1969 single by Janis Joplin

"Kozmic Blues"

Single by Janis Joplin
from the album  I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Released| 1969 (1969)
Recorded| June 25, 1969
Genre| Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Length| 4:24 (album version)
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)| Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler
Producer(s)| Gabriel Mekler

"Kozmic Blues" is a song from American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin's I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! album, her first after departing Big Brother and the Holding Company. It was a part of Joplin's set at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.[1]

## Background[edit]

Although the concert as a whole is not regarded as Joplin at her best, that specific performance became very popular and was released on The Essential Janis Joplin.[2]

## Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1969-70)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 41

## References[edit]

1. ^ Evans, Mike; Kingsbury, Paul (2009). Woodstock: Three Days that Rocked the World. p. 148\. ISBN 978-1402766237.
2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Janis Joplin: 18 Essential Songs – Album Review". AllMusic.
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 447.

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Janis Joplin

* Big Brother and the Holding Company
* Kozmic Blues Band
* Full Tilt Boogie Band

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 at Winterland '68 (1998)
* The Woodstock Experience (2009)
* Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (2012)

Compilations|

* Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (1973)
* Janis (1975)
* Wicked Woman (1976)
* Farewell Song (1982)
* Janis (1993)
* This Is Janis Joplin (1995)
* 18 Essential Songs (1995)
* Love, Janis (2001)
* The Lost Tapes (2008)
* Move Over! (2011)
* Blow All My Blues Away (2012)
* The Pearl Sessions (2012)

Songs|

* "Ball and Chain"
* "Careless Love"
* "Cry Baby"
* "Down on Me"
* "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"
* "Tell Mama"
* "To Love Somebody"
* "Trouble in Mind"
* "What Good Can Drinkin' Do"
* "Work Me, Lord"

Related|

* Janis (1974 documentary)
* Love, Janis (2001 musical)
* Nine Hundred Nights (2001 documentary)
* Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015 documentary)
* Sam Andrew
* Jorma Kaukonen
* Gabriel Mekler
* Michael Monarch

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