Freedom (Jimi Hendrix song)

rdf:langString Freedom (Jimi Hendrix song)

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rdf:langString *Jimi Hendrix *Mitch Mitchell *Eddie Kramer

rdf:langString June–August 1970

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rdf:langString "Freedom" is a rock song by Jimi Hendrix that is often regarded as one of the most fully realized pieces he wrote and recorded in the months before his death. It incorporates several musical styles and the lyrics touch upon his relationship with Devon Wilson and her heroin addiction: You know you hooked my girlfriend, You know the drugstore manWell I don't need it now, I'm just tryin' to slap it out of her hand!Freedom! So I can live! The song is one of the post-Band of Gypsys developed numbers that Hendrix regularly performed in concert. In 1971, "Freedom" was used as the opening track on The Cry of Love. In the US, the song was also released as a single and was only one of two posthumous Hendrix singles to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 59. "Freedom" is now one of the more popular songs in the Hendrix catalogue and is included on several compilations. In 1997, it was used to lead off First Rays of the New Rising Sun, the most comprehensive attempt to present Hendrix's planned fourth studio album. Other releases of "Freedom" include: Demos * The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Record Plant, New York City, February 6, 1970 * West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology – Record Plant, May 15, 1970 Performances * Isle of Wight (1971) – recorded August 31, 1970 * Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight (2002) – as above * Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival (2015) – recorded July 4, 1970 * Live in Maui (2020) – recorded July 30, 1970 Compilations * The Essential Jimi Hendrix (1978) * Cornerstones: 1967–1970 (1990) * Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix (1997) * Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection (2001) – live version from Isle of Wight