Format 7-inch 45 rpm record | Length 2:34 | |
A-side "Sunshine of Your Love" Released January 1968 (1968-01) (US) Recorded Atlantic Studios, New York City, May 1967 Genre Psychedelic rock, hard rock | ||
"SWLABR" is a 1967 song by British rock band Cream.
Background
The song was a collaborative writing effort between poet Pete Brown and bassist Jack Bruce, with Brown providing the lyrics and Bruce the music. The song was released on the 1967 album Disraeli Gears and in 1968 as the B-side to the single "Sunshine of Your Love" on ATCO in the U.S.
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 commented that the W stood for "Was" rather than "Walks". This alternative title was also referenced by Brown in a 2006 interview.
A live version of "SWLABR" was released on BBC Sessions and the Deluxe Edition of Disraeli Gears. A four-minute outtake also appeared on the Disraeli Gears Deluxe Edition. The studio version appears on several Cream compilation albums, including Best of Cream, Heavy Cream, Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream, The Very Best of Cream, Those Were the Days, and Gold.