin 4:27
14. "Cry Baby" (alternate version) Ragovoy, Berns 4:59
15. "My Baby" (alternate version) Ragovoy, Shuman 3:59
16. "Pearl" (instrumental) Full Tilt Boogie Band 4:29
2005 Legacy Edition Disc Two - Live from the Festival Express Tour
1. "Tell Mama" (Toronto, June 28, 1970) Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell 6:49
2. "Half Moon" (Toronto) John Hall, Johanna Hall 4:38
3. "Move Over" (Calgary, July 4, 1970) Janis Joplin 4:41
4. "Maybe" (Winnipeg, July 1, 1970) Richard Barrett 3:57
5. "Summertime" (Winnipeg) Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin 4:39
6. "Little Girl Blue" (Calgary) Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 5:10
7. "That's Rock 'n' Roll" (Toronto) Full Tilt Boogie Band 5:03
8. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Toronto) Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor 9:11
9. "Kozmic Blues" (Toronto) Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler 5:29
10. "Piece of My Heart" (Toronto) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 5:21
11. "Cry Baby" (Toronto) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 6:31
12. "Get It While You Can" (Calgary) Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman 7:20
13. "Ball and Chain" (Calgary) Willie Mae Thornton 8:15
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
1. "Move Over" Janis Joplin 3:39
2. "Cry Baby" Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 3:55
3. "A Woman Left Lonely" Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham 3:27
4. "Half Moon" John Hall, Johanna Hall 3:51
5. "Buried Alive in the Blues" Nick Gravenites 2:24
Side two
1. "My Baby" Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman 3:44
2. "Me and Bobby McGee" Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster 4:29
3. "Mercedes Benz" Janis Joplin, Bob Neuwirth, Michael McClure 1:46
4. "Trust Me" Bobby Womack 3:15
5. "Get It While You Can" Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman (Howard Tate 1966 rendition) 3:23
1999 bonus tracks
11. "Tell Mama" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell 6:32
12. "Little Girl Blue" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 3:50
13. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor 6:52
14. "Cry Baby" (Festival Express Tour, July 4, 1970) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 6:29
2005 Legacy Edition bonus tracks
11. "Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails)" Dale Evans 1:12
12. "Me and Bobby McGee" (demo version) Kristofferson, Foster 4:46
13. "Move Over" (alternate version) Joplin 4:27
14. "Cry Baby" (alternate version) Ragovoy, Berns 4:59
15. "My Baby" (alternate version) Ragovoy, Shuman 3:59
16. "Pearl" (instrumental) Full Tilt Boogie Band 4:29
2005 Legacy Edition Disc Two - Live from the Festival Express Tour
1. "Tell Mama" (Toronto, June 28, 1970) Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell 6:49
2. "Half Moon" (Toronto) John Hall, Johanna Hall 4:38
3. "Move Over" (Calgary, July 4, 1970) Janis Joplin 4:41
4. "Maybe" (Winnipeg, July 1, 1970) Richard Barrett 3:57
5. "Summertime" (Winnipeg) Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin 4:39
6. "Little Girl Blue" (Calgary) Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 5:10
7. "That's Rock 'n' Roll" (Toronto) Full Tilt Boogie Band 5:03
8. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Toronto) Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor 9:11
9. "Kozmic Blues" (Toronto) Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler 5:29
10. "Piece of My Heart" (Toronto) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 5:21
11. "Cry Baby" (Toronto) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns 6:31
12. "Get It While You Can" (Calgary) Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman 7:20
13. "Ball and Chain" (Calgary) Willie Mae Thornton 8:15
Pearl is the second and final solo studio album by Janis Joplin, released posthumously in January 1971. It was the final album with her direct participation, and the only Joplin album recorded with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, her final touring unit. It peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, holding that spot for nine weeks. It has been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.
