''Live at Winterland '68'' is an album by

Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful Rock music, rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and her "electric" ...

with her band

Big Brother and the Holding Company Big Brother and the Holding Company are an American rock band that was formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. After ...

. It was recorded at the

Winterland Ballroom Winterland Arena (more commonly known as Winterland) was an ice skating rink and music venue in San Francisco, California, United States. The arena was located at the corner of Post Street and Steiner Street. It was converted for exclusive use ...

on April 12 and 13, 1968, and includes live renditions of songs from their studio albums. After a successful tour of the

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, with B. B. King,

Albert King Albert King ( Nelson; April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and ...

, and others, Big Brother returned to San Francisco, where this album was recorded. Lengthier renditions of their songs, such as "Light Is Faster Than Sound" extending over 7 minutes, are included.

Track listing

# "Down on Me" (Janis Joplin) 3:01 # "Flower in the Sun" ( Sam Andrew) 3:12 # "I Need a Man to Love" (Janis Joplin, Sam Andrew) 5:52 # "Bye Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) 4:14 # "Easy Rider" ( James Gurley) 5:17 # "Combination of the Two" (Sam Andrew) 6:58 # "Farewell Song" (Sam Andrew) 6:08 # "

Piece of My Heart "Piece of My Heart" is a romantic soul song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart ...

" (

Jerry Ragovoy Jordan "Jerry" Ragovoy (September 4, 1930 – July 13, 2011) was an American songwriter and record producer who wrote several pop songs including the instrumental " Time Is on My Side" (under the pseudonym of Norman Meade for Kai Winding), which ...

Bert Berns Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 – December 30, 1967), also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. His songwriting credits include "Twist and Shout", "Piece ...

) 6:41 # "Catch Me Daddy" (Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley) 5:45 # "Magic of Love" (

Mark Spoelstra Mark Warren Spoelstra (June 30, 1940 – February 24, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter and folk and blues guitarist. Biography He was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his musical career in Los Angeles in his teens and ...

) 3:07 # " Summertime" (

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the ...

DuBose Heyward Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1925 novel '' Porgy''. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer Georg ...

) 4:38 # "Light Is Faster Than Sound" (Peter Albin) 7:15 # "

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Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B. The ''Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul'' described Thornton by saying: "Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound fra ...

) 9:42 # "Down on Me" (second version) (Janis Joplin) 4:03

Personnel

*Janis Joplin – vocals * James Gurley, Sam Andrew – guitar, vocals *Peter Albin – bass guitar, vocals *David Getz – drums, vocals ;Technical *Vic Anesini – mixing, mastering *Kerstin Bach – art direction *Pat Lofthouse – original Winterland poster * Baron Wolman – cover photography

References

Big Brother and the Holding Company albums Janis Joplin albums 1998 live albums Columbia Records live albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub