Pearl Legacy Edition

This deluxe edition is enhanced by live performances from the Festival Express Tour in 1970, some of which were included a recent documentary of that event; here, the performances by her and the accomplished Full Tilt sounded much rawer, especially her breakout song "Piece of My Heart" and "Move Over." Joplin also showed a range not only covering the blues and rock but also the standards as in Gershwin's "Summertime" and Rodgers and Hart's "Little Girl Blue" in her own signature delivery. Listen closely as she introduces "Get It While You Can," in which she follows by saying, "It's talking about everybody's life and what passes by you. 'Cause it ain't gonna be there when you make up, man." Sony. 2005.