Big Brother & the Holding Company (album)

Big Brother & the Holding Company
Studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company
Released	August 1967
Recorded	December 12–14, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Blues rock acid rock psychedelic rock
Length	23:09
Label	Mainstream Columbia
Producer	Bob Shad
Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology
Big Brother & the Holding Company (1967) Cheap Thrills (1968)Cheap Thrills1968
Janis Joplin chronology
- Big Brother and the Holding Company (1967) Cheap Thrills (1968)

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Big Brother & the Holding Company is the debut album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and the studio debut of Janis Joplin. It was originally released in the summer of 1967, following the band's major success at the Monterey Pop Festival. The album was a minor success, peaking at #60 and almost producing a top forty hit with the song "Down on Me". A year after its initial release, Big Brother would release their second album Cheap Thrills which went on to become a massive hit.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bye, Bye Baby"	Powell St. John	2:29
2.	"Easy Rider"	James Gurley	2:24
3.	"Intruder"	Janis Joplin	2:27
4.	"Light is Faster Than Sound"	Peter Albin	2:27
5.	"Call On Me"	Sam Andrew	2:27
6.	"Women is Losers"	Joplin	2:00
7.	"Blindman"	Albin, Andrew, David Getz, Gurley, Joplin	1:59
8.	"Down on Me"	Traditional, arr. Joplin	2:25
9.	"Caterpillar"	Albin	2:14
10.	"All is Loneliness"	Moondog	2:17

1999 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Coo Coo" (Single)	1:56
12.	"The Last Time" (Single)	2:15
13.	"Call On Me" (Alternate Take)	2:41
14.	"Bye, Bye Baby" (Alternate Take)	2:39

Personnel

• Janis Joplin - vocals
• Peter Albin - bass guitar
• Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
• David Getz - drums
• James Gurley - guitar, vocals

References

• Spörke, Michael. Living with the myth of Janis Joplin.The History of Big Brother & the Holding Co.. LULU PRESS. ISBN 1-4092-8499-9.