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Wheels of Fire

Band: Cream
Label: Polydor Records
Released: Jul, 1968, United Kingdom
Catalog #: 583 031/2
Format: 2 x Vinyl LP

Artists

Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals
Ginger Baker - Bells, Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Timpani
Jack Bruce - Acoustic guitar , Bass Guitar, Calliope, Cello, Harmonica, Lead vocals, Recorder, Vocals

Songs

A1. "White Room" [ J. Bruce ; P. Brown ] [4:57]
A2. "Sitting on Top of the World" [ Burnett ] [4:56]
A3. "Passing the Time" [ Baker; Taylor ] [5:45]
A4. "As You Said" [ J. Bruce ; P. Brown ] [4:19]
B1. "Pressed Rat and Warthog" [ Baker; Taylor ] [3:14]
B2. "Politician" [ J. Bruce ; P. Brown ] [4:11]
B3. "Those Were the Days" [ Baker; Taylor ] [2:53]
B4. "Born Under a Bad Sign" [ Jones; Bell ] [3:09]
B5. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" [ J. Bruce ; P. Brown ] [4:36]
C1. "Crossroads" [ Robert Johnson ] [4:14]
C2. "Spoonful" [ Willie Dixon ] [16:45]
D1. "Traintime" [ Cream ] [6:32]
D2. "Toad" [ Ginger Baker ] [15:53]

Additional personnel

Felix Pappalardi - Viola, Bells, Organ, Trumpet, Tonette

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Producer – Felix Pappalardi
Released as a double album, "Wheels Of Fire" consists of 2 discs entitled "In The Studio" and "Live At The Fillmore". Only the track "Toad" was recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium (07-03-1968), the other 3 tracks recorded live at the Winterland Ballroom (10-03-1968).

Certifications :
US:Gold

Peak chart positions
UK Albums Chart - # 3
US Billboard 200 - # 1
US Top R&B - 11
Australian Album Chart - # 37
Norwegian Top 40 Albums - # 16
Canadian Top 50 Albums - # 1