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Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection where noted. Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection is a two-disc compilation album by American rock musician Jimi Hendrix, released on May 8, 2001, by MCA Records. The first disc contains studio recordings, including alternate versions, while the second disc contains live recordings, some of which were previously unreleased. It was packaged with an essay by writer Kurt Loder. "Voodoo Child" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold 500,000 copies in the United States. In a five-star review for "Blender" magazine, Robert Christgau said "Voodoo Child" was an