Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

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 album In Concert the previous year.

The cover photo was taken at Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio in June 1970.

Track listing

1. "Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) from Cheap Thrills4:14
2. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) from Cheap Thrills4:02
3. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" (Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!3:57
4. "Cry Baby" (Berns, Ragovoy) from Pearl4:00
5. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) from Pearl4:31
6. "Down on Me" (Janis Joplin) from In Concert3:09
7. "Get It While You Can" (Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) from Pearl3:27
8. "Bye, Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) from Big Brother & the Holding Company2:37
9. "Move Over" (Joplin) from Pearl3:44
10. "Ball and Chain" (Big Mama Thornton) from In Concert7:59

Bonus tracks on 1999 remastered reissue

1. <li value="11"> "Maybe" (Richard Barrett)&nbsp;from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!3:39
2. "Mercedes Benz" (Janis Joplin, Michael McClure, Bob Neuwirth)&nbsp;from Pearl1:45

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