Wrapping Paper
1966 single by Cream
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::summary 1966 single by Cream ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wrapping Paper |
| cover | Wrapping Paper Cream 1967 Polydor 45.jpg |
| caption | Sweden picture sleeve |
| type | single |
| artist | Cream |
| B-side | Cat's Squirrel |
| released | |
| recorded | August 1966 |
| last | Clapton |
| first | Eric |
| authorlink | Eric Clapton |
| title | Clapton: The Autobiography |
| year | 2007 |
| location | New York City |
| publisher | Broadway Books |
| isbn | 978-0-7679-2536-5 |
| page | 79 |
| studio | Rayik, Chalk Farm |
| genre | Pop, music hall |
| length | 2:25 |
| label | Reaction |
| writer | |
| lyricist | Pete Brown |
| producer | Robert Stigwood |
| chronology | Cream UK |
| next_title | I Feel Free |
| next_year | 1966 |
| :: |
| name = Wrapping Paper | cover = Wrapping Paper Cream 1967 Polydor 45.jpg | alt = | caption = Sweden picture sleeve | type = single | artist = Cream | B-side = Cat's Squirrel | released = | recorded = August 1966 | last = Clapton | first = Eric | authorlink = Eric Clapton | title = Clapton: The Autobiography | year = 2007 | location = New York City | publisher = Broadway Books | isbn = 978-0-7679-2536-5 | page = 79 | studio = Rayik, Chalk Farm | genre = Pop, music hall | length = 2:25 | label = Reaction |writer=| composer = Jack Bruce | lyricist = Pete Brown | producer = Robert Stigwood | chronology = Cream UK | next_title = I Feel Free | next_year = 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. It reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966. The song was later included on the compilation albums Superstarshine Vol. 6 / Cream (1972), The Very Best of Cream (1995) and Those Were the Days (1997).
Background
In contrast with the hard blues rock of other early Cream songs such as "N.S.U." and the psychedelic pop-style of "I Feel Free", "Wrapping Paper" has a distinctive slow jazz-like style. The song reflects the band's iconoclastic persona, their desire to confuse their audience, their interest in the absurdist art movement of the time, and refusal to fit into musical categories.
The lyrics to "Wrapping Paper" talk about a man who lost his love and finds himself constantly looking at a picture of himself and his love and keeps wishing to go back "to the house on the shore." The song's lyrics share common similarities with the songs "Dreaming" and "The Coffee Song".
Personnel
- Jack Brucelead vocals, bass guitar, piano, cello
- Eric Claptonbacking vocals, guitar
- Ginger Bakerdrums, percussion
Charts
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| Year | Single | Position | UK Top 40 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | ||||
| 1966 | "Wrapping Paper" / | |||
| "Cat's Squirrel" | ||||
| :: |
References
References
- Strong, Martin Charles. (2002). "The Great Rock Discography". The National Academies.
- "Cream - Wrapping Paper".
- "Wrapping Paper | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
- "The Very Best of Cream - Cream | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
- "Those Were the Days - Cream | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
- "Cream – Singles".
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