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I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama

Janis Joplin

Initial release : 1969

Columbia CK-9913

Janis Joplin's first album after leaving Big Brother & The Holding Company. Released in the 1990s on CD by Columbia/Legacy with bonus tracks.

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Tracks

  • Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (Ragavoy/Taylor)
  • Maybe (Barrett)
  • One Good Man (Joplin)
  • As Good as You've Been to This World (Gravenites)
  • To Love Somebody (Gibb/Gibb)
  • Kozmic Blues (Joplin/Mekler)
  • Little Girl Blue (Hart/Rodger)
  • Work Me, Lord (Gravenites)
Bonus CD tracks;
  • Dear Landlord (studio recording June 1969) (Dylan)
  • Summertime (live at Woodstock) (Gershwin/Heyward)
  • Piece of My Heart (live at Woodstock) (Berns/Ragavoy)
Musicians

  • Janis Joplin - vocals
  • Sam Andrew - guitar, background vocals
  • Richard Kermode - organ
  • Gabriel Mekler - organ
  • Brad Campbell - bass
  • Maury Baker - drums
  • Louie Castille - drums
  • Snooky Flowers - baritone saxophone, background vocals
  • Terry Clements - tenor saxophone
  • Luis Gasca - trumpet
Credits

  • Producer - Gabriel Mekler
  • Engineer - Sy Mitchell, Jerry Hochman, Alex Kazanegras
  • Cover photo - Bruce Steinberg
  • Cover lettering - R. Crumb
  • Back cover photos - Michael Friedman, Richard DiLello, Fred Lombardi
  • Special thanks to Linda, John Cooke and Gabriel

  • Dedicated to Nancy G. Love
Related releases

The bonues track Dear Landlord is an outtake from the Kozmic Blues sessions and has previously been released on the box set;

  • Janis, Janis Joplin, 1993
The bonus tracks Summertime and Piece Of My Heart were recorded at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and are previously unreleased.

Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) and Maybe were included on;

Maybe, Try (Just a Little Bit Harder), To Love Somebody, Kozmic Blues and Little Girl Blue were included on; Versions of Kozmic Blues, Try (Just a Little Bit Harder), One Good Man, Dear Landlord, To Love Somebody, As Good as You've Been to This World, Little Girl Blue and Work Me, Lord that were either the album take or alternate or edited versions, were included in the box set;
  • Janis, Janis Joplin, 1993
Kozmic Blues and Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) were included on; This album was included in a 3 in a box CD release; Kozmic Blues, Try (Just a Little Bit Harder), To Love Somebody, Little Girl Blue, Work Me, Lord and One Good Man were included on; This album (including bonus tracks) was included in; One Good Man and Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) were included on;

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