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Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. [1] A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding.
In 1971, Janis Joplin, who had dated Kristofferson, had a number one hit with "Me and Bobby McGee" from her posthumous album Pearl. It stayed on the number-one spot on the charts for weeks. It stayed on the number-one spot on the charts for weeks.
("Me and Bobby McGee", which Kris Kristofferson wrote, eclipsed "Piece of My Heart" when it appeared after her death in 1970. It went to number 1 in 1971). "Piece of My Heart" remains most associated with Joplin and continued to get airplay long after her death. Berns never got to hear Joplin's version, dying of a heart attack on December 30 ...
Janis Joplin, “Me and Bobby McGee” (1971) ... “Me and Bobby McGee” topped the Hot 100 in March 1971, less than six months after Joplin’s death at age 27. 4.
Here are five songs you might not have realised were written by Kristofferson. Once More With Feeling (1969) ... Me and Bobby McGee (1970) Janis Joplin, pictured in 1969 (Getty Images) ...
Pearl features the #1 hit "Me and Bobby McGee", written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster ... Janis Joplin, Bob Neuwirth, Michael McClure: 1:46: 4. "Trust Me"
The back cover of Kristofferson’s 1971 LP “Me and Bobby McGee” (a reissued, renamed version of his eponymous debut record) features this stanza — penned by Johnny Cash — saluting his ...
In July, Kris Kristofferson, who had written a number of major hits including "Me and Bobby McGee", which had topped the Billboard Hot 100 for Janis Joplin, [17] achieved his only number one as a solo performer with "Why Me". [18] The final number one of the year was the aptly-titled "If We Make It Through December" by Merle Haggard.