“Goodbye” (also called "Goodbye Cream”) is the fourth and
final studio album by Cream, with three tracks recorded live, and three
recorded in the studio. It was released in Europe by Polydor Records and by
Atco Records in the United States, debuting in Billboard on 15 February 1969.
It reached number one in the United Kingdom and number two in the US. A single,
"Badge", was subsequently released from the album a month later. The
album was released after Cream disbanded in November 1968.
“Goodbye: (numit si “Goodbye Cream”) este al patrulea si
ultimul album de studio al trupei Cream, cu trei piese inregistrate live si
trei inregistrate in studio. A fost lansat in Europa de catre Polydor Records
si in Statele Unite de catre Atco Records, debutand in Billboard pe 15
februarie 1969. A atins locul 1 in Marea Britanie si locul 2 in Statele Unite.
Un single, “Badge” a fost lansat ulterior, o luna mai tarziu. Albumul a fost
lansat dupa destramarea trupei Cream in noiembrie 1968.
List of tracks
Side 1
1. "I'm
So Glad" Skip James Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton 9:11
2. "Politician" Bruce, Pete Brown Bruce 6:19
Side 2
3. "Sitting
on Top of the World" Walter Vinson,
Lonnie Chatmon; arr. Chester Burnett Bruce 5:01
4. "Badge" Clapton, George Harrison[13] Clapton 2:45
5. "Doing
That Scrapyard Thing" Bruce, Brown Bruce 3:14
6. "What
a Bringdown" Ginger Baker Bruce, Clapton 3:56
Notes:
[1–3] recorded live at The Forum, Los Angeles, 19 October
1968.
Original pressings of the album (as well as the single)
list composer credit on "Badge" to Clapton alone.
Personnel
"I'm So Glad"
Eric Clapton – guitars, backing vocals
Jack Bruce – bass guitar, lead vocals
Ginger Baker – drums, backing vocals
"Politician"
Clapton – guitars
Bruce – bass, lead vocals
Baker – drums
"Sitting on Top of the World"
Clapton – guitars
Bruce – bass, lead vocals
Baker – drums
"Badge"
Clapton – lead guitar, lead vocals
Bruce – bass
Baker – drums
L'Angelo Misterioso (George Harrison) – rhythm guitar
Felix Pappalardi – piano, mellotron
"Doing That Scrapyard Thing"
Clapton – guitars
Bruce – bass, lead vocals, piano
Baker – drums
Pappalardi – mellotron
"What a Bringdown"
Clapton – lead vocals, guitars
Bruce – organ, lead vocals, piano
Baker – drums, backing vocals, percussion
Pappalardi – bass
Engineers – Bill Halverson, Adrian Barber, Damon
Lyon-Shaw
Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton from Cream pose
together on stage during their farewell performance at the Royal Albert Hall in
London on 26th November 1968.
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