9 Posthumously Released Albums Everyone Should Own
Pearl was released about three months after Janis Joplin’s death and would top the Billboard 200 album charts for nine weeks and go on to be certified four-times platinum. Pearl,…
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Pearl was released about three months after Janis Joplin’s death and would top the Billboard 200 album charts for nine weeks and go on to be certified four-times platinum.
Pearl, of course, isn’t the only album to be released after an artist’s death. Here are nine posthumously released albums everyone should own.
Janis Joplin – 'Pearl'
Columbia / LegacyOtis Redding – 'The Dock of the Bay'
AtlanticGregg Allman – 'Southern Blood'
RounderJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono – 'Milk and Honey'
CapitolMarvin Gaye – 'Dream of a Lifetime'
Sony LegacyJohnny Cash – 'American V: A Hundred Highways'
AmericanGeorge Harrison – 'Brainwashed'
CapitolGram Parsons – 'Grievous Angel'
Rhino/Warner Bros.Roy Orbison – 'Mystery Girl'
Sony LegacyErica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
