Wrapping Paper

"Wrapping Paper"
Sweden picture sleeve
Single by Cream
B-side"Cat's Squirrel"
ReleasedOctober 1966 (1966-10)[1]
RecordedAugust 1966[2]
StudioRayik, Chalk Farm
GenrePop, music hall
Length2:25
LabelReaction[1]
Composer(s)Jack Bruce
Lyricist(s)Pete Brown
Producer(s)Robert Stigwood
Cream UK singles chronology
"Wrapping Paper"
(1966)
"I Feel Free"
(1966)

"Wrapping Paper" is a song by the British rock group Cream. Bassist and singer Jack Bruce composed the music, with lyrics by Pete Brown. In 1966, Reaction Records released the song on their debut single, with "Cat's Squirrel" as the B-side.[3] It reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966.[4] The song was later included on the compilation albums Superstarshine Vol. 6 / Cream (1972), The Very Best of Cream (1995)[5] and Those Were the Days (1997).[6]

  1. ^ a b Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.
  2. ^ Clapton, Eric (2007). Clapton: The Autobiography. New York City: Broadway Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7679-2536-5.
  3. ^ "Cream - Wrapping Paper". 45cat.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Wrapping Paper | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "The Very Best of Cream - Cream | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Those Were the Days - Cream | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2021.