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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.[lower-alpha 1]

"SWLABR"
Single by Cream
from the album Disraeli Gears
A-side	"Sunshine of Your Love"
Released	November 1967 (1967-11) (album) December 1967[lower-alpha 1] (US single) September 1968 (UK single)
Recorded	April–May 1967
Studio	Atlantic, New York City
Genre	Psychedelic rock hard rock
Length	2:30
Label	Reaction/Polydor (UK) Atco (US)
Composer(s)	Jack Bruce
Lyricist(s)	Pete Brown
Producer(s)	Felix Pappalardi
Cream US singles chronology
"Spoonful" (1967) "SWLABR" (1967) "Anyone for Tennis" (1968)
Cream UK singles chronology
"Anyone for Tennis" (1968) "SWLABR" (1968) "White Room" (1969)
Audio sample
29-second verse segment file help

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".[2] Bruce later said the W stood for "was" rather than "walks".[3][4]

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.

Notes

References

Sources

• Clapton, Eric (2007). Clapton: The Autobiography. New York, United States: Broadway Books. pp. g. 74. ISBN 978-0-385-51851-2.
• Hjort, Christopher (2007). Strange Brew: Eric Clapton & the British Blues Boom, 1965–1970. London, UK: Jawbone Press. pp. g. 29. ISBN 978-1-906002-00-8.
• Ertegün, Ahmet (2006). Classic Albums: Cream – Disraeli Gears (DVD). Eagle Rock Entertainment.

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