Any fan of Janis Joplin who got to hear Pearl when it was first released in 1971 was both blessed and bereaved. The second and final solo album by the famed blues rock singer is an incredible ...

I'm working hard not to make this an album about her death. ... You need to steel yourself in order to listen to Janis Joplin sing. 5. "Pearl," Janis' best and last album, ...