Cream discography

Cream discography

Cream, 1966. L-R: Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton
Releases
↙Studio albums	4
↙Live albums	4
↙Compilation albums	8
↙Singles	10
↙Video albums	6

This is the discography of English rock supergroup Cream. Over the years they have released four studio albums, four live albums, eight compilation albums and ten singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications[1] (sales thresholds)
		UK [2]	AU [3]	CA [4]	NO [5]	US Hot [6]	US R&B [6]
1966	Fresh Cream Released: December 9, 1966 Label: Reaction (593 001) Format: mono/stereo LP	6	—	—	—	39	—	US: Gold
1967	Disraeli Gears Released: November 2, 1967 Label: Reaction (593/4 003) Format: mono/stereo LP	5	1	10	16	4	—	US: Platinum
1968	Wheels of Fire Released: July 1968 Label: Polydor (582/3 031/2) Format: mono/stereo double LP	3	1	1	16	1	11	US: Gold
1969	Goodbye Released: March 1969 Label: Polydor (593 053) Format: stereo LP	1	—	5	7	2	—	US: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Title Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		UK [2]	AU [7]	CA [4]	US [6]
1970	Live Cream Released: April 1970 Label: Polydor (2383 016) Format: stereo LP	4	20	13	15
1972	Live Cream Volume II Released: March 1972 Label: Polydor (2383 119) Format: stereo LP	15	—	30	27
2003	BBC Sessions Released: March 25, 2003 Label: Polydor (LC 00309.076048-2) Format: CD	—	—	—	—
2005	Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Reprise (9362-49416-2) Format: double CD	61	—	—	59	RIAA: 5x Platinum[1]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
	UK [2]	AU [7]	CA [4]	US [6]
Best of Cream Released: November 1969 Label: Polydor (583 060) Format: stereo LP	6	16	6	3	Gold (US)[1]
Heavy Cream Released: April 1973 Label: Polydor (2659 022) Format: stereo double LP	—	—	—	135
Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream Released: 1983 Label: RSO Deluxe (RSO 5021) Format: stereo LP	—	—	—	205	RIAA: Platinum[1]
The Very Best of Cream Released: May 9, 1995 Label: Polydor/Chronicles (523752-2) Format: CD	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[1]
Those Were the Days Released: September 23, 1997 Label: Polydor (539000-2) Format: CD box set	—	—	—	—
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Cream Released: February 29, 2000 Label: Polydor (543498) Format: CD	—	—	—	—
Gold Released: April 26, 2005 Label: Polydor (4193) Format: double CD	—	—	—	—
I Feel Free - Ultimate Cream Released: May 31, 2005 Label: Polydor (987136) Format: double CD	6	—	—	—	BPI: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions						Album
		UK [2]	AU [7]	AT [8]	CA [4]	GE [9]	US [10]
1966	"Wrapping Paper"	34	—	—	—	—	—	UK single
	"I Feel Free"	11	—	—	—	27	—	Fresh Cream
1967	"Strange Brew"	17	21	—	—	—	—	Disraeli Gears
	"Spoonful - Part 1"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fresh Cream (UK) Best of Cream (US)
1968	"Sunshine of Your Love"	25	22	—	3	—	5	Disraeli Gears
	"Anyone for Tennis" (The Savage Seven Theme)	40	—	—	37	—	64	Non-LP track
	"White Room"	28	1	19	2	28	6	Wheels of Fire
1969	"Crossroads"	—	—	—	13	—	28	Wheels of Fire
	"Badge"	18	38	18	49	29	60	Goodbye
1970	"Lawdy Mama" (studio version from Live Cream)	—	—	—	—	—	—	Live Cream
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Video albums

• Farewell Concert - VHS, DVD, recorded Royal Albert Hall, November 1968
• Strange Brew - largely a re-edit of Farewell Concert plus some outtakes
• Fresh Live Cream - VHS, DVD, documentary filmed just after the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame reunion in 1993 containing band interviews and previously unreleased material
• Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 - DVD, recorded Royal Albert Hall, May 2005
• Cream: Disraeli Gears (2006) - DVD, a reflection on what went into making Disraeli Gears, and the impact it had on the 60s.
• Cream: Classic Artists - DVD + CD, recorded before and after the Madison Square Garden reunion concerts; features interviews with band members, along with an audio CD containing five previously unreleased tracks from Swedish radio.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} RIAA Certification Search Type "Cream under Artist to see the results.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Artist Chart History: Cream". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/cream/. Retrieved 26 March 2011. 
3. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Limited. ISBN 0646444395. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-100.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3. 
5. ^ "Artist Info: Cream" (in Norwegian) (PHP). VG-lista. http://lista.vg.no/artist_info.php?ArtistOp=show&artistId=2808. Retrieved 26 March 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b c d} "Cream: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3983/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 28 December 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Go-Set Magazine Charts: Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". Pop Archives. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
8. ^ "Discographie Cream [Cream Discography]" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Cream. Retrieved 27 March 2011. 
9. ^ "Chartverfolgung: CREAM – Single [Chart Tracking: Cream – Single]" (in German). Music Line. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/CREAM/single. Retrieved 26 March 2011. 
10. ^ "Cream: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3983/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 28 December 2010. 

External links

• Unofficial discography of Cream