Cream were a 1960s British blues-rock band and supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Their sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues rock, hard rock and psychedelic rock, combining Eric Clapton's blues guitar playing, the psychedelia-themed lyrics, voice and blues bass playing of Jack Bruce and the jazz-influenced drumming of Ginger Baker.
The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album.
Cream is widely regarded as being the world's first notable and successful supergroup. In over two years, they sold over 35 million albums.
Cream made a significant impact upon the popular music of the time, and they provided a heavy yet technically proficient musical theme that foreshadowed and influenced the emergence of British bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and The Jeff Beck Group in the late 1960s.
Rolling Stone named them the sixty-sixth greatest artist of all time.
"Sunshine of Your Love" was originally released on the album Disraeli Gears in November 1967,and was later released as a single in January 1968. It was Cream's only gold-selling single in the United States. It features a distinctive guitar/bass guitar riff and an acclaimed guitar solo from Eric Clapton. It was written by bassist Jack Bruce, lyricist Pete Brown, and Clapton.
In 2004, the song was ranked #65 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is also a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll List.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Sunshine of Your Love" at number 19 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
In 2009 it was named the 44th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
The song is also a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll list.
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