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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks written by [[Jimi Hendrix]], except where noted
{{track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column = Other releases
| all_writing = [[Jimi Hendrix]], except where noted
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| title1 = [[Bleeding Heart (song)|Bleeding Heart]]
| title1 = [[Bleeding Heart (song)|Bleeding Heart]]
| writer1 = [[Elmore James]]
| note1 = [[Elmore James]]
| extra1 = ''[[South Saturn Delta]]''
| length1 = 3:12
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = [[Highway Chile]]
| title2 = [[Highway Chile]]
| extra2 = ''[[Are You Experienced]]'' (CD reissues)
| note2 = re-processed stereo
| length2 = 3:34
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Tax Free
| title3 = Tax Free
| writer3 = [[Bo Hansson]], [[Janne Carlsson]]
| note3 = [[Bo Hansson]], [[Janne Carlsson]]
| extra3 = ''South Saturn Delta''
| length3 = 4:58
| length3 = 4:58
| title4 = [[Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn Catastrophe]]
| title4 = [[Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn Catastrophe]]
| writer4 = [[Henry Mancini]]; arranged by Jimi Hendrix
| note4 = [[Henry Mancini]]; arranged by Jimi Hendrix
| extra4 = ''[[West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology|West Coast Seattle Boy]]''
| length4 = 2:20
| length4 = 2:20
| title5 = [[Stepping Stone (Jimi Hendrix song)|Stepping Stone]]
| title5 = [[Stepping Stone (Jimi Hendrix song)|Stepping Stone]]
| extra5 = ''[[First Rays of the New Rising Sun]]''
| length5 = 4:11
| length5 = 4:11
}}
}}


{{track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column = ...
| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Midnight
| title6 = Midnight
| extra6 = ''South Saturn Delta''
| length1 = 5:35
| title2 = 3 Little Bears
| length6 = 5:35
| length2 = 4:16
| title7 = 3 Little Bears
| extra7 = ''Merry Christmas And Happy New Year''
| title3 = Beginning
| writer3 = [[Mitch Mitchell]]
| length7 = 4:16
| length3 = 4:13
| title8 = Beginning
| note8 = [[Mitch Mitchell]]
| title4 = Izabella
| extra8 = ''First Rays of the New Rising Sun''
| length4 = 2:51
| length8 = 4:13
| title9 = Izabella
| extra9 = ''First Rays of the New Rising Sun''
| length9 = 2:51
}}
}}



Revision as of 09:20, 23 August 2019

War Heroes
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 1972 (1972-10)
RecordedApril 1967 – July 1970
GenreRock
Length35:20
LabelPolydor
Producer
Jimi Hendrix US chronology
Hendrix in the West
(1972)
War Heroes
(1972)
Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
(1973)
Jimi Hendrix UK chronology
More Experience
(1972)
War Heroes
(1972)
Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

War Heroes is a compilation album[3] by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Released in the UK on October 1, 1972, and in December 1972 in the US, it was the third album of mostly unreleased studio recordings to be issued after Hendrix's death. The album was engineered, mixed and compiled by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen, although biographer and later Hendrix producer John McDermott also identifies Hendrix as a producer.[4]

War Heroes contains three songs that Hendrix proposed for his fourth studio album: "Stepping Stone", "Izabella", and "Beginnings" (listed as "Beginning"). These and songs from the two 1971 albums, The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge, were included on First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997). War Heroes reached number 23 in the UK Albums Chart and number 48 on the US Billboard 200.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleOther releasesLength
1."Bleeding Heart" (Elmore James)South Saturn Delta3:12
2."Highway Chile"Are You Experienced (CD reissues)3:34
3."Tax Free" (Bo Hansson, Janne Carlsson)South Saturn Delta4:58
4."Peter Gunn Catastrophe" (Henry Mancini; arranged by Jimi Hendrix)West Coast Seattle Boy2:20
5."Stepping Stone"First Rays of the New Rising Sun4:11
Side two
No.Title...Length
6."Midnight"South Saturn Delta5:35
7."3 Little Bears"Merry Christmas And Happy New Year4:16
8."Beginning" (Mitch Mitchell)First Rays of the New Rising Sun4:13
9."Izabella"First Rays of the New Rising Sun2:51

Personnel

  • Jimi Hendrix – guitars, lead vocals, bass guitar on "Bleeding Heart", backing vocals on "Izabella"
  • Mitch Mitchell – drums
  • Billy Cox – bass guitar on "Peter Gunn Catastrophe","Stepping Stone" and "Izabella"
  • Noel Redding – bass guitar on "Highway Chile", "Tax Free" and "Midnight"

Recording details

  • Track 1 recorded at Record Plant in New York City, on March 24, 1970
  • Track 2 recorded at Olympic Studios in London, on April 3, 1967
  • Track 3 recorded at Record Plant, on May 1, 1968
  • Track 4 recorded at Record Plant, on May 14, 1970
  • Track 5 recorded at Record Plant, on November 14, 1969 and on June 26, 1970 (overdubs)
  • Track 6 recorded at Olmstead Studios, on April 3, 1969
  • Track 7 recorded at Record Plant, on May 2, 1968
  • Track 8 recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, on June 16 and/or July 1, 1970
  • Track 9 recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City, on August 28 and 29, 1969

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg (2011). "War Heroes - Jimi Hendrix | Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Faralaco, John (2010). "Appendix 5: Selected Post-1971 Compilation Albums". The Jimi Hendrix Story: New Edition, Including Updated Discography. IPS Books. p. 125. ISBN 1890988391. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. ^ McDermott, John; Kramer, Eddie (1992). Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight. New York City: Warner Books. pp. 305–306, 336–337. ISBN 978-0-446-39431-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  5. ^ Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Cesar (1990). Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (1st ed.). New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 544–545. ISBN 978-0-312-05861-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)