Released on 28/09/09 . When Piece of My Heart reached the US top 20 in 1968, the pop music world was largely unaware that Janis Joplin’s gritty vocal was but an echo of the emotive original by Erma Franklin, on Bert Berns Shout label, from the R&Btop 10 of a year earlier. Erma was the eldest sibling in the Franklin family, senior to Aretha and Carolyn, and like the former was signed to Columbia Records in the early 1960 s, producing a number of high quality singles and an album on the Epic label. She then pacted with Shout Records in New York in 1967 to cut four singles of bluesy soul gems, moving to Brunswick in 1969 following the death of Berns.
Shout Records UK is delighted to bring together for the first time a comprehensive collection of all tracks released on both Epic and Shout (US) labels, reflecting the full range of Erma's musical talent in this fine showcase of soul and blues repertoire, also blessed with a hint of jazz styling. 1. Big Boss Man
2. Don't Catch The Dog's Bone
3. Piece Of My Heart
4. Baby, What You Want Me To Do
5. Open Up Your Soul
6. I'm Just Not Ready For Love
7. Don't Have The Right To Cry
8. What Kind Of Girl (Do You Think I Am?)
9. Don't Blame Me
10. Hello Again
11. It's Over
12. Time After Time
13. Each Night I Cry
14. Dear Momma
15. Never Again
16. Don't Wait Too Long (Clean Version)
17. Have You Ever Had The Blues?
18. I Don't Want No Mama's Boy
19. Abracadabra
20. Love Is Blind
21. Never Let Me Go
22. Pledging My Love
23. The Man I Love
24. Saving My Love For You
25. Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
26. Detour Ahead
Amazon USA:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KIUKBO/?tag=imwan-20Amazon UK:http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002KIUKBO/?tag=imwan-21
