Sunshine of Your Love
Song first recorded by Cream in 1967
Sunshine of Your Love
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a 1967 song by the British rock band Cream. It is the second track on their second album Disraeli Gears and was released as its second single in December 1967. With elements of hard rock and psychedelia, it is one of Cream's best known and most popular songs. Cream bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce based it on a distinctive bass riff he developed "almost in a fit of desperation" after working unsuccessfully all night on creating a song with his writing partner, lyricist Pete Brown who muttered, "It's getting near dawn and lights close their tired eyes". Guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton said in a 1988 interview that Bruce created the riff after attending a Jimi Hendrix concert. Clapton later contributed to the song, and drummer Ginger Baker plays a distinctive tom-tom drum rhythm. The song is sung as a duet with Bruce and Clapton trading the lead from line to line. The song was included on Disraeli Gears, Cream's best-selling album, in November 1967. Atco Records, the...
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