By January 14, 1968, Hendrix finished writing the lyrics, as indicated in his handwritten notes. For the title, he used "My Angel Catherina (Return of Little Wing)", thus connecting it to the "Little Wing" he recorded in October 1967 for "". According to sessionographers Gary Geldeart and Steve Rodham, Hendrix made a private recording of "Angel" at a New York apartment in March 1968. In 1995, the apartment recordings were released on a companion disc to the book "Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix".