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The song was composed by Kris Kristofferson with writing credit shared by Fred Foster, who provided the initial inspiration. Roger Miller performed the original version. Janis Joplin's posthumous rendition became a major chart success, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 and ranking as the eleventh most significant song of that year according to Billboard's assessment.
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