Pearl (album) Pearl (album) Pearl is the second and final solo studio album by Janis Joplin, released posthumously on Columbia Records, catalogue KC 30322, in January 1971. It was also released simultaneously in a 4 channel Quadraphonic format in the U.S., catalogue number CQ 30322, and in Japan as SOPN 90 and a foil type cover with obi as SOPN 44005. It was the final album with her direct participation, and the only Joplin album recorded with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, her final touring unit. It peaked at number one on the "Billboard" 200, holding that spot for nine weeks. It
Somewhere in the Real World Australian song on Australian radio for 2008. "Perfect" was used in the Seven Network's promotion for Bionic Woman, and was released as the second single on 26 April 2008. "Start It" has been chosen by the Australian Football League (AFL) to be their theme song in 2008. Amorosi's tastes became a bit heavier and more soulful, finding inspiration from 60's rock legends such as Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. "As an entertainer and as a person, I am always searching for what is real," Vanessa Amorosi explains why her album is titled "Somewhere in the Real World". Amorosi says: "I