[1] The album was completed in sixteen recording sessions at three London locations, including De Lane Lea Studios, CBS, and Olympic.
The group's manager Chas Chandler booked many of the sessions at Olympic because the facility was acoustically superior and equipped with most of the latest technology, though it was still using four-track recorders, whereas American studios were using eight-track.
[4] "May This Be Love" is a soft ballad that demonstrates Hendrix's ability to write thoughtful lyrics and subtle melodies.
[7] According to musicologist Dave Whitehill, the song is characteristic of Hendrix's "gentler side", utilizing the E and A major pentatonic scales to create a "pastorale setting befitting the lyrical content".
[10] In a song review for AllMusic, Thomas Ward called the original recording "one of the most musically sophisticated tracks on Are You Experienced?".