Midnight Lightning
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| Studio album by Jimi Hendrix | |||||
| Released | November 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | 1969–1975 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues-rock | ||||
| Length | 35:58 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Producer | Alan Douglas, Tony Bongiovi | ||||
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Midnight Lightning is a posthumous tenth studio album by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released in November 1975. It was the sixth Hendrix studio album released after his death and the second to be produced by Alan Douglas.
Douglas continued his controversial methods he had adopted on Crash Landing and brought in many of the same session musicians to overdub parts of songs. The only original recording (apart from those by Hendrix) was Mitch Mitchell's drumming on "Hear My Train A Coming". In response to the previous outcry from fans and critics, Douglas did not claim co-writer credit for any songs on Midnight Lightning. The album was not as well received as its predecessor, peaking at #43 in the U.S. and #46 in the UK.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.
[edit] Side one
- "Trashman" (Noel Redding) – 3:15
- "Midnight Lightning" – 3:49
- "Here My Train A Coming" – 5:43
- "Gypsy Boy" – 3:45
[edit] Side two
- "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) – 3:29
- "Izabella"/"Machine Gun" – 7:36
- "Once I Had a Woman" – 5:20
- "Beginnings" (Mitch Mitchell) – 3:02
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Original musicians
- Jimi Hendrix – guitars, vocals
- Billy Cox – bass on tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (all wiped)
- Mitch Mitchell – drums on tracks 1, 2, 3 and 8 (tracks 1, 2 and 8 wiped)
- Buddy Miles – drums on tracks 4, 5, 6 and 7 (all wiped)
- Noel Redding – bass on tracks 1 and 3 (both wiped)
- Juma Sultan – percussion on tracks 2, 6 and 8 (all wiped)
- Larry Lee – rhythm guitar on track 6 (wiped)
[edit] Session musicians
- Jeff Mironov – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8
- Lance Quinn – guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6 and 7
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, percussion on tracks 3 and 4
- Bob Babbitt – bass
- Jimmy Maelen – percussion on tracks 2 and 8
- Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals on tracks 2, 4 and 7
- Barbara Massey – backing vocals on tracks 2, 4 and 7
- Vivian Cherry – backing vocals on tracks 2, 4 and 7
- Buddy Lucas – harmonica on track 7
[edit] References
- Shapiro, Harry; Caesar Glebbeek (1995-08-15). "Appendix 1: Music, Sweet Music: The Discography". Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (3rd Edition ed.). New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. pp. 547-8. ISBN 9780312130626.
