| total_length = 69:27
| title1 = Freedom
| extra1 = The Cry of Love
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Izabella
| extra2 = War Heroes
| length2 = 2:50
| title3 = Night Bird Flying
| extra3 = The Cry of Love
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Angel
| extra4 = The Cry of Love
| length4 = 4:21
| title5 = Room Full of Mirrors
| extra5 = Rainbow Bridge
| length5 = 3:21
| title6 = Dolly Dagger
| extra6 = Rainbow Bridge
| length6 = 4:44
| title7 = Ezy Ryder
| extra7 = The Cry of Love
| length7 = 4:07
| title8 = Drifting
| extra8 = The Cry of Love
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Beginnings
| extra9 = War Heroes
| length9 = 4:12
| title10 = Stepping Stone
| extra10 = War Heroes
| length10 = 4:12
| title11 = My Friend
| extra11 = The Cry of Love
| length11 = 4:36
| title12 = Straight Ahead
| extra12 = The Cry of Love
| length12 = 4:42
| title13 = Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
| extra13 = Rainbow Bridge
| length13 = 6:04
| title14 = Earth Blues
| extra14 = Rainbow Bridge
| length14 = 4:21
| title15 = Astro Man
| extra15 = The Cry of Love
| length15 = 3:34
| title16 = In From the Storm
| extra16 = The Cry of Love
| length16 = 3:41
| title17 = Belly Button Window
| extra17 = The Cry of Love
| length17 = 3:36
Recording details
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|+ List of songs with recording dates and studios
Band members
- Jimi Hendrixlead vocals, guitar, bass guitar on "My Friend", backing vocals on "Earth Blues" and "In from the Storm", production, mixing on "Freedom", "Nightbird Flying", "Dolly Dagger", "Room Full of Mirrors", "Ezy Ryder"
- Billy Coxbass guitar (except "My Friend" and "Belly Button Window"), backing vocals on "Earth Blues" and "In from the Storm"
- Mitch Mitchelldrums on all tracks (except "Room Full of Mirrors" and "Ezy Ryder"), production (except "Izabella", "Beginnings", "Stepping Stone"), mixing on "Angel"
Additional musicians
- Albert and Arthur Allen (the Ghetto Fighters)backing vocals on "Freedom", "Izabella", "Dolly Dagger", and "Stepping Stone"
- The Ronettes (Veronica Bennett, Estelle Bennett, Nedra Talley)backing vocals on "Earth Blues"
- Juma Sultanpercussion on "Freedom", "Dolly Dagger", "Beginnings", "Hey Baby (The New Rising Sun)", "Earth Blues", "Astro Man"
- Buddy Milesdrums on "Room Full of Mirrors" and "Ezy Ryder", backing vocals on "Earth Blues"
- Billy Armstrongpercussion on "Ezy Rider"
- Buzzy Linhartvibraphone on "Drifting"
- Emmeretta Marksbacking vocals on "In from the Storm"
- Steve Winwoodbacking vocals on "Ezy Ryder"
- Chris Woodbacking vocals on "Ezy Ryder"
- Kenny Pinetwelve-string guitar on "My Friend"
- Jimmy Mayesdrums on "My Friend"
- Stephen Stillspiano on "My Friend"
- Paul Carusoharmonica on "My Friend"
Additional personnel
- Eddie Kramerproducer, engineering, mixing, photography, remastering
- John Jansenproduction on "Izabella", "Room Full of Mirrors", "Dolly Dagger", "Beginnings", "Stepping Stone", "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)", "Earth Blues"; mixing on "Izabella", "Beginnings", "Stepping Stone", "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)", "Earth Blues"
- Tony Bongioviengineering on "Room Full of Mirrors"
- Jack Abramsengineering on "Ezy Ryder" (1969)
- Bob Hughesengineering on "Ezy Ryder" (1970), "Earth Blues" (1970)
- Bob Cottoengineering on "Earth Blues" (1969)
- John McDermottliner notes, remastering supervisor
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for First Rays of the New Rising Sun
! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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