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The Very Best of Cream

 
Album Review: The Very Best of Cream

  • Artist: Cream
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: May 09, 1995
  • Total Time: 70:42
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

There have been many compilations drawn from the four albums Cream originally released between 1966 and 1969. But the one most commonly available since the early '80s was the ten-track Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (1983), a barebones collection focusing on the group's hit singles. Note, then, that this album, despite the similar title, is a newly compiled 1995 CD/cassette containing all of the recordings on Strange Brew, plus ten more. It is thus the most comprehensive Cream anthology on the market, and includes all the group's essential tracks on a single disc with superior sound in a package containing good annotations. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Wrapping Paper (Lyrics) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Cream (2:21)
I Feel Free (Lyrics) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Cream (2:51)
N.S.U. (Lyrics) Jack Bruce Cream (2:43)
Sweet Wine (Lyrics) Ginger Baker, Janet Godfrey Cream (3:17)
I'm So Glad Skip James Cream (3:57)
Spoonful (Lyrics) Willie Dixon Cream (6:30)
Strange Brew (Lyrics) Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins Cream (2:46)
Sunshine of Your Love (Lyrics) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton Cream (4:10)
Tales of Brave Ulysses (Lyrics) Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp Cream (2:46)
Swlabr (Lyrics) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Cream (2:31)
We're Going Wrong (Lyrics) Jack Bruce Cream (3:26)
White Room (Lyrics) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Cream (4:58)
Sitting on Top of the World Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon Cream (4:58)
Politician (Lyrics) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Cream (4:11)
Those Were the Days (Lyrics) Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor Cream (2:53)
Born Under a Bad Sign (Lyrics) William Bell, Booker T. Jones Cream (3:09)
Deserted Cities of the Heart (Lyrics) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Cream (3:38)
Crossroads (Lyrics) Robert Johnson Cream (4:15)
Anyone for Tennis (Lyrics) Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp Cream (2:38)
Badge (Lyrics) George Harrison, Eric Clapton Cream (2:44)

Credits

Ginger Baker (Percussion), Ginger Baker (Drums), Ginger Baker (Vocals), Jack Bruce (Organ), Jack Bruce (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jack Bruce (Harmonica), Jack Bruce (Piano), Jack Bruce (Guitar (Bass)), Jack Bruce (Vocals), Cream (Main Performer), Adrian Barber (Engineer), Eric Clapton (Guitar), Eric Clapton (Vocals), Tom Dowd (Engineer), Bill Halverson (Engineer), Bill Levenson (Compilation Producer), Damon Lyon-Shaw (Engineer), Joseph M. Palmaccio (Digital Remastering), Felix Pappalardi (Producer), Robert Stigwood (Arranger), John Timperley (Engineer), Jim Marshall (Photography), Hugh Fielder (Liner Notes), George McManus (Compilation Producer), Chris Griffin (Compilation Producer)
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The Very Best of Cream
Compilation album by Cream
Released May 9, 1995
Recorded 1966-1968
Genre Blues-rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock
Length 77:00
Label Polydor
Producer Chris Griffin
Bill Levenson
George McManus
Professional reviews
Cream chronology
Strange Brew
(1983)
The Very Best of Cream
(1995)
Those Were the Days
(1997)

The Very Best of Cream is a 1995 Cream compilation album. This "Very Best of..." collection is not to be confused with Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream.

Track listing

1."Wrapping Paper" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:21
2."I Feel Free" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:54
3."N.S.U." (Bruce) – 2:47
4."Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey) – 3:19
5."I'm So Glad" (James) – 4:01
6."Spoonful" (Dixon) – 6:30
7."Strange Brew" (Clapton, Pappalardi, Collins) – 2:48
8."Sunshine of Your Love"(Bruce,Brown,Clapton) - 4:10
9."Tales of Brave Ulysses"(Clapton,Sharp) - 2:46
10."SWLABR" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:31
11."We're Going Wrong" (Bruce)– 3:29
12."White Room" (Bruce, Brown) – 4:58
13."Sitting on Top of the World" (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon; arr. Burnett) - 4:59
14."Politician" (Bruce, Brown) – 4:11
15."Those Were the Days" (Baker,Taylor) – 2:56
16."Born Under a Bad Sign" (Jones, Bell) – 3:09
17."Deserted Cities of the Heart" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:41
18."Crossroads" (Johnson,arr.Clapton) – 4:14
19."Anyone For Tennis" (Clapton, Sharp) – 2:38
20."Badge"(Clapton,Harrison) – 2:46

 
 

 

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