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18 Essential Songs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 18 Essential Songs |
| type | compilation |
| artist | Janis Joplin |
| cover | 18 Essential Songs.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 1963–1970 |
| genre | Rock |
| length | |
| label | Columbia |
| producer | Bob Irwin (compilation) |
| prev_title | This is Janis Joplin |
| prev_year | 1995 |
| next_title | Live at Winterland '68 |
| next_year | 1998 |
18 Essential Songs is a collection of songs recorded throughout Janis Joplin's career released in 1995 by Columbia Records. It included songs from her solo career as well as with Big Brother & the Holding Company. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it as gold on April 12, 1999.
Reception
AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann awarded the album 4.5 out of five stars and noted: | access-date = October 27, 2011
Track listing
Personnel
- Janis Joplin – lead vocal, acoustic guitar (on "Me and Bobby McGee"), chorus voices
- James Gurley, John Till, Jorma Kaukonen, Michael Bloomfield – guitars
- Sam Andrew – guitars, backing vocals
- Gabriel Mekler, Richard Kermode – keyboards
- Ken Pearson – organ
- Richard Bell – piano
- Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers – baritone sax, backing vocals
- Terry Clements – tenor sax
- Luis Gasca – trumpet
- Brad Campbell, Peter Albin – bass
- Clark Pierson, Dave Getz, Lonnie Castille, Maury Baker, Roy Markowitz – drums, percussion
- Sandra Crouch – tambourine
- Bobbye Hall – conga/bongos
- Full Tilt Boogie Band, Vince Mitchell, Phil Badella, John Cooke – chorus voices
- Songs produced by Jorma Kaukonen, Bob Shad, John Phillips, Lou Adler, Elliot Mazer, Gabriel Mekler, Paul A. Rothchild
- "Tell Mama" remixed by Elliot Mazer
Sales certifications
References
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