White Room

For other uses, see White Room (disambiguation).

"White Room"
Italian single picture sleeve
Single by Cream
from the album Wheels of Fire
B-side"Those Were the Days"
Released
  • August 1968 (1968-08) (album)
  • September 1968 (US single)
  • January 1969 (UK single)
RecordedJuly 1967 – April 1968
StudioAtlantic, New York City
Genre
Length
  • 3:04 (US single)
  • 4:58 (album & UK single)
Label
Composer(s)Jack Bruce
Lyricist(s)Pete Brown
Producer(s)Felix Pappalardi
Cream US singles chronology
"Anyone for Tennis"
(1968) 		"White Room"
(1968) 		"Crossroads"
(1969)
Cream UK singles chronology
"Sunshine of Your Love"
(1968) 		"White Room"
(1969) 		"Badge"
(1969)
Audio sample
Intro and part of first verse

"White Room" is a song by British rock band Cream, composed by bassist Jack Bruce with lyrics by poet Pete Brown.[2] They recorded it for the studio half of the 1968 double album Wheels of Fire. In September, a shorter US single edit (without the third verse) was released for AM radio stations,[3] although album-oriented FM radio stations played the full album version. The subsequent UK single release in January 1969 used the full-length album version of the track.

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cream: White Room – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 53 - String Man. : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. ^ "Spotlight Singles". Billboard. Cincinnati, Ohio. 21 September 1968. p. 72.