Lover Man (Jimi Hendrix song)

Infobox Song
Name = Lover Man
Artist = Jimi Hendrix
Genre = Rock, psychedelic rock, blues-rock, acid rock
Writer = Jimi Hendrix"Lover Man" (also known as "Here He Comes (Lover Man)", "Here He Comes" and "Here Comes Your Lover Man") is a rock song written and performed by Jimi Hendrix. Although a studio version was never "officially" released, the song was performed many times from as early as 1968, notably at Woodstock in 1969, and Berkeley and the Isle of Wight in 1970. The tune from "Lover Man" was also used when the band covered B. B. King's "Rock Me Baby", which they did a number of times throughout 1967 including at Monterey.

A studio version of "Lover Man", entitled "Here He Comes (Lover Man)", appeared on the compilation "South Saturn Delta". This version contains some dialogue at the beginning between Hendrix and an unidentified person (possibly Chas Chandler), before he dives into the "long beginning". The song also features a long solo after a couple of verses. "Lover Man" was also featured twice on the 4-disc box set "The Jimi Hendrix Experience"; one an instrumental version just over three minutes in length, on disc one; the other an alternate recording just under three minutes in length, on disc four. The song was recorded many times throughout Hendrix's career, but he never achieved a take he was ultimately happy with. [cite web |url=http://jimihendrix.com/encyclopedia/search,song,loverman.html |title='SEARCH BY SONG' RESULTS |work=The Jimi Hendrix Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-08-10 |publisher=Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. ]

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