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Released on Polydor, also Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey), Heat Waves (Glass Animals) and Friday I’m in Love (The Cure)
Engineered by Tom Dowd, also Sunshine of Your Love, Baby, I Love You (Aretha Franklin) and Ain’t No Way (Aretha Franklin)
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, also Sunshine of Your Love, Drive All Night (Bruce Springsteen) and Baby, I Love You (Aretha Franklin)
Written by Howlin’ Wolf, also Tell Me (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble), Killing Floor (Howlin’ Wolf) and No Place to Go (Howlin’ Wolf)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
339 other songs on fono were recorded at Atlantic Studios, by Aretha Franklin and John Coltrane and others
181 other songs on fono were recorded at IBC Studios, by The Who and Bee Gees and others
Felix Pappalardi produced 9 of Cream’s top 10 songs
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Produced by
- Felix Pappalardi
- Performed by
- Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce
- Engineered by
- Adrian Barber and Tom Dowd
- Part of
- Wheels of Fire
- Recorded at
- Atlantic Studios and IBC Studios
- Released on
- Polydor
- Written by
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Produced by
- Felix Pappalardi
- Performed by
- Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce
- Engineered by
- Adrian Barber and Tom Dowd
- Part of
- Wheels of Fire
- Recorded at
- Atlantic Studios and IBC Studios
- Released on
- Polydor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Tom Dowd
Same writer: Howlin’ Wolf
Same label: Polydor
Same release: Wheels of Fire
Same engineer: Tom Dowd
Same writer: Howlin’ Wolf
Same producer: Felix Pappalardi
Same label: Polydor
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Eric Clapton
Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Eric Clapton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Ginger Baker
Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Ginger Baker
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Jack Bruce
Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Jack Bruce
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was produced by Felix Pappalardi
Sitting on Top of the World was produced by Felix Pappalardi
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was written by Howlin’ Wolf
Sitting on Top of the World was written by Howlin’ Wolf
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World is part of the release Wheels of Fire
Sitting on Top of the World is part of the release Wheels of Fire
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was recorded at Atlantic Studios
Sitting on Top of the World was recorded at Atlantic Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was recorded at IBC Studios
Sitting on Top of the World was recorded at IBC Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Polydor is the label of the song Sitting on Top of the World
Polydor is the label of the song Sitting on Top of the World
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was engineered by Adrian Barber
Sitting on Top of the World was engineered by Adrian Barber
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was engineered by Tom Dowd
Sitting on Top of the World was engineered by Tom Dowd
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Sitting on Top of the World was released on 1968-06-14
Sitting on Top of the World was released on 1968-06-14
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026