<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Anyone for Tennis" (1968) </Td> <Td> "Sunshine of Your Love" (1968) </Td> <Td> "White Room" (1969) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Anyone for Tennis" (1968) </Td> <Td> "Sunshine of Your Love" (1968) </Td> <Td> "White Room" (1969) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Sunshine of Your Love" is a 1967 song by the British rock band Cream . With elements of hard rock, psychedelia, and pop, it is one of Cream's best known and most popular songs . Cream bassist and vocalist Jack Bruce based it on a distinctive bass riff, or repeated musical phrase, he developed after attending a Jimi Hendrix concert . Guitarist Eric Clapton and lyricist Pete Brown later contributed to the song . Recording engineer Tom Dowd suggested the rhythm arrangement in which drummer Ginger Baker plays a distinctive tom - tom drum rhythm, although Baker has claimed it was his idea . </P> <P> The song was included on Cream's second album Disraeli Gears in November 1967, which was a best seller . Atco Records, the group's American label, was initially unsure of the song's potential . After recommendations by other label - affiliated artists, it released an edited single version in December 1967 . The song became Cream's first and highest charting American single and one of the most popular singles of 1968 . In September 1968, it became a modest chart hit after being released in the UK . </P>

Who sang lead vocals on sunshine of your love