Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits is a 1973 collection of hit songs by American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, who died in 1970. Writing for Allmusic, Steve Huey called the collection "solid, if skimpy" and noted the inclusion of "Me and Bobby McGee", missing from other Joplin compilations.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:14
2. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 4:02
3. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) – 3:57
4. "Cry Baby" (Berns, Ragovoy) – 4:00
5. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) – 4:34
6. "Down on Me" (Janis Joplin) – 3:09
7. "Get It While You Can" (Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) – 3:27
8. "Bye, Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) – 2:37
9. "Move Over" (Joplin) – 3:44
10. "Ball and Chain" (Big Mama Thornton) – 7:59

Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue

11. "Maybe" – 3:39
12. "Mercedes Benz" – 1:45

References