Pearl is the second and final solo studio album (and fourth album overall) by American singer Janis Joplin, released on January 11, 1971 by Columbia Records, three months after her death on October 4, 1970. 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 has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[1] The album is ranked number 259 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".^[2]