• ' Released: 1968 (US) • ' Released: 1968 (US) • ' [ ]' Released: 1970 (UK) Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by English-American band. Released by in North America and in the UK in October 1968, the was the only record from the band produced. By mid-November, it had at number one in the United States, where it spent two weeks at the top spot. Electric Ladyland was the Experience's most commercially successful release and their only number one album.

It peaked at number six in the UK, where it spent 12 weeks on the chart. Hindi film taj mahal. Electric Ladyland included a cover of the song, ', which became the Experience's highest-selling single and their only top 40 hit in the US, peaking at number 20; the single reached number five in the UK. Although the album confounded critics in 1968, it has since been viewed as Hendrix's best work and one of the greatest rock records of all time. Electric Ladyland has been featured on many greatest-album lists, including magazine's 2003 list of the 100 greatest albums and 's list of, on which it was ranked 55th. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Recording and production [ ] The Experience began recording Electric Ladyland at several studios in the US and UK in between July 1967 and January 1968. Recording resumed on April 18, 1968, at the newly opened in New York City, with as producer and engineers.

Hendrix was famous for his studio perfectionism; he and drummer recorded over 50 takes of ' over three sessions. Hendrix was insecure about his voice and often recorded his vocals hidden behind studio screens. He sang backing vocals himself on the title track and on 'Long Hot Summer Night'. As recording progressed, Chandler became frustrated with Hendrix's perfectionism and his demands for repeated takes. Hendrix allowed friends and guests to join them in the studio, which contributed to a chaotic and crowded environment in the control room and led Chandler to sever his professional relationship with Hendrix. Bassist recalled: 'There were tons of people in the studio; you couldn't move. It was a party, not a session.'

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Redding, who had formed his own band in mid-1968,, found it increasingly difficult to fulfill his commitments with the Experience, so Hendrix played many of the bass parts. The album's cover states that it was 'produced and directed by Jimi Hendrix'. The was the only Experience album mixed entirely in stereo. Hendrix experimented with other combinations of musicians, including 's and 's, who played bass and organ on the fifteen-minute slow-blues jam '. Hendrix appeared at an impromptu jam with B.B. Music [ ] According to music journalist, Electric Ladyland is 'undoubtedly a rock album, albeit rock on the point of evolving into something else.'

Magazine's John Robinson said that its music reconciles the of Hendrix's earlier recordings with the aggressive he would explore on his 1970 album. During its recording, Kramer experimented with innovative studio techniques such as,,, and, which 's Cub Koda said recontextualized Hendrix's psychedelic and funk sounds on the album. Electric Ladyland is a cross-section of Hendrix's wide range of musical talent. It includes examples of several genres and styles of music: the psychedelic 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp', a UK single the previous summer (1967), the extended blues jam ', the New Orleans-style of 's ', the epic studio production of ', the social commentary of 'House Burning Down', and the Sixties-era of 's 'Little Miss Strange'. The album also features an electric reworking of the classic ', which has been well-received by critics as well as by Dylan himself, and also ', a staple of both radio and guitar repertoire.