Kiss the Sky (Jimi Hendrix album)

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Kiss the Sky
Compilation album by
Jimi Hendrix
ReleasedOctober 1984 (1984-10)
Recorded1966–1970
GenreRock
Length45:58
LabelReprise
Compiler
Jimi Hendrix US album chronology
The Jimi Hendrix Concerts
(1982) 		Kiss the Sky
(1984) 		Jimi Plays Monterey
(1986)
Jimi Hendrix UK album chronology
The Singles Album
(1983) 		Kiss the Sky
(1984) 		Johnny B. Goode
(1986)

Kiss the Sky is a compilation album by American rock guitarist, singer–songwriter Jimi Hendrix. In the US, it was released by Reprise Records in October 1984 and by Polydor Records in the UK in November 1984.[1] The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Purple Haze."

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Monterey Pop Festival was unreleased at the time.[2]

The front cover artwork of the 1984 CD release on Reprise noted "Digitally remastered from original vault tapes", while the Reprise cassette cover artwork stated "Special Edition Jimi Hendrix album. Digitally remastered from original vault tapes. Audiophile qualilty recording on high-qualilty cassette".[citation needed]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

All songs are written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

  1. "Are You Experienced?" – 4:15 (Are You Experienced, 1967)
  2. "I Don't Live Today" (live) – 6:43 (The Jimi Hendrix Concerts, 1982)
  3. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" – 5:14 (Electric Ladyland, 1968)
  4. "Stepping Stone" – 4:11 (single, 1970)
  5. "Castles Made of Sand" – 2:49 (Axis: Bold as Love, 1967)
  6. "Killing Floor" (live) (Chester Burnett) – 3:32 (previously unreleased)
  7. "Purple Haze" – 2:53 (Are You Experienced)
  8. "Red House" – 3:57 (Smash Hits, US edition)
  9. "Crosstown Traffic" – 2:20 (Electric Ladyland)
  10. "Third Stone from the Sun" – 6:46 (Are You Experienced)
  11. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 3:58 (Electric Ladyland)

Personnel

Recording details

  • "I Don't Live Today" recorded at
    San Diego Sports Arena
    , San Diego on May 24, 1969
  • "Killing Floor" recorded at the
    Monterey Pop Festival
    on June 18, 1967

References

  1. ^ a b c
    ISBN 0-312-05861-6
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  2. ISBN 1-84449-424-1
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  3. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Kiss the Sky review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
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