I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Studio album by Janis Joplin
Released	September 1969
Recorded	June 1969
Genre	Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Gabriel Mekler
Janis Joplin chronology
Cheap Thrills (1968) I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969) Pearl (1971)

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is a 1969 studio album by Janis Joplin. It was the first solo studio album Joplin recorded after leaving Big Brother and the Holding Company.

Record history

The LP was released on September 11, 1969 and reached gold record status within two months of its release. It was issued by Columbia under #KCS 9913. The first pressing was titled only on the spine and disc labels. Later, The title of the album was added as a sticker on cellophane tape designed by R. Crumb and stuck to the cellophane sealed wrapping. The album was re-released by Columbia as WKPC 9913 and again as PC 9913 both on vinyl. The re-issued vinyls did not have the same title sticker, instead the re-issues had the title printed on the cover and the Sony's "Nice Price" sticker on the wrapping. Some of the newer PC 9913 have a bar code. A 180 Gram Limited Edition classic LP high-definition Virgin Heavy Vinyl pressing was also released in 2010. Technically, this album was reissued on vinyl a total of six 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 only on the spine of the cover. I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! also contains the hits Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) and To Love Somebody. The CD reissue of the album additionally includes the outtake cover of Bob Dylan's "Dear Landlord" and versions of "Summertime" and "Piece of My Heart" recorded live at Woodstock as bonus tracks.

Little Girl Blue and To Love Somebody are both songs sang by Joplins hero Nina Simone.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	A−
Rolling Stone	(favorable)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)"	Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor	3:57
2.	"Maybe"	Richard Barrett	3:41
3.	"One Good Man"	Janis Joplin	4:12
4.	"As Good As You've Been to This World"	Nick Gravenites	5:27
5.	"To Love Somebody"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	5:14
6.	"Kozmic Blues"	Joplin, Gabriel Mekler	4:24
7.	"Little Girl Blue"	Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers	3:51
8.	"Work Me, Lord"	Nick Gravenites	6:45

CD reissue bonus
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Dear Landlord" (Session outtake)	Bob Dylan, Joplin	2:32
12.	"Summertime" (Live at Woodstock)	George Gershwin	5:04
13.	"Piece of My Heart" (Live at Woodstock)	Ragovoy, Bert Berns	6:31

Personnel

• Janis Joplin - lead vocals, guitar
• Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
• Michael Monarch - guitar (uncredited)
• Mike Bloomfield - guitar (One Good Man, Work Me Lord, Maybe)
• Brad Campbell - bass guitar, brass 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 Flowers - baritone saxophone
• Luis Gasca - trumpet

Sales certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone