Joplin, Janis - 18 essential songs (1995)

Tracklist:
01. Trouble in mind /R. M. Jones/ (2:54)
02. Down on me /traditional/ (2:05)
03. Bye bye baby /P. St. John/ (2:38)
04. Ball and chain (live) /Big Mama Thorton/ (8:13)
05. Piece of my heart /B. Berns, J, Ragovoy, B. Russell/ (4:26)
06. I need a man to love /S. Andrew, J. Joplin/ (4:51)
07. Summertime /G. Gershwin, DuBose Heyward/ (4:06)
08. Try (just a little bit harder) /J. Ragavoy, Ch. Taylor/ (3:56)
09. One good man /J. Joplin/ (4:09)
10. Kozmic blues /J. Joplin, G. Mekler/ (4:22)
11. Raise your hand (live) /S. Cropper, E. Floyd, A. Isbell/ (2:18)
12. Tell mama (live) /C. Carter, M. Daniel, W. Terrell/ (5:47)
13. Move over /J. Joplin/ (3:40)
14. Mercedes Benz /J. Joplin, M. McClure, B. Neuwirth/ (1:46)
15. Get it while you can /J. Ragavoy, M. Shuman/ (3:23)
16. Half moon /J. Hall/ (3:52)
17. Trust me /B. Womack/ (3:15)
18. Me and Bobby McGee /F. Foster, K. Kristofferson/ (3:58)

Track 1: Previously unreleased, recorded in San Francisco in 1965
Tracks 2, 3: Big Brother & The Holding Company (1967)
Track 4: Recorded live at the Monterey Pop Festival, 17. 6. 1967
Tracks 5, 6: Cheap Thrills (1968)
Track 7: Cheap Thrills sessions, take #1
Tracks 8, 9, 10: I got dem ol’ kozmic blues again mama! (1969)
Track 11: Recorded live, Ed Sulliven Show, 16. 3. 1969
Track 12: Farewell song (1970), recorded live 28. 6. 1970, Toronto
Track 13, 14, 15, 16, 17: Pearl (1971)
Track 18: acoustic demo, recorded 28. 7. 1970