The Cry of Love

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It isn't just the flow—these tracks work as individual compositions, from offhand rhapsodies like "Angel" and "Night Bird Flying" through primal riffsongs like "Ezy Ryder" and "Astro Man" to inspired goofs like "My Friend" and "Belly Button Window." What a testament. [19]

In the Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2006), Colin Larkin called The Cry of Love a "fitting tribute" to Hendrix, [22] and Paul Evans wrote in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992) that it "showed the master, playing with Cox and Mitchell, at his most confident: 'Ezy Rider' and 'Angel' are the tough and tender faces of the genius at his most appealing." [25] In 2014, VH1 deemed The Cry of Love "the greatest posthumous classic rock record of all time". That same year, it was reissued in both CD and LP formats by Experience Hendrix. [35] Reviewing the reissue for Classic Rock magazine, Hugh Fielder acknowledged the "glories" of the original album's songs but questioned its value given their inclusion on 1997's First Rays of the New Rising Sun. [20] However, Dan Bigna from The Sydney Morning Herald said in his review that, although all of the songs had been compiled on the more comprehensive First Rays collection, "there is something satisfying about having this first posthumous Hendrix release as a distinct object that illuminates the brush strokes of a genius". [26]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix

The Cry of Love
Jimi Hendrix -The Cry Of Love.jpg
Studio album / compilation by
Jimi Hendrix
ReleasedMarch 5, 1971 (1971-03-05)
RecordedMarch 1968 –August 1970
Studio
Genre
Length39:48
Label Polydor/Track (UK)
Reprise (US)
Barclay (France)
RTB (Yugoslavia)
Producer
Jimi Hendrix US chronology
Historic Performances
(1970)		The Cry of Love
(1971)		 Rainbow Bridge
(1971)
Jimi Hendrix UK chronology
Band of Gypsys
(1970)		The Cry of Love
(1971)		 Experience
(1971)
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Freedom"3:24
2."Drifting"3:46
3."Ezy Ryder"4:09
4."Night Bird Flying"3:50
5."My Friend"4:40
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Straight Ahead"4:42
2."Astro Man"3:37
3."Angel"4:25
4."In from the Storm"3:42
5."Belly Button Window"3:34

Personnel

From the original Reprise LP liner notes, [36] supplemented with details from the First Rays of the New Rising Sun CD booklet. [37]

Band members

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Cry of Love
Chart (1971)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart [32] 2
Canada RPM 100 Albums [38] 3
Norway Charts [39] 7
US Billboard 200 [30] 3
US Best Selling Soul LP's [40] 6

Notes

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