Cream were a British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce,guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist,although Clapton and Baker contributed to songs. Formed by members of previously successful bands,they are widely considered the first supergroup. Cream were highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members.
Wheels of Fire is the third album by the British rock band Cream. It was released in the US in June 1968 as a two-disc vinyl LP,with one disc recorded in the studio and the other recorded live. It was released in the UK in the same format on August 9.
Disraeli Gears is the second studio album by the British rock band Cream. The album features the singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love",as well as their respective B-sides "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and "SWLABR".
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a 1967 song by the British rock band Cream. With elements of hard rock and psychedelia,it is one of Cream's best known and most popular songs. Cream bassist and vocalist Jack Bruce based it on a distinctive bass riff he developed after attending a Jimi Hendrix concert. Guitarist Eric Clapton and lyricist Pete Brown later contributed to the song and drummer Ginger Baker plays a distinctive tom-tom drum rhythm.
"White Room" is a song by British rock band Cream,composed by bassist Jack Bruce with lyrics by poet Pete Brown. They recorded it for the studio half of the 1968 double album Wheels of Fire. In September,a shorter US single edit was released for AM radio stations,although album-oriented FM radio stations played the full album version. The subsequent UK single release in January 1969 used the full-length album version of the track.
"I Feel Free" is a song first recorded by the British rock band Cream. The lyrics were written by Pete Brown,with the music by Jack Bruce. The song showcases the band's musical diversity,effectively combining blues rock with psychedelic pop.
"Badge" is a song written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison,and recorded by British rock music group Cream on their final album,Goodbye. Also issued as a single in March 1969,"Badge" peaked at number 18 in the UK Singles Chart and number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand which is his most popular album. Clapton wrote the song on his 1974 Martin D-28 guitar about Pattie Boyd. The female vocal harmonies on the song are provided by Marcella Detroit and Yvonne Elliman. The song is his most popular download on Spotify with more than 480,000,000 streams.
Live Cream is a live compilation album by the British rock band Cream,released in 1970. This album comprises four live tracks recorded in 1968 and one studio track "Lawdy Mama" from 1967. The instrumental track for "Lawdy Mama" is the same as heard on "Strange Brew" with a different vocal and guitar solo by Eric Clapton.
Strange Brew:The Very Best of Cream is a 1983 compilation album by the British rock band Cream.
Those Were the Days is a retrospective compilation of music recorded by the British rock band Cream,released on 23 September 1997. It comprises four compact discs and includes almost every studio track released during the band's active lifetime,with the exception of the original "Passing The Time" from Wheels of Fire,and all but three tracks from the live material recorded in 1968 and released on Wheels of Fire,Goodbye,and the two Live Cream volumes of 1970 and 1972. The title is taken from the song written by Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor,released on Wheels of Fire in 1968.
"Tales of Brave Ulysses" is a song recorded in 1967 by British group Cream. It was released as the B-side to the "Strange Brew" single in June 1967. In November,the song was included on Cream's second album,Disraeli Gears. The song features one of the earliest uses of a wah-wah pedal,which guitarist Eric Clapton plays throughout the song. Cream's song "White Room" copies the chord progression to a large extent.
"SWLABR" is a song recorded by the British rock band Cream in 1967. It first appeared on the album Disraeli Gears (1967). Later,the song was the B-side to Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" single.
The Cream of Clapton is an Eric Clapton compilation album released in 1995. Additionally,the European and U.S.-versions have a different track listings. The European version had already been released as The Best of Eric Clapton in 1991,though without the track "I Can't Stand It".
Best of Cream is a compilation album of material recorded from 1966 to 1968 by the rock band Cream,and released shortly after their disbanding. The album was originally released by Cream's U.S. label Atco (Atlantic) Records,and was available on that label during the years 1969–1972. The album was briefly reissued in the U.S. in 1977 by RSO/Polydor Records,to whom U.S. distribution rights for Cream's recordings had reverted by that time. A re-release was pressed in 2014 by Polydor on 180g vinyl.
"Pretending" is a rock song written and composed by Jerry Lynn Williams. It was released in 1989 on Eric Clapton's Journeyman as the first track of the album. The song was released as the lead single from the album,backed with "Before You Accuse Me" in USA and Europe and "Hard Times" in UK,and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100,making it the album's highest-charting single on that chart. It was also #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the Netherlands,it reached #3 on the Dutch Tip 40 and #24 on the Dutch Top 40. It became a live favorite.
"Outside Woman Blues" is a blues song originally recorded by Blind Joe Reynolds in 1929. It is one of few known recordings made by Reynolds,who used "Woman Blues" in several song titles,including "Cold Woman Blues","Goose Hill Woman Blues",and "Third Street Woman Blues".
"Hey Lawdy Mama" is a Piedmont blues song recorded by Buddy Moss in 1934. The song became popular among jazz musicians with early recordings by Count Basie and Louis Armstrong. In 1943,a version recorded by Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy,with vocals by June Richmond,was a hit,reaching number four on the Billboard R&B chart.
"Anyone for Tennis (The Savage Seven Theme)" is a song by the British rock band Cream. It was used as the theme song for the 1968 film The Savage Seven.
"Let It Rain" is a song and single written and released by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and Bonnie Bramlett;it appears on his 1970 debut studio album Eric Clapton. In 1972 it was released as a single as part of the promotion for his compilation album Eric Clapton at His Best
