Both Sides of the Sky | ||||
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Released | March 9, 2018 | |||
Recorded | January 1968 – February 1970 | |||
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Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 65:32 | |||
Label | Legacy | |||
Producer | Eddie Kramer, Janie Hendrix, John McDermott | |||
Jimi Hendrix chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
In a review for AllMusic, Sean Westergaard noted 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]
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. | Title | Recording date(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mannish Boy" (Muddy Waters) | April 22, 1969 | 5:01 |
2. | "Lover Man" | December 15, 1969 | 3:05 |
3. | "Hear My Train A Comin'" | April 9, 1969 | 7:26 |
4. | "Stepping Stone" | November 14, 18, 1969 | 3:12 |
5. | "$20 Fine" (Stephen Stills) | September 30, 1969 | 4:59 |
6. | "Power of Soul" | January 21, February 3, 1970 | 5:55 |
7. | "Jungle" | November 14, 1969 | 3:28 |
8. | "Things I Used to Do" (Guitar Slim) | May 7, 1969 | 3:41 |
9. | "Georgia Blues" | March 19, 1969 | 7:55 |
10. | "Sweet Angel" | January 28, 1968 | 3:54 |
11. | "Woodstock" (Joni Mitchell) | September 30, 1969 | 5:19 |
12. | "Send My Love to Linda" | January 16, 1970 | 4:36 |
13. | "Cherokee Mist" | May 2, 1968 | 7:01 |
Total length: | 65:32 |
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