Artist: THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
Album: ELECTRIC LADYLAND REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 1968/ 2010
Media type: CD

Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 1968 on Reprise Records (see 1968 in music). Written and produced by Jimi Hendrix, the album is seen as the peak of Hendrix's mastery of the electric guitar, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. It is not only the last of his albums released as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, but also the last of Hendrix's studio albums to be professionally produced under his own supervision. After Electric Ladyland, Hendrix spent the remaining two years of his life attempting to organize a new band and recording a breadth of new songs.

Released as a double album, Electric Ladyland is a cross-section of Hendrix's wide range of musical talent. It includes samples of several genres and styles of music, including the psychedelia of "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (previously a UK single in the summer of 1967), the bluesy guitar jam "Voodoo Chile", the New Orleans-style rock and roll of "Come On", the epic studio production of "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)", and the social commentary of "House Burning Down". The album also features a cover version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" that was widely praised by many, including Dylan himself, as well as "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", a staple of both radio and guitar repertoire.

TRACKLIST:

1. "...And the Gods Made Love" Jimi Hendrix 1:21
2. "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" Hendrix 2:11
3. "Crosstown Traffic" Hendrix 2:13
4. "Voodoo Chile" Hendrix 15:00

5. "Little Miss Strange" Noel Redding 2:52
6. "Long Hot Summer Night" Hendrix 3:27
7. "Come On (Part 1)" Earl King 4:09
8. "Gypsy Eyes" Hendrix 3:43
9. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" Hendrix 3:39

10. "Rainy Day, Dream Away" Hendrix 3:42
11. "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" Hendrix 13:39
12. "Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away" (instrumental) Hendrix 1:01

13. "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" Hendrix 4:25
14. "House Burning Down" Hendrix 4:33
15. "All Along the Watchtower" Bob Dylan 4:00
16. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" Hendrix 5:13

LINE-UP:

Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar, bass guitar (on tracks 2, 6, 8, 11, 14 and 15), electric harpsichord (on track 9), percussion, lead vocals (on all non-instrumental tracks except 5 in which Mitch and Noel sing), background vocals, kazoo made of comb and paper (track 3), a slide used in "All Along the Watchtower" is actually a cigarette lighter
Mitch Mitchell – drums (on all tracks except 10 and 13), percussion, background vocals, lead vocals (with Redding on track 5)
Noel Redding – bass guitar (on tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 16), background vocals, acoustic guitar (on track 5), lead vocals (with Mitchell on track 5)

Jack Casady – bass (on track 4)
Steve Winwood – organ (on track 4)
Al Kooper – piano (on track 6)
Cissy Houston and The Sweet Inspirations – background vocals (on track 9)
Larry Faucette – congas (on tracks 10 and 13)
Mike Finnigan – organ (on tracks 10 and 13)
Freddie Smith – tenor saxophone (on tracks 10 and 13)
Buddy Miles – drums (on tracks 10 and 13)
Brian Jones- percussion [on track 15]
Dave Mason – Acoustic 12-String guitar (on track 15), backing vocals (on track 3)
Chris Wood – flute (on track 11)