War Heroes
Compilation album by
Jimi Hendrix
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 in October 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, number 48 on the US Billboard 200,[5] and number 51 in Canada.[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.[7]

Side one
No.TitleLater releaseLength
1."Bleeding Heart"South Saturn Delta3:15
2."Highway Chile"Are You Experienced (CD reissues)3:30
3."Tax Free" (Hansen, Carlsen a.k.a. Bo Hansson, Janne Carlsson)South Saturn Delta4:58
4."Peter Gunn" (Henry Mancini)West Coast Seattle Boy2:18
5."Stepping Stone"First Rays of the New Rising Sun4:07
Side two
No.TitleLater releaseLength
1."Midnight"South Saturn Delta5:32
2."3 Little Bears"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year4:09
3."Beginning" (Mitch Mitchell[8])First Rays of the New Rising Sun4:13
4."Izabella"First Rays of the New Rising Sun2:55

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Recording details

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 978-1890988395. 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.
  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.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. February 17, 1973 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ War Heroes (Album notes). Jimi Hendrix. New York City: Reprise Records. 1972. Record labels. MS 2103.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ On First Rays... album this song is credited to Hendrix.
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