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Pearl is the second and final solo studio album (and fourth album overall) by American singer Janis Joplin, released on January 11, 1971, by Columbia Records.The album was released three months after Joplin's death on October 4, 1970.
Pearl (drag queen) (born 1990), stage name of drag performer and record producer Matthew James Lent Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American singer-songwriter, nicknamed Pearl Earl Monroe (born 1944), a.k.a. "Earl The Pearl", American basketball player
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, [1] as well as her "electric" stage presence.
Prior to Joplin's death, she rose to prominence as a notable rock singer whose artistry defined a specific era in American pop culture, with her posthumous solo album, Pearl, eventually rocketing ...
Originally titled Pearl (Janis Joplin's nickname and the title of her last album), the film's screenplay was revised and fictionalized after the Joplin family declined to allow producers the rights to her story. [6]
“Pearl” was the biggest hit of Joplin’s career. The album’s title was her nickname among her friends. The album shot to the top of the charts and featured some of her most memorable songs.
The song appeared on the album Pearl, released in 1971. The song title, as listed on that album, contains no hyphen although the actual automobile brand name is hyphenated as Mercedes-Benz. In 2003, Joplin's recording was remixed, adding a beat and a background melody. The remixed version was included on collections of Joplin's greatest hits.
Paul Allen Rothchild (April 18, 1935 – March 30, 1995) [1] was a prominent American record producer of the 1960s and 1970s, widely known for his historic work with the Doors, producing Janis Joplin's final album Pearl and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band's first two albums.