Both Sides of the Sky

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Both Sides of the Sky
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Compilation album by
Jimi Hendrix
ReleasedMarch 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
RecordedJanuary 1968 – February 1970
Studio
Genre Rock
Length65:32
Label Legacy
Producer Eddie Kramer, Janie Hendrix, John McDermott
Jimi Hendrix chronology
Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show
(2016)		Both Sides of the Sky
(2018)		 Songs for Groovy Children
(2019)

Both Sides of the Sky is a compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, released by Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix on March 9, 2018. The 13-track album, including ten previously unreleased recordings, were recorded with either the Jimi Hendrix Experience or the Band of Gypsys lineups, and features guest appearances from Stephen Stills, Johnny Winter and Lonnie Youngblood. [1]

Contents

The album is the third (and final) release in a trilogy of posthumously released "archival recordings" compilation albums highlighted as intended for a follow-up to Electric Ladyland (1968), starting with Valleys of Neptune (2010) and continuing with People, Hell and Angels (2013). [2]

Critical reception

In a review for AllMusic, Sean Westergaard gave the album a rating of 3.5 stars out of five. [3] He notes that some of the material had been previously released on bootlegs, "but the truly surprising thing about this collection is the amount of material even hardcore Hendrix collectors may not have heard yet". [3] Westergaard identifies the instrumental "Cherokee Mist", for which Hendrix plays an electric sitar, as an album highlight and concludes with "While a bit uneven in spots, Both Sides of the Sky is well worth it for an avid Hendrix fan." [3]

Track listing

All songs recorded in New York City at the Record Plant Studios, except for "Sweet Angel" recorded at Olympic Studios in London. [2] All tracks were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

No.TitleRecording date(s)Length
1."Mannish Boy" (Muddy Waters)April 22, 19695:01
2."Lover Man"December 15, 19693:05
3."Hear My Train A Comin'"April 9, 19697:26
4."Stepping Stone"November 14, 18, 19693:12
5."$20 Fine" (Stephen Stills)September 30, 19694:59
6."Power of Soul"January 21, February 3, 19705:55
7."Jungle"November 14, 19693:28
8."Things I Used to Do" (Guitar Slim)May 7, 19693:41
9."Georgia Blues"March 19, 19697:55
10."Sweet Angel"January 28, 19683:54
11."Woodstock" (Joni Mitchell)September 30, 19695:19
12."Send My Love to Linda"January 16, 19704:36
13."Cherokee Mist"May 2, 19687:01
Total length:65:32

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