This song was written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns. It was originally recorded by Erma Franklin, the sister of Aretha Franklin. It was also recorded by Janis Joplin and hers is the version more people are familiar with.
Here is a link to the Wikipedia page about Erma Franklin where it is stated that her version was the first:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erma_FranklinHere is a link to where you can buy an Erma Franklin CD with this track on it:
http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Classics-Erma-Franklin/dp/B0000008T9/sr=8-1/qid=1159801442/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6264156-9487146?ie=UTF8&s=musicAnd here is a link to where you can buy a Janis Joplin CD with this track on it:
http://www.amazon.com/Janis-Joplin-Greatest-Hits/dp/B00000K2W1/sr=1-1/qid=1159801509/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6264156-9487146?ie=UTF8&s=music
Edited by mathsmart on October 2 2006 at 6:06 AM
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