Cream (Prince song)

"Cream"
UK 7" single
Single by Prince and The New Power Generation
from the album Diamonds and Pearls
B-side
  • "Horny Pony"
  • "Gangster Glam" (UK 12" and CD)
Released September 9, 1991
Format 7" single
12" single
CD single
CD maxi single
Recorded Paisley Park Studios, December 1990
Genre
Length 4:12
Label Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Prince
Producer(s) Prince
Prince and The New Power Generation singles chronology
"Gett Off"
(1991)		 "Cream"
(1991)		 "Insatiable"
(1991)

"Cream" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation, from the album Diamonds and Pearls (1991).[3] On MTV Unplugged 2004, Prince stated that he wrote the song while standing in front of a mirror.[4]

The single's B-side, "Horny Pony", a rap song which was replaced on Diamonds and Pearls at the last minute by "Gett Off", was re-used from the "Gett Off" single. "Cream" was also released as a maxi-single EP with remixes and songs/raps loosely based on "Cream". The EP was notable for including several prank telephone conversations.

In the UK, "Gangster Glam" was an additional B-side on the 12"/CD maxi single. In Japan, an EP was released with the tracks from the US maxi single, and four tracks from the US "Gett Off" maxi single. "Cream" was Prince's fifth and last number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, and was Prince's only Hot 100 number-one single that was not associated with a film.

Track listing

7"
No.TitleLength
1."Cream"4:12
2."Horny Pony"4:17
UK CD/12"
No.TitleLength
1."Cream"4:12
2."Horny Pony"4:17
3."Gangster Glam"5:06
US CD maxi single (9 40197-2)
No.TitleCreditsLength
1."Cream" (album version) 4:12
2."Cream" (N.P.G. Mix) 4:52
3."Things Have Gotta Change" (Tony M. Rap) 3:57
4."2 the Wire" (Creamy Instrumental) 3:13
5."Get Some Solo" 1:31
6."Do Your Dance" (KC's Remix)Special guest vocal by Jevetta Steele; mixed and co-produced by Keith "KC" Cohen; Assisted by Dave Aron and Eric Anset at Larrabee West5:58
7."Housebangers"Additional production and Mix by Junior Vasquez; keyboard programming by Joseph Moskowitz; Remix engineer: Curt Frasca4:23
8."Q in Doubt" (instrumental)Edits by Dave Friedlander4:00
9."Ethereal Mix"Edits by Dave Friedlander4:43

Chart performance

In the US, "Cream" hit number 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in November, 1991, keeping "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" by Bryan Adams from reaching the top spot[5] and it also made the Top 20 in the UK. It was very well received on American radio, peaking at number 2 on the Hot 100 Airplay. However, it did not make the R&B singles chart, because the track was not sent to Urban radio; "Insatiable" was sent to Urban instead.

Weekly charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 10
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 2
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[10] 4
France (SNEP)[11] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 3
Spain (AFYVE)[18] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 66

References

  1. ↑ Browne, David (4 October 1991). "Diamonds and Pearls: Prince". Entertainment Weekly. No. #86. Time. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Poulson-Bryant, Scott (November 1991). "Prince and the New Power Generation: Diamonds and Pearls". Spin. Spin Media. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Prince & The New Power Generation - Cream". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  4. ↑ Jessale Lewis (2016-04-21), Prince - Unplugged - Acoustic Guitar - Live 2004, retrieved 2017-01-04
  5. ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1690." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1693." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cream". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 42, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Charts.nz – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream". VG-lista. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince and the New Power Generation – Cream". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Prince Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  23. ↑ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  24. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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