Strange Brew (song)

"Strange Brew"
Side A of Canadian single
Single by Cream
from the album Disraeli Gears
B-side"Tales of Brave Ulysses"
Released
  • 26 May 1967 (1967-05-26) (single)[1]
  • 2 November 1967 (album)
RecordedApril 1967
StudioAtlantic, New York City
Genre
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Felix Pappalardi
Cream UK singles chronology
"I Feel Free"
(1966)
"Strange Brew"
(1967)
"Anyone for Tennis"
(1968)
Cream US singles chronology
"I Feel Free"
(1967)
"Strange Brew"
(1967)
"Spoonful"
(1967)
Music video
Cream – "Strange Brew" (1967) on YouTube

"Strange Brew" is a song by the British rock band Cream. First released as a single in May 1967 in the UK and July 1967 in the US,[1] it was later added to their second studio album Disraeli Gears.[2] The song features Eric Clapton on lead vocals rather than the usual lead by Jack Bruce. The single peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart in July of that same year. In the UK, it was the last Cream single to be released by Reaction Records.

  1. ^ a b Welch, Chris (2000). Cream: The Legendary Sixties Supergroup. London: Balafon Books. p. 188.
  2. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 53 – String Man. : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.