Big Brother and the Holding Company (album)

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Big Brother & the Holding Company
Studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company
Released September, 1967 [1]
Recorded December 12, 1966–December 14, 1966
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 33:51 (1999 reissue)
Label Mainstream
Producer Bob Shad
Professional reviews
Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology
Big Brother & the Holding Company
(1967)		 Cheap Thrills
(1968)

Big Brother & the Holding Company is the debut album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and the studio debut of Janis Joplin. The album 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 Joplin song "Down on Me". A year after its initial release, Big Brother would release their sophomore effort Cheap Thrills which went on to become a massive hit. Although the tracks "The Last Time" and "Coo Coo" don't appear on the track listing, they appeared on the album as the last songs on each side.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Bye, Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) – 2:35
  2. "Easy Rider" (James Gurley) – 2:21
  3. "Intruder" (Janis Joplin) – 2:25
  4. "Light Is Faster Than Sound" (Peter Albin) – 2:29
  5. "Call on Me" (Sam Andrew) – 2:32
  6. "The Last Time" (Janis Joplin) 2:17
  7. "Women Is Losers" (Joplin) – 2:01
  8. "Blindman" (Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley, Joplin) – 2:00
  9. "Down On Me" (Traditional, arranged Joplin) – 2:02
  10. "Caterpillar" (Peter Albin) – 2:15
  11. "All Is Loneliness" (Moondog) – 2:15
  12. "Coo Coo" (Traditional, arranged Joplin) – 1:59

[edit] 1999 re-release bonus tracks

  1. "Call on Me" (Alternate Version) – 2:42
  2. "Bye, Bye Baby" (Alternate Version) – 2:39

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ The last page of the BOX OF PEARLS booklet features the following credits Album Released in September of 1967 in the United States.
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