Sunshine of Your Love (original stereo studio mix)

~ Recording by Cream

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli Gears (stereo)CreamAlbum
  • GB1967-11-02
Reaction594 003
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
  • US1967-12-09
ATCO RecordsSD 33-232
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)184 105
1.1Sunshine of Your Love4:08CreamBest of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
RSO184 298
1.1Sunshine of Your Love4:08CreamBest of Cream (Columbia-Pitman pressing with "CP" in label matrix)CreamAlbum + Compilation
ATCO RecordsSD 33-291
1.1Sunshine of Your Love4:15CreamBest of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
ATCO RecordsSD 33-291
2.10Sunshine of Your Love4:08CreamHeavy CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
  • US1972-10-09
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)PD 3502
1.5Sunshine of Your Love4:08CreamHistory of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
ATCO RecordsSD 2-803
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
RSORS-1-3010
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:14CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
RSO2479 185
1.9Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamI Feel FreeCreamAlbum + Compilation
Karussell2872 244
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:10CreamStrange Brew – The Very Best of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
RSO422-811 639-1 Y-1
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamStrange Brew: The Very Best of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)P2 11639
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamStrange Brew: The Very Best of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)811 639-2
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamStrange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (made in West Germany)CreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)811 639-2 Y
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamStrange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (made in France)CreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)811 639-2 Y
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamStrange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (BMG club edition)CreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)811 639-2, D100468
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamStrange Brew: The Very Best of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)811 639-2
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:15CreamBacktrackin'Eric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Starblend Records, Ltd.ERIC 1
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:15CreamBacktrackin'Eric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)821 937-2
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:15Eric ClaptonBacktrackin’Eric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)821 937-2
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:15CreamBacktrackin’Eric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
RSO821 937-2
1.11Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamCompact Rock (“Limited Edition”)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)823 552-2
1.1Sunshine of Your Love4:10CreamCreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
AMIGA8 56 055
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
RSO823 636-2
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:14CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
  • JP1985-05-01
RSOP33W 50004
1.5Sunshine of Your Love4:18CreamHistory of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1987-07-01
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), RSOP58W 25024/5
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)833 519-2
2.9Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamBrit's BlitzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyTel8164752
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamClassic Rock: 1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music2CLR-04
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamClassic Rock: 1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products2CLR-04, OPCD-2559
1.14Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamHifi Visionen: Oldie-CD 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1987
Hifi Vision819860-2
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)833 519-2
1.4Sunshine of Your Love?:??CreamThe Cream of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)833 519‐1, ECTV 1
1.13Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamThe Original Music From the 60's, Volume 3 Part 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)01283161
1.21Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamCrossroadsEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1988-04-18
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)835 261-2, 835 268-2, 835 269-2, 835 270-2, 835 271-2
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamBaby Boomer Classics: Sixties, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamTour of Duty IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)462508 2
1.1Sunshine of Your Love4:10CreamSunshine of Your LoveCreamSingle
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)871 840-7
1.11Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamThe Best of 60's SupergroupsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-03-28
1.10Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamGoodFellasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • CA1990-11-06
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)CD 82152
1.3Sunshine of Your Love4:09CreamDick Clark’s All‐Time Hits, Vol. 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Original Sound RecordsOSCD 8894
1.10Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamGoodFellasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7 82152-2
1.10Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamGoodFellasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-82152-2
2.12Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamGuitar RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special ProductsGUD, GUR, OP-4521, OPCD-4521
1.12Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamStoryEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)843 266-2
1.12Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamStoryEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Polystar (Germany)849 175-2
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Cream of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), PolyGram843 936-2
3.17Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamThe Psychedelic Years 1966-1969Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
4.11Sunshine of Your Love4:09CreamThe Psychedelic Years 1966-1969Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Knight Records (UK compilations/reissues, division of Castle Music)PSDLP 47003
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamBritish Rock, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-07-31
Original Sound8902
2.1Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamBorn to Be Wild: The Original Rock ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)9548-30343-2
1.3Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamGreatest Hits 105 Classic 70'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)
1.12Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamStoryEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)843 266-2 27
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Best of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)511072-2
1.11Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Spirit of the 60s: 1968: The Hits Don't StopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 531/18
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
  • US1992-07-09
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 562
1.15Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamWhite Room - BestCreamAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1992-08-03
Zounds, Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.)27200408 B
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamCreme de la CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)513104-2
1.20Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe CollectionJack BruceAlbum + Compilation
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)CCSCD 326
3.17Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamThe Psychedelic Years 1966-1969Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)NXT CD 221
1.11Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Rock Collection: UK RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992
Time–Life MusicTL 527/11
1.18Sunshine of Your Love4:09CreamTour of Duty 5: The Strongest Popclassics From the 60's and 70'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997)515 760-2
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1994-03-29
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)521 881-2
2.12Sunshine of Your Love4:10CreamThe Best Rock Album in the World… Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-07-01
2.12Sunshine of Your Love4:10CreamThe Best Rock Album in the World… Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin TVVTDCD 35
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), PolyGram521 881-2, PY 920
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)521 881-2
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), PolyTelP2 21881
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)521 881-2
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Cream of Clapton (grey medium label)Eric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)521 881-2
1.8Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Very Best of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1995-02-25
Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023)POCP-2328
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-03-07
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division)31452 7116-2
1.8Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Very Best of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-05-09
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)523 752-2
1.6Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamIl Disco del Mese: Dal blues al rockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
La RepubblicaDdM-04
2.12Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamThe Best Rock Album in the World… Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin Records Australia8145692, 8145702
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)P2 27116
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Cream of Clapton (BMG club release)Eric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)31452 7116-2, D 108241
1.8Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Very Best OfCreamAlbum + Compilation
532 752 - 2
1.8Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThe Very Best of CreamCreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)31452 3752-2
1.5Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Godfathers of BritPopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-02-09
1.21Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamCrossroadsEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1996-11-04
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)835 261-2, 835 268-2, 835 269-2, 835 270-2, 835 271-2
2.1Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamDancing in the StreetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Elite (UK, reissue label of Pickwick Group plc)30364 00162
2.13Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamMaximum Power 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Insight (Polygram sublabel), PolyGram535 420-2
1.15Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThose Were the DaysCreamAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-09-23
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)539001-2, 539002-2, 539003-2, 539004-2
1.15Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamThose Were the Days (Remastered)CreamAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-09-23
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division)31453 9000-2, 31453-9000-2
1.4Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Cream of ClaptonEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1997-12-09
Zounds Gold (24 carat gold CDs)27330020 D
1.5Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe No. 1 Classic Rock AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)5552152
1.13Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamThe Ultimate Rock Collection: Gold and PlatinumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products8458-2, OPCD-2749A
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
  • DE1998-03-03
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)531 811-2
1.11Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamAtlantic Records 50 Years: The Gold Anniversary CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-03-10
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)83088
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
  • US1998-04-07
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)31453 1811-2
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamDisraeli GearsCreamAlbum
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)823 636-2
1.9Sunshine of Your Love4:10CreamThe ’60s: Original NBC Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • US1999-01-26
PolyGram538743
1.5Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamAmplifiedVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-08-08
UTV Records314 524 768-2
Promotion
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:13CreamSelected Songs From Those Were the DaysCreamAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)PRSAD 00553
1.7Sunshine of Your Love4:12CreamPop/Rock: Music That Changed Our Lives™Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGramSACD-1331
Bootleg
1.11Sunshine of Your Love4:11Eric ClaptonFurther On Up the CrossroadsEric ClaptonAlbum + Compilation
StonehengeSTBX 027/28/29/30
(unknown)
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamWhite RoomCreamSingle
  • -1989
Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023)
1.2Sunshine of Your Love4:11CreamThe Best of YesteryearCreamOther + Compilation
  • -1991
New Media Records (Newcastle Media Workshops' record label)

Relationships

recording engineer:Tom Dowd (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
producer:Felix Pappalardi
bass:Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
drums (drum set):Ginger Baker (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
guitar:Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
vocals:Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1967)
Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1967)
Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
sampled by:Lo hacemos así by ToteKing
MKY Da HVN by The Kleptones
On and On by Girl Talk
Sunshine of Your Love (extract)
Sunshine of Your Love (extract)
part of:Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 65) (order: 65)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/6EthdXeeDRmN2enXANpFiV [info]
recording of:Sunshine of Your Love (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)

Related works

Sunshine of Your Love

writer:Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce)
Jack Bruce
Eric Clapton
publisher:Casserole Music Corp.
Dratleaf Music Ltd.
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton)
Nemperor Music
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
referred to in medleys:Hitler Was a Vegetarian (order: 12)
later parody versions:Some Sign From Above
later translated parody versions:Corta o pelo, landrú