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Bread (album)

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Bread
Studio album by
Bread
ReleasedSeptember 1969
Recorded1969
StudioElektra, Hollywood, California
GenreSoft rock
Length35:29
LabelElektra
ProducerBread
Bread chronology
Bread
(1969) 		On the Waters
(1970)
Singles from Bread
  1. "Dismal Day"
    Released: August 1968
  2. "It Don't Matter to Me"
    Released: September 1970 (different recording than on album)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[2]
The Village VoiceC−[3]

Bread is the debut album by soft rock band Bread, released in September 1969 on Elektra Records. This album has been certified Double Platinum in Australia by the ARIA.[4][5]

Overview

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Produced by Bread themselves, this album was recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California.[4]

Critical reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the album as "effectively the birth of Californian soft rock, as David Gates and compatriots blend the folk-rock of the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield with a distinctly British melodicism and a streak of sentimentality borrowed from McCartney. The result is a modest little gem, with more strange turns than you'd expect from their reputation -- including soaring falsettos, spiraling melodies, rough guitars, and, best of all, a set of tightly-written, appealing songs."[1]

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "Dismal Day" (Gates) – 2:21
  2. "London Bridge" (Gates) – 2:32
  3. "Could I" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:31
  4. "Look at Me" (Gates) – 2:43
  5. "The Last Time" (Griffin, Royer) – 4:10
  6. "Any Way You Want Me" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:16

Side two

  1. "Move Over" (Griffin) – 2:36
  2. "Don't Shut Me Out" (Gates) – 2:39
  3. "You Can't Measure the Cost" (Gates) – 3:22
  4. "Family Doctor" (Griffin, Royer) – 2:15
  5. "It Don't Matter to Me" (Gates) – 2:41
  6. "Friends and Lovers" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:54

Personnel

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Bread

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Additional personnel

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Production

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  • Producer: Bread
  • Engineer: Bruce Botnick
  • Production supervisor: Jac Holzman
  • Art direction: William S. Harvey, Coco Shinomiya
  • Cover art concept: William S. Harvey
  • Cover art: Abe Gurvin
  • Design: Bryan Rackleff
  • Photography: Ed Caraeff
  • Liner Notes: Barry Alfonso

Charts

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Chart (1969) Position
US Pop Albums 127

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Steven. "Bread: Bread". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ Bangs, Lester (September 6, 1969). "Bread". Rolling Stone (41). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 29. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 18, 1969). "Consumer Guide (4)". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Bread (1969). Bread (album). Elektra Records.
  5. ^ ""ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). ARIA.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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