%22Wrapping Paper%22 is a song with music composed by Jack Bruce and lyrics by Pete Brown, performed by Cream and originally released as a single in 1966 with %22Cat's Squirrel%22 as the B side. It is featured on The Very Best of Cream. In contrast with the hard blues of other early Cream songs such %22N.S.U.%22 and the pop-style of %22I Feel Free,%22 it has a distinctive slow-jazz style.The 45 single released on Reaction Records reached #34 on the British pop singles chart in 1966, the first Top 40 hit for the band.Drummer Ginger Baker was not fond of the song: %22'Wrapping Paper' is the most appalling piece of shit I've ever heard in my life! I was totally against it, right from the start... Eric and I didn't like it.%22