| Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | May 4, 2004 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | Image Entertainment |
| Producer | Various |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Boston Globe | (favourable) [2] |
Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix is a 2004 tribute album to Jimi Hendrix. [3] [4] The album reached No. 50 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. [5]
All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix
| No. | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gratitude" | James "Al" Hendrix | 0:18 |
| 2. | "Are You Experienced?" | Musiq | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Spanish Castle Magic" | Santana | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Purple House" | Prince | 3:39 |
| 5. | "The Wind Cries Mary" | Sting | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" | Earth, Wind & Fire | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Power of Soul" | Bootsy Collins (featuring George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars) | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" | Eric Clapton | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" | Lenny Kravitz | 3:08 |
| 10. | "30 Years" | James "Al" Hendrix | 0:13 |
| 11. | "Who Knows" | Devoted Spirits | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Purple Haze" | Robert Randolph and the Family Band | 4:37 |
| 13. | "Going Home" | Velvert Turner | 0:43 |
| 14. | "Little Wing" | Chaka Khan & Kenny Olson | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Castles Made of Sand" | Sounds of Blackness | 3:06 |
| 16. | "May This Be Love" | Eric Gales | 4:26 |
| 17. | "Foxey Lady" | Cee-Lo | 3:40 |
| 18. | "Red House" | John Lee Hooker | 4:04 |
| 19. | "Little Wing/3rd Stone from the Sun (live)" | Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 12:28 |
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