Janis Joplin - Anthology

Anthology is an adequate double-disc retrospective of Janis Joplin's years with Big Brother & the Holding Company and her solo career, containing most of her best-known songs and a selection of forgotten gems. It's a fine set, but the single-disc Greatest Hits is better suited for casual fans, and the box set Janis serves the needs of collectors much better than this, so the 1997 reissue of this double album is a little puzzling and unnecessary, even if it is an enjoyable listen.

Janis Joplin (Guitar), Janis Joplin (Vocals), Janis Joplin (Main Performer), Luis Gasca (Trumpet), Peter Albin (Bass), Sam Andrew (Guitar), Sam Andrew (Vocals), Richard Bell (Piano), Brad Campbell (Bass), Lonnie Castille (Drums), Terry Clements (Saxophone), Cornelius "Snookey" Flowers (Saxophone), Dave Gatz (Drums), James Gurley (Guitar), Richard Kermode (Keyboards), Gabriel Mekler (Keyboards), Ken Pearson (Organ), Clark Pierson (Drums), John Till (Guitar)

Tracklist:
1. Piece of My Heart (Berns/Ragovoy)
2. Summertime (Gershwin/Gershwin/Heyward)
3. Maybe (Barrett/Goldner)
4. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
5. Kozmic Blues (Joplin/Mekler)
6. Turtle Blues (Joplin)
7. Little Girl Blue (Hart/Rodgers)
8. Move Over (Joplin)
9. Half Moon (Hall/Hall)
10. Cry Baby
11. Me and Bobby McGee (Foster/Kristofferson)
12. Mercedes Benz
13. Down on Me (Joplin)
14. Bye Bye Baby (Saint John)
15. Get It While You Can (Ragovoy/Schuman)
16. Ball and Chain (Thornton)