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"'SWLABR'" is a song recorded by the British rock band Cream in 1967. It first appeared on the album 'Disraeli Gears' (1967). Later, the song was the B-side to Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" single.

Background



The poet Pete Brown wrote the words and Cream's bassist Jack Bruce wrote the music. Bruce sings and plays bass guitar, with Eric Clapton on guitars and Ginger Baker on drums. The title is an initialism for "She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow".

Bruce later said the W stood for "was" rather than "walks".Interview with disc jockey Steven Seaweed at San Francisco radio station KRQR in the mid-1990s"Cream: Disraeli Gears", 'Classic Albums on VH1', 3 November 2006

A live version of "SWLABR" was released on 'BBC Sessions' and the Deluxe Edition of 'Disraeli Gears', which also includes a four-minute demo version. Several Cream compilation albums include the song, such as 'Best of Cream', 'Heavy Cream', 'Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream', 'The Very Best of Cream', 'Those Were the Days' and 'Gold'.

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*Clapton, Eric (2007). Clapton: The Autobiography. New York, United States: Broadway Books. pp. g. 74. .

*Hjort, Christopher (2007). Strange Brew: Eric Clapton & the British Blues Boom, 19651970. London, UK: Jawbone Press. pp. g. 29. .

*Ertegn, Ahmet (2006). Classic Albums: Cream Disraeli Gears (DVD). Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Category:1968 singles

Category:Cream (band) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Felix Pappalardi

Category:Atco Records singles

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Songs written by Jack Bruce

Category:1967 songs

Category:Songs with lyrics by Pete Brown

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