As a soundtrack to the documentary Janis: Little Girl Blue, this 2016 album does its job, providing an aural biography to complement the visual one.
The 17 tracks are sequenced chronologically -- the exception being the title track, pulled from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! and functioning as a coda here -- so it's possible to hear her raw talent evolve from an early performance of "Careless Love" to a heavy dose of Big Brother & the Holding Company and on to her solo work.
Although Big Brother's "Down on Me" and her lone Top 10 hit "Me and Bobby McGee" are here in their familiar studio versions, this soundtrack is populated by live tracks, many pulled from expanded reissues, so this functions almost as an alternate history: it tells the story through versions that aren't readily familiar.
Also, these versions seem somewhat more rare than they actually are -- any dedicated Janis fan likely has all of the cuts here somewhere in their collection -- which speaks to how thoroughly the vaults have been combed.
That said, this does a good job of rounding up some of the best rarities and presenting them in a fashion that's appealing to a broader audience.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Careless Love | Janis Joplin | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Down on Me | Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Women Is Losers [Live] | Janis Joplin | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Ball and Chain [Live] | Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company | Play | 08:10 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Catch Me Daddy [Live] | Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Magic of Love [Live] | Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company | Play | 03:02 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Maybe | Janis Joplin | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Work Me, Lord [Live at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 16 1969] | Janis Joplin | Play | 08:07 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Cry Baby [Live] | Janis Joplin | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Tell Mama [Live] | Janis Joplin | Play | 06:31 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Me and Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Raise Your Hand (Live) | Janis Joplin | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Trust Me | Janis Joplin | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Get It While You Can | Janis Joplin | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Little Girl Blue | Janis Joplin | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Summertime | Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 74 mins | 170 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Brother & the Holding Company | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Janis Joplin | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |