I Got Dem Olã¢â‚¬â„¢ Kozmic Blues Again
| I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Once again Mama! | ||||
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| Studio album past Janis Joplin | ||||
| Released | September 11, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | June 16–26, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Records Studios, New York City, New York[1] | |||
| Genre | Dejection rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 37:31 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Gabriel Mekler | |||
| Janis Joplin chronology | ||||
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I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is the debut solo studio anthology past American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, released on September eleven, 1969. It was the start album which Joplin recorded afterward leaving her former band, Big Brother and the Holding Company,[2] and the only solo album released during her lifetime.
Tape history [edit]
Recording began on June sixteen, 1969 in New York City and ceased on June 26. For the anthology, Joplin recruited guitarist Sam Andrew of the Holding Company to take part in development, along with the Kozmic Blues Ring. Joplin installed a brass and horn section into the tracks, a feature her previous band would non permit. Information technology was a total contrast to Joplin's previous psychedelic rock every bit the compositions chosen were more soul and blues driven.[3] All but two tracks were cover versions that producer Gabriel Mekler and Joplin chose. The other 2 tracks, "One Good Man" and "Kozmic Blues", were written by Joplin herself. Overall, the anthology was a more than polished work, just with the lack of prominent accompanists like the Holding Visitor, the album was not as successful as Inexpensive Thrills.[4]
Release [edit]
The LP was released on September 11, 1969 and reached gold record status within 2 months of its release.[5] It was issued by Columbia under #KCS 9913. The first pressing was titled merely on the spine and disc labels. Later, the title of the anthology was added as a sticker designed by Robert Crumb and stuck to the compress wrap. The album was re-released past Columbia as WKPC 9913 and over again as PC 9913 both on vinyl. The re-issued album did not have the same title sticker, instead the re-problems had the championship printed on the cover and the Sony'southward "Nice Price" sticker on the shrink wrap. Some of the newer PC 9913 have a bar code. A 180 Gram Limited Edition archetype LP high-definition Virgin Heavy Vinyl pressing was as well released in 2010. Technically, this album was reissued on vinyl a total of 6 times. Many collectors are mistaken in thinking the issue that included the R. Crumb sticker was the original issue; it was not. The hard-to-find original sealed issue is KCS 9913, which had no R. Crumb sticker, and the title was merely on the spine of the cover. Columbia Records released as a single Kozmic Blues b/w Little Girl Blue 4-45023. The single peaked at #41 on the US Billboard charts.[4]
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Over again Mama! besides contains the hits "Effort (Just A Petty Bit Harder)", "Kozmic Blues" and "To Dearest Somebody". The 1999 CD reissue of the album includes the outtake cover of Bob Dylan's "Dear Landlord", with new lyrics and arrangements provided by Joplin, and versions of "Summer" and "Piece of My Eye" recorded live at Woodstock as bonus tracks.[6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [7] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [8] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [ix] |
Reception [edit]
John Burks of Rolling Rock wrote in a November 1, 1969 interview praising Joplin's vocal functioning. Notwithstanding, he notes that her vocals are hindered by her backup band's instrumental role in the album. Overall, Burks was satisfied with Joplin'due south change in musical direction, but recommends "reaching the signal where y'all are able to shut out the band".[x]
According to Richie Unterberger,[2] the anthology was poorly reviewed on its initial release, due in part to its shift towards soul/R&B and abroad from the hard rock/psychedelic audio that brought her to fame with Big Brother and the Holding Visitor. Over the decades, Unterberger notes that opinions of the anthology take warmed somewhat and that taken on its own merits the album has its strengths, but he nonetheless describes it every bit a "flawed" endeavour due in function to the backing musicians sounding "a piddling stiff".
Track listing [edit]
| No. | Title | Author(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endeavour (Just a Little Bit Harder)" | Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor | three:57 |
| 2. | "Maybe (The Chantels comprehend)" | Richard Barrett | 3:41 |
| 3. | "One Practiced Human being" | Janis Joplin | 4:12 |
| iv. | "As Skilful equally You've Been to This World" | Nick Gravenites | 5:27 |
| five. | "To Love Somebody" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | v:xiv |
| 6. | "Kozmic Blues" | Joplin, Gabriel Mekler | iv:24 |
| 7. | "Little Girl Blueish" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | iii:51 |
| 8. | "Piece of work Me, Lord" | Nick Gravenites | vi:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Dear Landlord" (Session Outtake half dozen.17.69) | Bob Dylan, Joplin | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Summer" (Live at Woodstock, August 1969) | George Gershwin | 5:04 |
| 11. | "Slice of My Heart" (Live at Woodstock, Baronial 1969) | Ragovoy, Bert Berns | 6:31 |
Personnel [edit]
- Janis Joplin - lead vocals, guitar
- Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
- Michael Monarch - guitar (uncredited)
- Mike Bloomfield - guitar on "Maybe", "1 Good Man", "To Dear Somebody" and "Work Me, Lord"
- Brad Campbell - bass guitar, contumely instrumentation
- Richard Kermode - electronic organ, keyboards
- Gabriel Mekler - electronic organ, keyboards
- Goldy McJohn - electronic organ, keyboards (uncredited)
- Maury Baker - drums
- Lonnie Castille - drums
- Jerry Edmonton - drums (uncredited)
- Terry Clements - tenor saxophone
- Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers - baritone saxophone, backing vocals
- Luis Gasca - trumpet
- Technical
- Alex Kazanegras, Jerry Hochman, Sy Mitchell - engineer
- Robert Nibble - artwork, cover lettering
- Bruce Steinberg - cover photograph
Sales and certifications [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama". Last.fm . Retrieved March one, 2015.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Janis Joplin > Biography" at AllMusic. Retrieved ten September 2011.
- ^ Michael Gallucci. "45 Years Agone: Janis Joplin Releases Her Debut Solo Album". ultimateclassicrock.com . Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Billboard Charts - Janis Joplin". billboard.com . Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "American album certifications – Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Over again Mama". Recording Industry Clan of America.
- ^ "Kozmic Blues". janisjoplin.net. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Janis Joplin". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved ten September 2011.
- ^ Leimbacher, Ed; Burks, John (i November 1969). "Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (45): 40. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Burks, John (Nov 1, 1969). "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Dejection Once again Mama!". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March one, 2015.
- ^ "American album certifications – Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!". Recording Industry Association of America.
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