I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GONNA FIND ANYBODY
NOT ANYBODY,
WHO COULD SAY
THAT THEY TRIED
LIKE I TRIED
THE WORST YOU'VE
BEEN ALL ABOUT ME
IS THAT
I'M NEVER SATISFIED...
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
is the debut
solo and
third studio album
overall by
American
singer-songwriter
released on
September 11, 1969,
by Columbia Records.
It was the first album
which Joplin
recorded after leaving
her former band,
Big Brother and the Holding Company,
and the only
solo album
released during
her lifetime.
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
also contains the hits
"Try (Just A Little Bit Harder),"
"Kozmic Blues"
and
"To Love Somebody."
The 1999 CD reissue
of the album
includes the outtake
cover of
Bob Dylan's
"Dear Landlord,"
with new lyrics
and arrangements
provided by Joplin,
and versions of
"Summertime"
and
"Piece of My Heart"
recorded live at
Woodstock
as
bonus tracks.
Recording history
Recording began on
June 16, 1969,
in New York City
and ceased
on June 26.
For the album,
Joplin recruited guitarist
Sam Andrew
of the
Holding Company
to take part
in development,
along with
the Kozmic Blues Band.
Joplin installed a
brass and horn section
into the tracks,
a feature her
previous band
would not allow.
It was a total contrast
to Joplin's
previous psychedelic rock
as the compositions
chosen were more
soul and blues driven.
All but two tracks
were cover versions
that producer
Gabriel Mekler
and Joplin chose.
The other two tracks,
"One Good Man"
and
"Kozmic Blues",
were written by
Joplin herself.
Overall,
the album was a
more polished work,
but was not
as successful
as
Cheap Thrills
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