Pearl es un álbum de Janis Joplin, publicado en 1971 por CBS. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Move Over», «Cry Baby», «A Woman Left Lonely» y «Half Moon».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum póstumo de la legendaria cantante, una obra que se convierte en su testamento artístico, es la joya de la corona de la discografía de Janis Joplin. "Pearl", lanzado en 1971 tras su trágica muerte, es un disco de una belleza y una potencia sobrecogedoras, una gran obra que captura a Janis Joplin en la cima absoluta de su poder como vocalista y como intérprete.
El sonido del álbum es más pulido y con una mayor influencia del soul y el blues que sus trabajos anteriores. Acompañada por su nueva y fantástica banda, la Full Tilt Boogie Band, Joplin se sumerge en un sonido más sofisticado, pero sin perder ni un ápice de su característica crudeza y visceralidad. La producción del disco busca resaltar la increíble expresividad de su voz.
El álbum contiene algunas de sus canciones más icónicas y perdurables. Su versión de "Me and Bobby McGee", escrita por Kris Kristofferson, se convirtió en un número uno póstumo y en su tema más famoso. Canciones como "Cry Baby" o "Move Over" son ejemplos perfectos de su increíble capacidad para transmitir dolor, rabia y una profunda vulnerabilidad. El álbum es una montaña rusa emocional.
El disco también incluye la pieza a capela "Mercedes Benz" y el tema instrumental "Buried Alive in the Blues", que Janis Joplin no pudo llegar a grabar, dejando un vacío conmovedor. "Pearl" es una obra sobresaliente atemporal y un final trágico y, a la vez, glorioso para una carrera legendaria. Es el testimonio inmortal de una de las mejores cantantes de rock de todos los tiempos.
Listado de Canciones
- Move Over3:43
Letra
You say that it's over baby, Lord, You say that it's over dear, But still you hang around me, come on, Won't you move over. You know that I need a man, honey, You know that I need a man, But when I ask you to you just say That you think you can. Please don'tcha do it to me babe, no! Please don'tcha do it to me baby, Either take the love I offer Or let me be. I ain't quite a ready for walking, no! I ain't quite a ready for walking, But whatcha gonna do with your life, Life all just dangling? Hey! Make up your mind, honey, You're playing with me. Make up your mind, honey, You're playing with me. I said now, well either be my loving man, Come on let me, honey, let me be, yeah! Move on. You say that it's over, baby, oh, You say that it's over dear, But still you hang around me, come on Won't you move over. You know that I need a man, yeah! You know that I need a man, When I ask you to you just say That you think you can. But please don'tcha do it to me, babe, no! Ain't quite a ready for walking But whatcha gonna do with your love, Love all just dangling? Honey, I fear that it's dangling, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord! Lord I know that it's dangling, Lord I fear, fear, fear! It's like a carrot baby now, Like a carrot, yeah. Like a carrot baby now, Like a carrot baby. Like a carrot baby! Like a carrot darling! Like a carrot baby! Like a carrot baby! Like a carrot dear! All right, daddy, take it all! I'll tell you something, man, I never expected that out of Toronto, man. You're looking real good, real good - in fact you're all invited to my house for a drink. I live in San Francisco and if you can get there man, I'll give you the drink. I promise. I ain't too hard to find, ha ha ha ha ha... I'm all over the streets, man. Ha Ha. I'm not. A while back, it was about a year ago, I think it was, I had this apartment in San Francisco, I lived on the third floor in this little tiny apartment building, had a little two rooms and a dog, right. I lived on the third floor and I used to walk around town and I had, you know, a couple of pairs of Levis and a couple T-shirts and I thought I had my shit pretty good together, man. You know I was out on the streets talking and talking, doing all that shit, and every time I found a nice piece of talent he went right straight downstairs to the chick on the second floor, there was another chick on the second floor, right. And I couldn't understand, I couldn't understand, I kept thinking, Janis, why are you doing wrong suddenly? Well I so decided to get up one morning, ha ha ha, and check out the chick's action, right, figure out what she had going that I didn't have going. I got up at 9: 30 in the morning, which I want you to know is an effort on my part. And I got up at 9: 30 in the morning, I hid in the stairwell right next to the chick's across from her apartment, right. And I watched her and watched to see what she had, man, that I didn't have. And I'll tell you what she had man, that chick hit the streets at noon. I mean I didn't use to get up till three. That chick was already in the street hustling, man. So I figured out what you gotta do, man. Every time you're looking for a little piece of action and you ain't getting none, man, you know what you better do, baby, you better try harder, man. - Cry Baby3:58
Letra
Cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, Honey, welcome back home. I know she told you, Honey I know she told you that she loved you Much more than I did, But all I know is that she left you, And you swear that you just don't know why, But you know, honey I'll always, I'll always be around if you ever want me Come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, Oh honey, welcome back home. Don't you know, honey, Ain't nobody ever gonna love you The way I try to do? Who'll take all your pain, Honey, your heartache, too? And if you need me, you know That I'll always be around if you ever want me Come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, Oh daddy, like you always saying to do. And when you walk around the world, babe, You said you'd try to look for the end of the road, You might find out later that the road'll end in Detroit, Honey, the road'll even end in Kathmandu. You can go all around the world Trying to find something to do with your life, baby, When you only gotta do one thing well, You only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world, babe. You got a woman waiting for you there, All you ever gotta do is be a good man one time to one woman And that'll be the end of the road, babe, I know you got more tears to share, babe, So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, And cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby. And if you ever feel a little lonely, dear, I want you to come on, come on to your mama now, And if you ever want a little love of a woman Come on and baby baby baby babe babe baby now Cry baby yeah. - A Woman Left Lonely3:29
Letra
A woman left lonely Will soon grow tired of waiting She'll do crazy things, yeah On lonely occasions A simple conversation With a new man now and again Makes a touchy situation When her good thing is coming to an end. And when she gets lonely She's thinking of her man She knows he's taking her for granted And she doesn't understand, no no no no Oh the fevers of the night They burn the unloved woman Yeah those red-hot flames Try to push old love aside A woman left lonely Just the victim of her man, yes she is When he can't keep up his homework, no! She's got to do the best she can, yeah! A woman left lonely! Oh what a lonely girl! Lord, lord, lord! - Half Moon3:53
Letra
Half moon, night time sky, Seven stars, Heaven's eyes. Seven songs on seven seas Just to bring all your sweet love home to me. Hey, fill me like the mountains, yeah, yeah, yeah, Fill me like the sea, Lord, Not coming past, still at last Your love brings life to me, Your love brings life to me, Hey! Rings of cloud, arms aflame, Sunrise up to call your name, Sunrise up and it burn the ground Just to shine above the first true love I found. Hey! Fill me like the mountains, yeah, yeah, yeah, Fill me like the sea, Lord, Not coming past, still at last Your love brings life to me, Your love brings life to me, Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah! Half moon, night time sky, Seven stars, Heaven's eyes, Seven songs on seven seas Just to bring all your sweet love home to me. Hey! Fill me like the mountains, yeah, yeah, yeah, Fill me like the sea, Lord, Not coming past, still at last Lord! Fill me like the mountains, yeah, yeah, yeah, Fill me like the sea, Lord, Not coming past, still at last Lord! fill me like the mountains, yeah, yeah, yeah, Fill me like the sea, Lord, Not coming past, still at last Your love brings life to me, Your love brings life to me, Your love, la, la, la, la wah, whoa love, love - Your love brings life to me, yeah. All right. We'll sue you! Oh, it's Sunday, right ? It's Monday now, right ? No ? Well, well, keep on rockin'. It's five minutes past Sunday ? Hey, you're still here, man ? It's Monday, it's legal, right. This is a very strange place you have. And if you ever need a drink that should be on Sunday, man, that's the worst, ha ha! The worst day in the week and they close the bars ? I can't understand it! - Buried Alive In The Blues2:27
- My Baby3:45
Letra
And when I work hard all day long I tell you what, it don't bother me nohow, 'Cause how could anything ever go wrong When I got my baby, Lord, yes, When I got my baby, oh Lord! And when they tell me love is pain I said it might be true for you, honey, But not for Janis no more, no no no no. All I've ever got to do is call my daddy's name Yeah and I got m-my baby, Lord, yeah, Yes I got my baby, good good God, Honey, I wanna tell you something that I do. Deep down, h-honey, in the dark of the night, When I lay my head down, I wanna go to sleep, And I know everything is gonna be alright, Yeah I got my baby, Lord yeah, 'Cause I got m-my baby, oh yeah. And when I wanna call the names Or the things to be that wanna be to you. And when I wanna reach out my hand It always seems you hold me, dear, Love, don't you know how long I looked for you Daddy, daddy, daddy. Love, don't you know how hard I tried, But now I got my baby, Lord, yeah, Now I got my baby, yeah. - Me And Bobby McGee4:31
Letra
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' fer a train When I's feeling nearly faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained And rode us all the way to New Orleans I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana I's playing soft while Bobby sung the blues, n-yeah Windshield wipers slapping time I's, holding Bobby's hand in mine and We sang every song that driver knew Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, Nothing, I mean nothing honey if it ain't free, no no Yeah feeling good was easy Lord when he sang the blues, You know feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby Mcgee. From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold world One day near Salinas Lord, I let him slip away He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose Nothing, and that's all that Bobby left me, yeah But feeling good was easy Lord when he sang the blues Hey feeling good was good enough for me, hmm-mm Good enough for me and my Bobby Mcgee. La da la la la, la da la la la da la La da da la la la Bobby Mcgee yeah La da la la la, la da la la la da la La da da la la la Bobby Mcgee yeah La da la la la, la da la la la da la La da da la la la Bobby Mcgee yeah Lord I called him my lover, I called him my man I said I called him my lover just the best I can c'mon, c'mon Bobby now, c'mon Bobby Mcgee La da la la la, la da la la la la la Hey hey hey Bobby Mcgee yeah. - Mercedes Benz1:47
Letra
Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends. So oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. Oh lord won't you buy me a color tv. Dialing for Dollars is trying to find me. I wait for delivery each day until 3. So oh lord won't you buy me a color tv. Oh lord won't you buy me a night on the town. I'm counting on you lord, please don't let me down. Prove that you love me and buy the next round. Oh lord won't you buy me a night on the town. Everybody, Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends. So oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. - Trust Me3:17
Letra
Trust in me, baby, give me time, gimme time, um gimme time. I heard somebody say, oh, "The older the grape, Sweeter the wine, sweeter the wine. " Oh, my love is like a seed, baby, just needs time to grow, It's growing stronger day by day, yeah, That's the price you've got to pay. Trust in me, baby, give me time, gimme time, please, a little more Time. Takes a road runner just a little bit uh-longer, dear, Oh, to make up my mind, I gotta make up my mind. Oh, my love is like a seed, baby, just needs time to grow, It's growing stronger day by day, That's the price that we both got to pay. I gotta know, know that I'm ready, oh ready to settle down, 'Cause I think too much of your loving, baby, Yeah, I don't wanna mess your life around! So if you love me like you tell me that you're doing, dear, You shouldn't mind paying the price, any price, any price. Love is supposed to be that special kind of thing, Make anybody want to sacrifice. Oh, my love is like a seed, baby, just needs time to grow, It's growing stronger day by day, That's the price we both gotta pay. Trust in me baby, trust in me baby, Trust in my love, in my heart. Keep the faith, baby, keep the faith in me, dear, in my love. Don't turn your face away from me, dear, oh you leave a lost girl, Oh, don't turn your love away, no no no no no no no, You gotta believe in me, baby, yeah, trust me dear, oh... - Get It While You Can3:33
Letra
In this world, if you read the papers, darling, You know everybody's fighting with each other. You got no one you can count on, dear, Not even your own brother. So if someone comes along, He gonna give you love and affection, I'd say get it while you can, yeah, Honey, get it while you can, yeah, Honey, grab it while you can, Don't you turn your back on love, no, no, no. When you're loving somebody, baby, You're taking a gamble against some sorrow. But who knows, baby, 'Cause we may not be here tomorrow. And if anybody comes along, He gonna give you love and affection, I'd say get it while you can, yeah! Honey, grab it when you're gonna need it! Yeah hey, hold it while you can, Don't you turn your sweet back on love, No no no, no no no no no! Ah! Once I had me a man, But I didn't know enough at the time To count my blessings, no no, But I wish he could see me crying today, 'Cause his love don't feel to listen. And if anybody comes along, He gonna give me love and affection, Yeah, hey!, Hey! Yeah! Hey! Get it while you can, yeah! Honey, get it while you can, yeah! Honey, get it while you can, Don't you turn your back on love, No no no, no no no no. Get it while you can, yeah! Honey, grab it while you can, yeah! I said, hold on to that man, love, Hold on to that man whole, Yeah, get it, want it, need it, Get it, get it, hold it, need it, want it, Get it, need it, want it, hold it, Get it, squeeze it, love it, touch it, Use it, need it, want it, get it, Need it, want it, hold it, Yeah hey, get it while you can, baby, Yeah hey, get it while you can, Honey, don't you go and turn your sweet back on love, No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, daddy, you'll be sorry, No, no, no, no! Why, thank you! I don't smoke. I just don't sleep, man, that's the trouble. I gotta sleep sometime. There's too much happening, why sleep, man? I might miss a party. Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain. Stay short tonight man, shorten it, shorten it, shorten it. Three, four! Yeah!!! - Tell Mama (Live)
- Little Girl Blue (Live)
- Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) (Live)
- Cry Baby (Live)