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All Along The Watchtower Lyrics

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
Band
Album

Electric Ladyland

(1968)
TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
GenresPsychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock
LabelsTrack Records
Ranked#1 for 1968 , #121 all-time
Album rating :  95 / 100
Votes :  29
15. All Along The Watchtower (4:01)
Track rating :  99.4 / 100       Votes :  10       [ ]
"There must be some kind of way out of here,"
Said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen - they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody of it is worth."

"No reason to get excited,"
The thief - he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I we've been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour's getting late."

All along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants too
Outside in the cold distance
A wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl, hey.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
Electric Ladyland - Album Credits
Members
  • Jimi Hendrix : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Percussion, Comb and Tissue Paper Kazoo, Electric Harpsichord, Bass
  • Noel Redding : Backing Vocals, Bass
  • Mitch Mitchell : Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals on "Little Miss Strange"
Additional musicians
  • Jack Casady : Bass on "Voodoo Chile"
  • Larry Faucette : Congas on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • Mike Finnigan : Organ on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • Brian Jones : Percussion on "All Along the Watchtower"
  • Al Kooper : Piano on "Long Hot Summer Night"
  • Dave Mason : Twelve String Guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", Backing Vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"
  • Buddy Miles : Drums on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • Freddie Smith : Tenor Saxophone on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • The Sweet Inspirations : Backing Vocals on "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
  • Steve Winwood : Organ on "Voodoo Chile"
  • Chris Wood : Flute on "1983... (a merman i should turn to be)"
Other staff
  • Jimi Hendrix : Producer, Mixing, Liner Note
  • Eddie Kramer : Engineer, Mixing
  • Gary Kellgren : Engineer, Mixing
  • David King : Cover Art
  • Donald Silverstein : Photography
  • David Montgomery : Photography
Best The Jimi Hendrix Experience Songs
RankSongAlbumRatingVotes
1The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland▶  All Along The WatchtowerElectric Ladyland (1968)99.410
2The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?Purple HazeAre You Experienced? (1967)98.18
3The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?Hey JoeAre You Experienced? (1967)97.97
4The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As LoveLittle WingAxis: Bold As Love (1967)1003
5The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric LadylandVoodoo Child (Slight Return)Electric Ladyland (1968)96.310
6The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?Foxy LadyAre You Experienced? (1967)93.99
7The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As LoveSpanish Castle MagicAxis: Bold As Love (1967)96.73
8The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric LadylandVoodoo ChileElectric Ladyland (1968)92.58
9The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?Manic DepressionAre You Experienced? (1967)92.56
10The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?Highway ChileAre You Experienced? (1967)93.33
11The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric LadylandGypsy EyesElectric Ladyland (1968)90.77
12The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?FireAre You Experienced? (1967)91.34
13The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric LadylandRainy Day, Dream AwayElectric Ladyland (1968)89.26
14The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric LadylandCrosstown TrafficElectric Ladyland (1968)88.36
15The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?Red HouseAre You Experienced? (1967)88.84
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