1995 18 track compilation basically a one-disc distillation of the triple-disc Janis box set. A mixture of studio & live recordings from her short-lived career. Includes the rare acoustic alternate demo version of her cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Me & Bobby McGee.
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"18 Essential Songs" is a collection of songs recorded throughout Janis Joplin's career (in both career and with Big Brother & The Holding Company), released in 1995 on Columbia. It reached gold RIAA certification on April 12, 1999. - Wikipedia