The Ultimate Experience

The Ultimate Experience is a 1992 compilation album of songs by songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix. It includes 20 tracks, most of them recorded with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and live renditions of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Wild Thing".

The Ultimate Experience
Compilation album by
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
ReleasedNovember 2, 1992
RecordedOctober 23, 1966 – July 23, 1970
GenreRock
Length71:55
LabelPolydor
CompilerAlan Douglas, Chris Griffin
The Jimi Hendrix Experience chronology
Live Isle of Wight '70
(1991)		 The Ultimate Experience
(1992)		 Blues
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

It was released in the U.K. in November 1992, and later on April 27, 1993 in the U.S. The album reached No. 25 in the UK Albums Chart[3] and No. 72 in the Billboard 200.[4] It was certified as gold by the British Phonographic Industry,[5] 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,[6] and 2× platinum by Music Canada.[7] In 1997, the album was replaced by the 20 track compilation Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix.

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

  1. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 4:07 (Electric Ladyland, 1968)
  2. "Purple Haze" – 2:44 (Are You Experienced, 1967)
  3. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 3:26 (Are You Experienced)
  4. "The Wind Cries Mary" – 3:18 (Are You Experienced)
  5. "Angel" – 4:17 (The Cry of Love, 1971)
  6. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" – 5:13 (Electric Ladyland)
  7. "Foxy Lady" – 3:15 (Are You Experienced)
  8. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" – 3:35 (Electric Ladyland)
  9. "Highway Chile" – 3:30 (Smash Hits [UK])
  10. "Crosstown Traffic" – 2:14 (Electric Ladyland)
  11. "Castles Made of Sand" – 2:45 (Axis: Bold as Love, 1967)
  12. "Long Hot Summer Night" – 3:27 (Electric Ladyland)
  13. "Red House" – 3:54 (Kiss the Sky)
  14. "Manic Depression" – 3:37 (Are You Experienced)
  15. "Gypsy Eyes" – 3:42 (Electric Ladyland)
  16. "Little Wing" – 2:24 (Axis: Bold as Love)
  17. "Fire" – 2:38 (Are You Experienced)
  18. "Wait Until Tomorrow" – 3:00 (Axis: Bold as Love)
  19. "Star Spangled Banner (live)" (John Stafford Smith, arr. Hendrix) – 4:05 (Woodstock, 1970)[8]
  20. "Wild Thing (live)" (Chip Taylor) – 6:54 (Monterey Pop, 1970)[9]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[11] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes
  1. Owens, Thom (2011). "The Ultimate Experience - Jimi Hendrix | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. "Jimi Hendrix: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". rollingstone.com. 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. "Jimi Hendrix". Official Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. "Jimi Hendrix: Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. "BPI Certified Awards – Search 'Hendrix'". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  6. "Gold & Platinum Search – Jimi Hendrix". RIAA. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  7. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  8. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 537.
  9. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 538.
  10. "Aria Charts - Albums 1993". Aria Charts. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. "Canadian album certifications – Jimi Hendrix – The Ultimate Experience". Music Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  12. "New Zealand album certifications – Jimi Hendrix – The Ultimate Experience". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  13. "British album certifications – Jimi Hendrix – The Ultimate Experience". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 18, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Ultimate Experience in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. "American album certifications – Jimi Hendrix – The Ultimate Experience". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 18, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

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