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Farewell Song
Rock · 1982 · 9 tracks

Farewell Song

Janis Joplin

Posthumous collection of unreleased blues-rock gems, where raw 1960s soul meets early 1980s studio enhancement for a bittersweet, high-voltage goodbye.

1982 · Columbia Records

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Farewell Song is a haunting, spectral experience that feels like eavesdropping on a ghost. Released over a decade after Janis Joplin's death, this compilation captures the raw, unvarnished power of her voice across various stages of her career, from the psychedelic swirl of Big Brother and the Holding Company to the tighter, soul-inflected grooves of the Full Tilt Boogie Band. It is an album defined by its contradictions: the performances are primal and immediate, yet the 1982 production adds a layer of early digital gloss that creates a strange, time-traveling aesthetic.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
02
Magic of Love
3:03
03
Misery’N
4:14
04
One Night Stand
3:07
05
Harry
0:58
06
Raise Your Hand
3:44
07
Farewell Song
4:37
08
Amazing Grace
1:12
09
Hi Heel Sneakers
1:28
10
Catch Me Daddy
4:53
Moments Worth Listening For
the moment the Lexicon 224 reverb tail stretches out Janis's final note on the title track, bridging 1970 and 1982
the sudden shift in fidelity when the Paul Butterfield Blues Band kicks in on One Night Stand, sounding cleaner than the surrounding tracks
the raw, unedited vocal strain during the bridge of Misery 'N where the band almost falls apart behind her
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Farewell Song sound next to the rest of Janis Joplin's catalogue?

Late Night+1.2σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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