Cheap Thrills

~ Release by Big Brother & the Holding Company (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

Originally released in July 1968.
SACD Stereo Mastered at Sony Studios, New York
SACD 5.1 Mastered at Sony Studios, New York
Tracks 8 to 11 are listed as Previously Unreleased

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-13 12:31 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼SACD (2 channels)
#TitleRatingLength
1Combination of the Two
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-03-19) and Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter) (on 1968-03-19)
guitar:
James Gurley (on 1968-03-19)
lead vocals:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-19)
vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Combination of the Two (on 1968-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Andrew
45:50
2I Need a Man to Love
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter) (on 1968-05-20)
guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-20) and James Gurley (on 1968-05-20)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
I Need a Man to Love (on 1968-05-20)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sam Andrew and Janis Joplin
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
44:55
3Summertime
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-28) and Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter) (on 1968-05-28)
guitar:
James Gurley (on 1968-05-28)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-28)
arranger:
Sam Andrew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3.74:01
4Piece of My Heart
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass guitar and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter) (on 1968-05-20)
guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-20) and James Gurley (on 1968-05-20)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
cover recording of:
Piece of My Heart (on 1968-05-20)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
4.54:14
5Turtle Blues
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter) (on 1968-03-19)
guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-03-19) and James Gurley (on 1968-03-19)
piano:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician) (on 1968-03-19)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Turtle Blues (on 1968-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
44:23
6Oh, Sweet Mary
bass and guitar and lead vocals:
Sam Andrew
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter)
guitar:
Peter Albin and James Gurley
vocals:
Janis Joplin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Oh, Sweet Mary
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
4.54:16
7Ball and Chain
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-03-08) and Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter) (on 1968-03-08)
guitar:
James Gurley (on 1968-03-08)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1999) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-03-08)
live cover recording of:
Ball and Chain (on 1968-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
49:30
8Roadblock (studio outtake)
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Road Block (on 1968-03-25)
writer:
Peter Albin and Janis Joplin
5:34
9Flower in the Sun (studio outtake)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
3:04
10Catch Me Daddy (live)
producer:
Elliot Mazer and John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recorded at:
The Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1968-03-02)
live recording of:
Catch Me Daddy (on 1968-03-02)
writer:
Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz (drummer and songwriter), James Gurley and Janis Joplin
5:28
11Magic of Love (live)
producer:
Elliot Mazer and John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recorded at:
The Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1968-03-02)
live cover recording of:
Magic of Love (on 1968-03-02)
writer:
Mark Spoelstra
3:58
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