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{{infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Pearl Sessions
| name = The Pearl Sessions
| Type = Compilation
| type = Compilation
| Artist = [[Janis Joplin]]
| artist = [[Janis Joplin]]
| Cover =
| cover =The Pearl Sessions.jpg
| Released = 2012
| alt =
| released = 2012
| Recorded = September 5 - October 3, 1970
| recorded = September 5 October 3, 1970
| Genre = [[Blues rock]], [[country rock]], [[funk rock]]
| Length = 02:13:31
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| genre = [[Blues rock]], [[country rock]], [[funk rock]]
| Producer =
| length = 02:13:31
| Last album = ''[[Blow All My Blues Away]]''<br />(2012)
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| This album = '''''The Pearl Sessions'''''<br />(2012)
| Next album =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Blow All My Blues Away]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=the-pearl-sessions-mw0002316218|label="Janis Joplin: ''The Pearl Sessions''" |first=Thom |last=Jurek |accessdate={{date|2013-08-06}}}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-pearl-sessions-mw0002316218|label="Janis Joplin: ''The Pearl Sessions''" |first=Thom |last=Jurek |accessdate=6 August 2013}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''The Pearl Sessions''''' is a [[compilation album]] of [[Janis Joplin]] released in 2012. It contains alternate takes of the songs that constituted the ''[[Pearl (album)|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.
'''''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 (Janis Joplin 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==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 1
| headline = Disc 1
| writing_credits = yes
|
|
| title1 = Move Over
| title1 = Move Over
| writer1 = Janis Joplin
| writer1 = Janis Joplin
| length1 = 3:43
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = [[Cry Baby (song)|Cry Baby]]
| title2 = [[Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms song)|Cry Baby]]
| writer2 = [[Jerry Ragovoy]], [[Bert Berns]]
| writer2 = [[Jerry Ragovoy]], [[Bert Berns]]
| length2 = 3:58
| length2 = 3:58
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| length3 = 3:29
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = Half Moon
| title4 = Half Moon
| writer4 = [[John Hall (U.S. politician)|John Hall]], Johanna Hall
| writer4 = [[John Hall (New York politician)|John Hall]], Johanna Hall
| length4 = 3:53
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = Buried Alive in the Blues
| title5 = Buried Alive in the Blues
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| writer10 = Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
| writer10 = Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
| length10 = 3:28
| length10 = 3:28
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks: The Mono Single Masters
| title11 = Me and Bobby McGee
| title11 = Me and Bobby McGee
| note11 = mono version
| note11 = mono version
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 2
| headline = Disc 2
| title1 = ''Overheard in the Studio...''
| writing_credits = yes

| title1 = ''Overheard in the Studio''
| length1 = 0:40
| length1 = 0:40
| title2 = Get It While You Can
| title2 = Get It While You Can
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| writer2 = Mort Shuman
| writer2 = Mort Shuman
| length2 = 3:39
| length2 = 3:39
| title3 = ''Overheard in the Studio''
| title3 = ''Overheard in the Studio...''
| length3 = 1:39
| length3 = 1:39
| title4 = Get It While You Can
| title4 = Get It While You Can
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| writer4 = Mort Shuman
| writer4 = Mort Shuman
| length4 = 3:46
| length4 = 3:46
| title5 = ''Overheard in the Studio''
| title5 = ''Overheard in the Studio...''
| length5 = 2:30
| length5 = 2:30
| title6 = Move Over
| title6 = Move Over
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| length8 = 4:08
| length8 = 4:08
| title9 = Me and Bobby McGee
| title9 = Me and Bobby McGee
| note9 = Demo Version 7.28.69
| note9 = Demo Version 7.28.70
| writer9 = Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson
| writer9 = Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson
| length9 = 4:48
| length9 = 4:48
| title10 = Me and Bobby McGee
| title10 = Me and Bobby McGee
| note10 = Take 5: Alternate: 7.28.69
| note10 = Take 5: Alternate: 7.28.70
| writer10 = Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson
| writer10 = Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson
| length10 = 4:51
| length10 = 4:51
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| writer12 = Spooner Oldham
| writer12 = Spooner Oldham
| length12 = 3:36
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = ''Overheard in the Studio''
| title13 = ''Overheard in the Studio...''
| length13 = 2:28
| length13 = 2:28
| title14 = My Baby
| title14 = My Baby
| note14 = Alternate Take 9.9.70
| writer14 = Mort Shuman
| writer14 = Mort Shuman
| length14 = 3:56
| length14 = 3:56
| title15 = ''Overheard in the Studio''
| title15 = ''Overheard in the Studio...''
| length15 = 2:54
| length15 = 2:54
| title16 = Get It While You Can
| title16 = Get It While You Can
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| length16 = 3:33
| length16 = 3:33
| title17 = My Baby
| title17 = My Baby
| note17 = Alternate Take 9.24.70
| writer17 = Mort Shuman
| writer17 = Mort Shuman
| length17 = 4:00
| length17 = 4:00
| title18 = Pearl
| title18 = Pearl
| note18 = Instrumental 10.10.70
| writer18 = Full Tilt Boogie Band
| writer18 = Full Tilt Boogie Band
| length18 = 4:31
| length18 = 4:31
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks
| title19 = [[Tell Mama (song)|Tell Mama]]
| title19 = [[Tell Mama (song)|Tell Mama]]
| note19 = Live 7.28.70
| note19 = Live 7.28.70
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| length19 = 6:38
| length19 = 6:38
| title20 = Half Moon
| title20 = Half Moon
| note20 = Live From "The [[Dick Cavett]] Show"
| note20 = Live 8.3.70 from "The [[Dick Cavett]] Show"
| writer20 = John Hall, Johanna Hall
| writer20 = John Hall, Johanna Hall
| length20 = 4:07
| length20 = 4:07
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Janis Joplin]]&nbsp;– [[vocals]], [[guitar]] on "Me and Bobby McGee"
* [[Janis Joplin]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitar on "Me and Bobby McGee"
* [[Richard Bell (Canadian musician)|Richard Bell]]&nbsp;– [[piano]]
* [[Richard Bell (Canadian musician)|Richard Bell]]&nbsp;– piano
* Ken Pearson&nbsp;– [[organ (music)|organ]]
* Ken Pearson&nbsp;– organ
* [[John Till]]&nbsp;– [[electric guitar]]
* [[John Till]]&nbsp;– electric guitar
* Brad Campbell&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
* Brad Campbell&nbsp;– bass guitar
* Clark Pierson&nbsp;– [[drum kit|drums]]
* Clark Pierson&nbsp;– drums


===Additional personnel===
===Additional personnel===
* [[Bobby Womack]]&nbsp;– acoustic guitar on "Trust Me"
* [[Bobby Womack]]&nbsp;– acoustic guitar on "Trust Me"
* [[Bobbye Hall]]&nbsp;– [[conga]], [[percussion]]
* [[Bobbye Hall]]&nbsp;– [[conga]], percussion
* Phil Badella, John Cooke, Vince Mitchell&nbsp;– [[backing vocals]]
* Phil Badella, John Cooke, Vince Mitchell&nbsp;– backing vocals
* Sandra Crouch&nbsp;– [[tambourine]]
* Sandra Crouch&nbsp;– [[tambourine]]
* Robert Honablue - engineer
* Phil Macy engineer
* Vic Anesini – mastering


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 00:58, 15 June 2023

The Pearl Sessions
Compilation album by
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

[edit]
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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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