Joplin's "greatest moment" and said it sounds like "a musical time capsule [today] and remains a showcase for one of rock's most distinctive singers." Marc Weingarten of Entertainment Weekly called it the peak of blues-rock, while Paul Evans wrote in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) that the record epitomizes acid rock "in all its messy, pseudo-psychedelic glory". Cheap Thrills was ranked number 338 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and later ranked number 372 in the 2020 edition. The magazine previously ranked it #50 on their Top 100 Albums of the Past 20 Years list in 1987. It is also listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. On March 22, 2013, the album was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and thus it was preserved into the National Recording Registry for the 2012 register. The album was named the 163rd best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork. Track listing Personnel Big Brother and the Holding Company Janis Joplinvocals Sam Andrew guitar, bass on 'Oh, Sweet Mary', vocals James Gurleyguitar Peter Albinbass, lead guitar on 'Oh, Sweet Mary', lead acoustic guitar on 'Turtle Blues'. Dave Getzdrums Additional personnel John Simon – piano, producer Vic Anesini – mastering, mixing Nicholas Bennett – packaging manager Steven Berkowitz – A&R Fred Catero – engineer John Byrne Cooke – liner notes Robert Crumb – cover artwork David Diller – engineer Mark Feldman – project director David Gahr – photography Diana Reid Haig – digital editing, mixing Jerry Hochman – engineer Bob Irwin – producer, reissue producer Elliott Landy – photography, tray photo (gatefold photograph) Jim Marshall – photography Patti Matheny – A&R Elliot Mazer – producer, mixing, assistant producer Nathan Rosenberg – digital editing Roy Segal – engineer Smay Vision – art direction Thomas Weir – photography, back cover Jen Wyler – editing, mastering, assembly, authoring Chart positions Certifications References 1968 albums Big Brother and the Holding Company albums Albums produced by John Simon (record producer) Columbia Records albums Live at the Fillmore East albums United States National Recording Registry recordings United States National Recording Registry albums