"Cream" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation,
from the 1991 album,
Diamonds and Pearls. Prince states that he wrote the
song while standing in front of a mirror.
The single's B-side, "Horny Pony", a rap-pop song which was
replaced on
Diamonds and Pearlsat 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 U.S. maxi single, and four tracks from the U.S.
"Gett Off" maxi single.
"Cream" was a #1 hit stateside, and it made the Top 20 in
the U.K. It was very well received at American radio—peaking at
#2 on the Hot 100 Airplay, this was Prince's fifth and
currently last #1 hit in the U.S.-- 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.
Scottish electronica artist pomDeter recorded a cover of the
song, which was available for download on the Internet.
For You(1978): "Soft and Wet"
·"Just as Long as
We're Together"
Prince(1979): "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
·"Why You Wanna
Treat Me So Bad?"
·"Still Waiting"
·"Bambi"
·"Sexy Dancer"
Dirty Mind(1980): "Uptown"
·"Dirty Mind"
·"Do It All
Night"
Controversy(1981): "Controversy"
·"Let's Work"
·"Do Me, Baby"
·"Sexuality"
1999(1982): "1999"
·"Little Red
Corvette"
·"Delirious"
·"Automatic"
·"Let's Pretend
We're Married"
Purple Rain(1984): "When Doves Cry"
·"Let's Go Crazy"
·"Purple Rain"
·"I Would Die 4 U"
·"Take Me with
U"
Around the World in a Day(1985): "Paisley Park"
·"Raspberry Beret"
·"Pop Life"
·"America"
Parade(1986): "Kiss"
·"Mountains"
·"Anotherloverholenyohead"
·"Girls &
Boys"
Sign “☮” the Times(1987): "Sign o' the Times"
·"If I Was Your
Girlfriend"
·"U Got the Look"
·"I Could Never
Take the Place of Your Man"
Lovesexy(1988): "Alphabet St."
·"Glam Slam"
·"I Wish U
Heaven"
Graffiti Bridge(1990): "Thieves in the Temple"
·"New Power
Generation"
Diamonds and Pearls(1991): "Gett Off"
·"
Cream
"
·"Diamonds and
Pearls"
·"Money Don't
Matter 2 Night"
·"Insatiable"
·"Thunder"
Love Symbol Album(1992): "Sexy MF"
·"My Name Is
Prince"
·"7"
·"The Morning
Papers"
·"Damn U"
The Hits/The B-Sides(1993): "Pink Cashmere"
·"Peach"
·"Nothing Compares
2 U"
Come(1994): "Letitgo"
·"Space"
The Gold Experience(1995): "The Most Beautiful Girl in
the World"
·"I Hate U"
·"Gold"
Chaos and Disorder(1996): "Dinner with Delores"
Emancipation(1996): "Betcha by Golly Wow!"
·"The Holy River"
·"Somebody's
Somebody"
Crystal Ball(1998): "The Truth"
The Rainbow Children(2001): "The Work, pt. 1"
Musicology(2004): "Musicology"
·"Call My Name"
·"Cinnamon
Girl"
3121(2006): "Te Amo Corazón"
·"Black Sweat"
·"Fury"
Planet Earth(2007): "Guitar"
·"Chelsea
Rodgers"