Jimi Hendrix - The Cry Of Love (1971)

Jimi Hendrix - The Cry Of Love (1971)

The Cry Of Love was the first of the posthumous releases in the Jimi Hendrix catalog and probably the best as it collected most of the studio tracks that were either completed or very near completion before Hendrix died. Some of these tunes, like "Angel" and "Ezy Rider," have become well-known pieces in the Hendrix canon, but they sit alongside lesser-known gems like "Night Bird Flying" and the Dylanesque "My Friend." As we all know by now, Jimi Hendrix left behind more unreleased material than just about any other rock artist. Some tracks have rated as all-time classics ("Angel," "Drifting," etc.), while other highlights that appear on "The Cry Of Love" CD include "Beginning" (which contains a riff almost identical to the Stones' "Bitch"), "Highway Chile," and "Izabella," a track premiered on a Dick Cavett TV show a year before Jimi's untimely death. If you're a newcomer to Hendrix, don't start here, but if you're a serious Jimi fan searching for some interesting obscurities, "The Cry Of Love" album is definitely worth the price if you can find it. Jimi Hendrix was unable to read or write music, so he recorded extensively in the studio-this explains why there are so many different versions of his songs that have been released at one time or another-and many of these different versions are so strikingly different that they are practically unrecognizable aside from sharing the same title. And though the Hendrix family has released "First Rays Of The New Rising Sun" & "South Saturn Delta", albums meant to be the definitive last word, they don't adequately replace the "Cry Of Love", "War Heroes", "Midnight Lightning" or "Crash Landing" albums. As a matter of fact, many songs included on these out of print discs are otherwise unavailable on CD and that's a shame. So, again, I recommend grabbing this disc as well as the others I've mentioned here if you are lucky enough to find them available as they have been permanently deleted. (by Kurth Leith)

Personnel:
Billy Cox (bass)
Jimi Hendrix (guitar, vocals)
Mitch Mitchell (drums)
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Gers (harmonica on 05.)
Ghetto Fighters (background vocals on 01.)
Buzzy Linhart (vibes on 02.)
Emeretta Marks (background vocals on 09.)
Buddy Miles (drums on 03.)
Steve Winwood (vibes on 03.)
Chris Wood (vibes on 03.)

Tracklist:
01. Freedom (Hendrix) 3.24
02. Drifting (Hendrix) 3.46
03. Ezy Rider (Hendrix) 4.09
04. Night Bird Flying (Hendrix) 3.50
05. My Friend (Hendrix) 4.40
06. Straight Ahead (Hendrix) 4.42
07. Astro Man (Hendrix) 3.37
08. Angel (Hendrix) 4.25
09. In FromThe Storm (Hendrix) 3.42
10. Belly Button Window (Hendrix) 3.34

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