Wicked Woman (album)

Wicked Woman

Live album by Janis Joplin and her Full Tilt Boogie Band

Released

1976

Recorded

August 12, 1970

Genre

Rock,
blues rock

Label

Memory Records

Janis Joplin and her Full Tilt Boogie Band chronology

Janis
(1975)

Wicked Woman
(1976)

Farewell Song
(1982)

Wicked Woman is a live bootleg recording of Janis Joplin's final concert before her death. The recordings were made by members of the audience.^[1]

The performance of Janis Joplin and her Full Tilt Boogie Band took place in Harvard Stadium among an audience of approximately 40,000. For the performance, the band utilized loaned amplifiers after their own were stolen while in Boston. Despite the setback, Joplin is still noted for giving a soulful performance.^[2]

Three tracks,"Half Moon"," Mercedes Benz", and "My Baby", would be a part of Joplin's final studio album, Pearl. It would be released January 11, 1971.

Track listing

" Intro
" Tell Mama
" Half Moon
" Mercedes Benz
" My Baby
" Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
" Maybe
" Summertime
" Full Tilt

References

Janis Joplin

Studio albums	Big Brother & the Holding Company (1967) Cheap Thrills (1968) I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969) Pearl (1971)

Live albums	In Concert (1972) Live in Amsterdam (1974) Live in Honolulu (1975) Live at Winterland '68 (1998) The Woodstock Experience (2009) Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (2012)

Compilations	Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (1973) Janis (1975) Farewell Song (1982) Janis (1993) This Is Janis Joplin (1995) 18 Essential Songs (1995) Rare Pearls (1999) Move Over! (2011) Blow All My Blues Away (2012)

Songs	"Ball 'n' Chain" "Careless Love" "Cry Baby" "Flower in the Sun" "Hesitation Blues" "Kozmic Blues" "Mary Jane" "Me and Bobby McGee" "Mercedes Benz" "Move Over" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Piece of My Heart" "See See Rider" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "Summertime" "To Love Somebody" "Trouble in Mind" "What Good Can Drinkin' Do" "Work Me, Lord"

Related articles	Big Brother and the Holding Company Full Tilt Boogie Band Sam Andrew Jorma Kaukonen Goldy McJohn Gabriel Mekler Michael Monarch Festival Express Port Arthur, Texas Janis: Little Girl Blue

Book:Janis Joplin

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