Wheels of Fire is a 1968 double album by the English rock band Cream, consisting of a studio and a live record. It reached #3 in the United Kingdom and #1 in the United States, becoming the first platinum-selling double album. In 2003 it was ranked number 203 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Wheels of Fire is a 1968 double album by the English rock band Cream, consisting of a studio and a live record. It reached #3 in the United Kingdom and #1 in the United States, becoming the first platinum-selling double album. In 2003 it was ranked number 203 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. false 2024-02-27 19:14:59 Wheels of Fire 7.7 1977 1977-01-01 1977-01-01 36 Blues Blues Rock Classic Rock Hard Rock Psychedelic Rock Rock Acid Rock 111422 2112091 ae29f806-83e6-3ec9-a2e8-14e2f136df81 04cd0cfd-bfd1-4c36-bc38-95c35e2c045f d4cd45f8-9a77-3449-a23c-0167e181fb5e /media/data/media5/Music/Cream/Wheels of Fire (1968)/Vinyl 01/folder.jpg Cream AlbumArtist Cream Artist Cream Cream 1 White Room 05:00 2 Sitting on Top of the World 05:00 3 Passing the Time 04:33 4 As You Said 04:23 5 Pressed Rat and Warthog 03:16 6 Politician 04:14 7 Those Were the Days 02:55 8 Born Under a Bad Sign 03:11 9 Deserted Cities of the Heart 03:38 Cream were a British rock band formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, although Clapton and Baker contributed to songs. Formed by members of previously successful bands, they are widely considered the first supergroup. Cream were highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members. During their brief three-year career, the band released four albums: Fresh Cream (1966), Disraeli Gears (1967), Wheels of Fire (1968), and Goodbye (1969). Beginning with Disraeli Gears, the band was joined in the studio by producer and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi. Their music spanned rock styles such as blues rock, psychedelia, and hard rock. Throughout their career, they sold more than 15 million records worldwide. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire (1968), is the first platinum-selling double album. They scored international hits with singles such as "Sunshine of Your Love" (1967) and "White Room" (1968). Tensions between Bruce and Baker led to their decision in May 1968 to break up, although the band were persuaded to make a final album, Goodbye, and to tour, culminating in two final farewell concerts at the Royal Albert Hall on 25 and 26 November 1968 which were filmed and shown in theatres, then in 1977 released as a home video, Farewell Concert. In 1993, Cream were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were included in both Rolling Stone and VH1's lists of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", at number 67 and 61 respectively. They were also ranked number 16 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".