 The following day the song was completed with overdubs – including backing vocals by R&B group Sweet Inspirations – and mixing, with the final mix produced on July 20.Production was led by Chas Chandler, and the song was engineered by Gary Kellgren.Hendrix commentators Harry Shapiro and Caesar Glebbeek have described "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" as "introspective and melancholy", and quote Hendrix as offering the following insight into the inspiration behind the song