"
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.