Who Sang 'Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart Baby'?

Hi there,

although the Janis Joplin version is one of the best -- it's not the original version.

It was first sung by Erma Franklin (sister of Aretha !!) in 1967

and since then by numerous names in different styles, here are a few :

• Piece of My Heart by Erma Franklin (1967)
  • Piece of My Heart by Marmalade (1968)
  • Piece of My Heart by Big Brother & The Holding Company (1968)
  • Piece of My Heart by The Showmen  (1968)
  • Piece of My Heart by Dusty Springfield (November  1968)
  • Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart by Bettye LaVette (1970)
  • Piece of My Heart by Bryan Ferry (October   1973)
  • Piece of My Heart by Etta James (1978)
  • Piece of My Heart by Sammy Hagar (1981)
  • Piece of My Heart by Raymond Van Het Groenewoud (1984)
  • Piece of My Heart by Jimmy Barnes (September 10, 1984)
  • Piece of My Heart by Faith Hill (1994)
  • Piece of My Heart by Shaggy feat. Marsha (1997)
  • Piece of My Heart by Phoebe Snow (February  10, 1998)
  • Piece of My Heart by The King (October   5, 1998)
  • Piece of My Heart by Tony Sarno (October   10, 1998)
  • Piece of My Heart by Sarah Jane Morris (2001)
  • Piece of My Heart by Glenn Hughes (July      24, 2001)
  • Piece of My Heart by Nikki McKibbin (2002)
  • Piece of My Heart by Melissa Etheridge (October   4, 2005)
  • Piece of My Heart by Beverley Knight (March     13, 2006)
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(taken from the site secondhandsongs.com)

Mike Dennis.