I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

Infobox Album |
Name = I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Type = Album
Artist = Janis Joplin


Released = September, 1969
Recorded =
Genre = Blues-rock
Length =
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Gabriel Mekler
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:15820r1aw48z link]
* Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=638&name=Janis+Joplin link]
* "Rolling Stone" (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janisjoplin/albums/album/93275/review/5941359/i_got_dem_ol_kozmic_blues_again_mama link]
Last album = "Cheap Thrills"
(1968)
This album = "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!"
(1969)
Next album = "Pearl"
(1971)

"I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!" is a 1969 studio album by Janis Joplin. It was the first solo studio album Joplin recorded after departing with Big Brother and the Holding Company. The LP was released on September 11, 1969 and reached gold record status within two months of its release. The CD reissue of the album contains "Dear Landlord", "Summertime" and "Piece of My Heart" as bonus tracks.

Track listing

#"Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)" (Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor) - 3:57
#"Maybe" (Richard Barrett) - 3:41
#"One Good Man" (Janis Joplin) - 4:12
#"As Good As You've Been To This World" (Nick Gravenites) - 5:27
#"To Love Somebody" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 5:14
#"Kozmic Blues" (Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler) - 4:24
#"Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:51
#"Work Me Lord" (Nick Gravenites) - 6:45

CD reissue bonus tracks

#"Dear Landlord" (Session Outtake) (Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin) - 2:32
#"Summertime" (Live At Woodstock) (George Gershwin)- 5:04
#"Piece of My Heart" (Live At Woodstock) (Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns) - 6:31

Personnel

*Janis Joplin - lead vocals, guitar
*Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
*Michael Monarch - guitar (uncredited)
*Brad Campbell - bass, brass instrumentation
*Richard Kermode - electronic organ, keyboards
*Gabriel Mekler - electronic organ, keyboards
*Goldy McJohn - electronic organ, keyboards (uncredited)
*Maury Baker - drums
*Lonnie Castille - drums
*Jerry Edmonton - drums (uncredited)
*Terry Clements - tenor saxophone
*Cornelius Flowers - baritone saxophone
*Luis Gasca - trumpet