Big Brother & the Holding Company (album)

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Big Brother & the Holding Company is the debut album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and the studio debut of Janis Joplin. It was originally released in the summer of 1967, following the band's major success at the Monterey Pop Festival. The album was a minor success, peaking at #60 and almost producing a top forty hit with the song "Down on Me". A year after its initial release, Big Brother would release their second album Cheap Thrills which went on to become a massive hit.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bye, Bye Baby"	Powell St. John	2:29
2.	"Easy Rider"	James Gurley	2:24
3.	"Intruder"	Janis Joplin	2:27
4.	"Light is Faster Than Sound"	Peter Albin	2:27
5.	"Call On Me"	Sam Andrew	2:27
6.	"Women is Losers"	Joplin	2:00
7.	"Blindman"	Albin, Andrew, David Getz, Gurley, Joplin	1:59
8.	"Down on Me"	Traditional, arr. Joplin	2:25
9.	"Caterpillar"	Albin	2:14
10.	"All is Loneliness"	Moondog	2:17

1999 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Coo Coo" (Single)	Albin	1:56
12.	"The Last Time" (Single)	Joplin	2:15
13.	"Call On Me" (Alternate Take)	Andrew	2:41
14.	"Bye, Bye Baby" (Alternate Take)	Powell St. John	2:39

Personnel

• Janis Joplin - vocals
• Peter Albin - bass guitar
• Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
• David Getz - drums
• James Gurley - guitar, vocals

References

• Spörke, Michael. Living with the myth of Janis Joplin.The History of Big Brother & the Holding Co.. LULU PRESS. ISBN 1-4092-8499-9.