The Very Best of Cream

by Cream

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/1995
Label:	Polydor / Interscope
UPC:	0731452375223
Rank:	26772

Tracks

1. Wrapping Paper
2. I Feel Free
3. N.S.U.
4. Sweet Wine
5. I'm So Glad
6. Spoonful
7. Strange Brew
8. Sunshine of Your Love
9. Tales of Brave Ulysses
10. Swlabr
11. We're Going Wrong
12. White Room
13. Sitting on Top of the World
14. Politician
15. Those Were the Days
16. Born Under a Bad Sign
17. Deserted Cities of the Heart
18. Crossroads
19. Anyone for Tennis
20. Badge

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cream   Primary Artist
Ginger Baker   Guest Artist,Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Jack Bruce   Guest Artist,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic)
Eric Clapton   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Chester Burnett   Composer
Ahmad Jamal   Composer
Adrian Barber   Engineer
Ginger Baker   Composer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Bill Halverson   Engineer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Walter Vinson   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Martin Sharp   Composer
Mike Taylor   Composer,Composer
Tom Dowd   Engineer
Damon Lyon-Shaw   Engineer
Felix Pappalardi   Composer,Producer
Jack Bruce   Composer
Gail Collins   Composer
Gene Raskin   Composer
Eric Clapton   Composer
John Luard Timperley   Engineer
George Harrison   Composer
Pete Brown   Composer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Digital Remastering
Robert Stigwood   Arranger
William Bell   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Lonnie Chatmon   Composer
George McManus   Compilation Producer
Chris Griffin   Compilation Producer
Janet Godfrey   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Hugh Fielder   Liner Notes
Jim Marshall   Photography
Skip James   Composer
Traditional   Composer