20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream
Compilation album by
Cream
Released29 February 2000
GenreRock
Length41:37
LabelPolydor
ProducerBill Levenson
Cream chronology
Those Were the Days
(1995) 		20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream
(2000) 		BBC Sessions
(2003)

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream is a compilation album by the English rock trio Cream released on Polydor Records[1] on 29 February 2000.[2][3][4] The album contains hits from their pre-1970s material.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated in a review for the album on AllMusic that it did not contain the band's greatest hits, going on to state that "if you're curious, you're advised to dig deeper than this."[6] In a review for the band's compilation Gold on Sputnikmusic, Bron-Yr-Aur said that many Cream greatest hits albums, including 20th Century Masters suck.[8]

Track listing

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Feel Free"2:53
2."N.S.U."2:45
3."Sweet Wine"3:20
4."Spoonful"6:31
5."Strange Brew"2:49
6."Sunshine of Your Love"4:11
7."Tales of Brave Ulysses"2:50
8."White Room"5:00
9."Politician" (live)4:15
10."Crossroads"4:18
11."Badge"2:45
Total length:41:37

Personnel

Cream

  • Eric Clapton – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals (5–6, 10–11), backing vocals
  • Jack Bruce – bass, lead vocals (1–4, 7–9), piano (1)
  • Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, timpani (8), backing vocals (1)

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ "20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream by Cream". Apple Music. 29 February 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream". whereseric.com.
  3. ^ Leto, Stefano (26 January 2023). "Cream: il primo power trio rock blues della storia". Onda Musicale (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ Benarde, Scott R. (2003). Stars of David: Rock'n'roll's Jewish Stories. UPNE. ISBN 978-1-58465-303-5.
  5. ^ "Jack Bruce - The Best of Cream: The Millennium Collection". www.jackbruce.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Cream – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection, retrieved 31 July 2024
  7. ^ David Hoard, Brackett, Christian, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Cream - Gold (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2024.


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