Smash Hits

by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix

Overview

One of the first hits compilations assembled from Jimi Hendrix's catalog, Smash Hits remains one of the best, since it keeps its focus narrow and never tries to extend its reach. Basically, this album contains the songs everybody knows from Hendrix, drawing heavily from Are You Experienced, plus adding the non-LP "Red House," "51st Anniversary," and "Highway Chile." Those non-LP selections may still make this worth seeking out, even if they've appeared on subsequent hits collections, but the main strength of Smash Hits is that it contains the best-known big-name songs in one place. Maybe not enough to make the collection essential, but still enough to make it a representative, accurate sampler. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/09/2010
Label:	Experience Hendrix
UPC:	0886976216023
Rank:	25917

Tracks

1. Purple Haze
2. Fire
3. The Wind Cries Mary
4. Can You See Me
5. Hey Joe
6. All Along the Watchtower
7. Stone Free
8. Crosstown Traffic
9. Manic Depression
10. Remember
11. Red House
12. Foxey Lady

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimi Hendrix   Primary Artist,Bass,Kazoo,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
The Jimi Hendrix Experience   Primary Artist
Mitch Mitchell   Drums,Percussion
Noel Redding   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Dave Mason   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
The Breakaways   Vocals (Background)
Breakaways   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Janie Hendrix   Reissue Supervisor
Chas Chandler   Producer
Eddie Kramer   Engineer,Mastering
Dino Valenti   Composer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer,Producer
George Marino   Mastering
Dave Siddle   Engineer
Billy Roberts   Composer
Jeff Leve   Photo Courtesy
Ed Thrasher   Art Direction,Photography
Dezo Hoffman   Cover Photo
John McDermott   Reissue Supervisor
Mike Ross   Engineer
Bob Dylan   Composer