Pearl (Janis Joplin album)

Pearl
Studio album by Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band
Released	January 11, 1971 (1971-01-11)
Recorded	July 27 – October 4, 1970
Studio	Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre	Blues rock soul blues
Length	34:09
Label	Columbia
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band chronology
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969) Pearl (1971) In Concert (1972)
Singles from Pearl
"Me and Bobby McGee / Half Moon" Released: January 12, 1971 "Cry Baby / Mercedes Benz" Released: April 23, 1971 "Get It While You Can / Move Over" Released: August 21, 1971

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. It was the final album with Joplin's direct participation, and her only album recorded with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, her final touring unit. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, holding that spot for nine weeks.

Pearl has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[1] It was ranked number 259 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".^[2]