Cheap Thrills
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Cheap Thrills is a landmark 1968 psychedelic rock and blues album by Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin’s powerful, breakout vocals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheap Thrills canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Big Brother and the Holding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | San Francisco music scene ⓘ |
| certification |
RIAA Gold
NERFINISHED
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RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition | Billboard 200 number 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coverArtBy | Robert Crumb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| engineer |
Fred Catero
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Roy Halee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresArtist | Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Big Brother & the Holding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
acid rock
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blues rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasBandMember |
Dave Getz
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James Gurley NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Albin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Andrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtTitle | Cheap Thrills cover ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
blues rock
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psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveSound | partly simulated live album ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ball and Chain
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Combination of the Two NERFINISHED ⓘ I Need a Man to Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh, Sweet Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Piece of My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Summertime NERFINISHED ⓘ Turtle Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | second studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company ⓘ |
| includedIn | lists of greatest albums of all time ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 37 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Janis Joplin breakout performance
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landmark of late 1960s psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1968-08-12 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakChartPosition | 1 on Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| performer | Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Columbia Studios, Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Studios, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.