"Piece of My Heart " is a romantic funk/soul song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967.
This song became a major concern when Big Brother and Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin on lead vocals) covered the song in 1968 and had a much bigger hit with it. The song has been re-created by several singers, including Dusty Springfield on 1968's album Dusty... Definitely, Bryan Ferry on his solo debut album These Stupid Things in 1973 , Faith Hill in 1994 and Melissa Etheridge in 2005.
In 2004, the Big Brother and Holding Company version was ranked number 353 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song also includes among the 500 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songs that are Shaped Rock and Roll.
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Original recording of Erma Franklin: 1967
The original version of "Piece of My Heart" was captured by Aretha Franklin's older brother Erma in 1967 for producer Bert Berns' Shout label with the same song on both sides of "single vinyl" 7. The song reached number 10 on R & Graph B in the US, and also peaked at number sixty two on the US Pop Singles chart.
Bert Berns wanted Van Morrison, whom he produced at the time, to record the song, but Morrison decIined, wanting to do his own material instead. In the UK, the single was re-released in 1992, due to a successful Levi jeans ad ("Cinderella" AKA "Night and Day" directed by Tarsem Singh), when it peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number nine.
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The song became a bigger pop hit when recorded by Big Brother and the Holding Company in 1968 with vocalist Janis Joplin. The song was taken from the group album Cheap Thrills , which was recorded in 1968 and released on Columbia Records. This 2 minute 43 second run reached number twelve on the US pop charts. The album release is the culmination of a very successful year for Joplin with famous performances at the Monterey Pop Festival, Anderson Theater in New York, Wake To Martin Luther King Jr. (with Jimi Hendrix) in New York and on prime time TV i> The Dick Cavett Show .
The instrument's instrumentation was composed by Sam Andrew, who also featured three loud and distorted solo songs that gave the song a psychedelic touch. The B side is "Summertime". Another version has B-side "Turtle Blues".
Franklin said in an interview that when he first heard the Joplin version on the radio, he did not recognize it because of the vocal arrangement. The famous culture writer, Ellen Willis writes the difference: "When Franklin sings it, it is a challenge: no matter what you do to me, I will not let you destroy my ability to be human, to love Joplin seems to say, I keep taking this, if I keep giving an example of love and forgiveness, surely he must understand, change, give me back what I have given. " In such a way, Joplin uses the blues convention not to overcome the pain, but "scream it out of existence".
Until his death in 1970, "Piece of My Heart" was Joplin's greatest chart success and his most famous song. ("I and Bobby McGee", written by Krisdayanti, lost her "My Heart" when it emerged after her death in 1970. The film switched to # 1 in 1971). "Piece of My Heart" remained most associated with Joplin and kept getting played long after his death. Berns never heard of Joplin's version, died of a heart attack on December 30, 1967.
Version of Faith Hill: 1994
Artist Country Faith Hill put the song on her debut album, Take Me as I Am (1993). It was the number one hit for him in 1994. Hill's version takes a more passive tone coupled with traditional country instrumentation. Before recording the track, Hill had never heard of Janis Joplin's song. Producer Hill refuses to let him listen to Joplin's version until he finishes his own recording.
Hill re-recorded the song for the soundtrack to the King of the Hill TV series, released in 1998. This edgier version can also be found at the 1998 international emphasis of her third album, Faith (re -titled "Love Will Always Win" outside the US) and the biggest international hit album of 2001 There You Be Be . The original version was included in his 2007 biggest hit album The Hits .
Melissa Etheridge/Joss Stone version: 2005
The live medley of the song with Janis Joplin and the 1971 Full Tilt Boogie Band "Cry Baby" became a hit duet for American rock singer Melissa Etheridge and British soul singer Joss Stone when released to iTunes Store after they performed at the 47th Grammy Awards on February 13, 2005, as a tribute to Joplin. She previously sang it in Woodstock '94 as part of a medley of four Joplin songs.
Medley Etheridge with Joss Stone became number 32 on Hot 100's Billboard and number two on Hot Digital Tracks in April 2005. The show also signaled Etheridge's first public return from a battle with breast cancer; appears with a bald head from the effects of chemotherapy. Etheridge also recorded a solo version of "Piece of My Heart" on his biggest hit album 2005 Hits Largest: The Road Less Traveled .
Beverley Knight Version: 2006
On the 2005 Afiffation Tour, British soul singer Beverley Knight performed the song with Ronnie Wood, who encouraged her to make studio recordings of the song. "Piece of My Heart" is the lead single from the best compilation of 2006 Voice - The Best of Beverley Knight . It culminated in the top ten of the UK radio broadcast charts. Physical single was released on March 13, 2006.
Due to a change in British chart rules that allowed singles to create pure charts on downloads a week before their physical release, "Piece of My Heart" entered the UK charts at number ninety-three, becoming one of the first singles to do so. It ranks at number sixteen after its physical commercial release. It was the first single released as a DVD. This is his longest single to date on the UK Singles Chart, spending eleven weeks in the top seventy-five. It was the top thirty forty entry and seventh seventh hit of the UK Singles Chart.
Personnel
- Written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy
- Produced by Jimmy Hogarth
- Engineered by Pom (Pierre-Olivier Magerand)
- Mixed by Phillip Bodger
- Main vocal by Beverley Knight
- Supports vocals by Bryan Chambers, Billie Godfrey, Louise Marshall
- Wurlitzer & amp; Hammond organ by Martin Slatterty
- Bass by Sam Dixon
- Drum by Jeremy Stacey
- Guitar & amp; percussion by Jimmy Hogarth
Other versions of cultural significance
The song appeared on Home, Delaney & amp; Bonnie, was released in 1969. It was also released by Sammy Hagar. In 1997, Shaggy recorded a version. Liv Marit Wedvik from Norway, released his rendition at Showtime Records (2004). In January 2009, Daryl Hall included a version by the Thief Company with Genevieve on vocals and dancing chairs, at Live from Daryl's House . CeeLo Green once sang the song.
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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