Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
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Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits is a 1973 collection of hit songs by American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, who died in 1970. It features live versions of Down On Me and Ball and Chain which were included on the In Concert album the previous year.
Track listing
- "Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:14
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 4:02
- "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) – 3:57
- "Cry Baby" (Berns, Ragovoy) – 4:00
- "Me and Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) – 4:31
- "Down on Me" (live) (Janis Joplin) – 3:09
- "Get It While You Can" (Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) – 3:27
- "Bye, Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) – 2:37
- "Move Over" (Joplin) – 3:44
- "Ball and Chain" (live) (Big Mama Thornton) – 7:59
Bonus tracks on 1999 remastered reissue
- "Maybe" – 3:39
- "Mercedes Benz" – 1:45
Sales certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[3] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[4] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | 8× Platinum | 8,000,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Janis Joplin – Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Janis Joplin – Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
- ^ "Certificazione Album fisici e digitali settimana 39 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Janis Joplin – Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Janis Joplin – Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
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