music.wikisort.org - Composition"Freedom" is a rock song by Jimi Hendrix that is often regarded as one of the most fully realized pieces he wrote and recorded in the months before his death. It incorporates several musical styles and the lyrics touch upon his relationship with Devon Wilson and her heroin addiction:
You know you hooked my girlfriend,
You know the drugstore man
Well I don't need it now,
I'm just tryin' to slap it out of her hand!
Freedom! So I can live!
1971 single by Jimi Hendrix
"Freedom" |
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 Italian single picture sleeve |
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B-side | "Angel" |
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Released | March 8, 1971 (1971-03-08) |
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Recorded | June–August 1970 |
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Studio | Electric Lady, New York City |
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Genre | Rock |
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Length | 3:24 |
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Label | Reprise |
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Songwriter(s) | Jimi Hendrix |
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Producer(s) |
- Jimi Hendrix
- Mitch Mitchell
- Eddie Kramer
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The song is one of the post-Band of Gypsys developed numbers that Hendrix regularly performed in concert.[4] In 1971, "Freedom" was used as the opening track on The Cry of Love. In the US, the song was also released as a single and was only one of two posthumous Hendrix singles to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 59.[5]
"Freedom" is now one of the more popular songs in the Hendrix catalogue and is included on several compilations. In 1997, it was used to lead off First Rays of the New Rising Sun, the most comprehensive attempt to present Hendrix's planned fourth studio album.
Other releases of "Freedom" include:
Demos
Performances
Compilations
Notes
Citations
References
- Hendrix, Janie (2003). Jimi Hendrix: The Lyrics. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard. ISBN 0-634-04930-5.
- Loder, Kurt (2001). Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection (CD compilation booklet). Jimi Hendrix. Universal City, California: MCA Records. 066 112 603-2.
- McDermott, John (1997). First Rays of the New Rising Sun (CD booklet). Jimi Hendrix. Universal City, California: MCA Records.
- McDermott, John (2000). The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Box set booklet). Jimi Hendrix. Universal City, California: MCA Records. 08811 23162.
- McDermott, John (2002). Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight (DVD booklet). Jimi Hendrix. Santa Monica, California: MCA Records. OCLC 806443759. 088 170 341-9.
- McDermott, John; Kramer, Eddie; Cox, Billy (2009). Ultimate Hendrix. New York City: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-938-1.
- McDermott, John (2010). West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (CD set booklet). Jimi Hendrix. New York City: Legacy. 88697769272.
- Shadwick, Keith (2003). Jimi Hendrix: Musician. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-764-1.
- Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Cesar (1990). Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-05861-6.
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- "Fire"
/ "Are You Experienced?"
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Concert tours |
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience French Tour
- The Cry of Love Tour
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Related articles |
- Original discography
- Posthumous discography
- List of songs
- Videography
- Canadian drug charges and trial
- Handel & Hendrix in London
- Electric Lady Studios
- Black Gold
- Unfinished fourth album
- Death of Jimi Hendrix
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