From http://hendrix.guide.pagesperso-orange.fr/jimis.htm
The follow up - more poetic and with a refined sound. Just great.
Recorded immediately after "Are You Experienced" (from May to November), released in December 1967 and again produced by Chas Chandler. The tone is more subdued here (Up From The Skies, Wait Until Tomorrow, Castles Made Of Sand, Little Wing, One Rainy Wish) with a determined lyrical approach which gave more depth to Jimi's music. A few tracks may have dated slightly ("Ain't No Tellin","She's So Fine") but again this album offers a rich spectrum of musical styles.
Like on "Are You Experienced", the title track closes the album and it's a musical tour de force, beginning as a soft ballad and building to a dazzling classical-inspired crescendo of guitar. That track features a superbly confident rock vocal from Jimi. The magnificent"If Six Was Nine" was later well known for its inclusion in Dennis Hopper's legendary 1969 film "Easy Rider". The beautiful "Little Wing" was to become one of the most covered Hendrix songs (Clapton, Sting, Stevie Ray Vaughan…) and was, with the hard rocking "Spanish Castle Magic", a stage favourite of Jimi's. Noel Redding sings the lead vocal on his own composition "She's So Fine" and Mitch plays the role of Jimi's interviewer on the opening spoof "EXP". Guests on the album were reportedly Graham Nash of the Hollies and members of The Move (who had toured with The Experience).
"Are You Experienced" looked impossible to follow, but Jimi succeeded with this beautiful album.
Label: Experience Hendrix – 88765419711, Legacy – 88765419711
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 180 Gram
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock
Tracklist
A1 EXP
A2 Up From The Skies
A3 Spanish Castle Magic
A4 Wait Until Tomorrow
A5 Ain't No Telling
A6 Little Wing
A7 If Six Was Nine
B1 You've Got Me Floating
B2 Castles Made Of Sand
B3 She's So Fine
B4 One Rainy Wish
B5 Little Miss Lover
B6 Bold As Love