Bread (album)

1969 studio album by Bread

Bread

Studio album by

Bread

Released| September 1969
Recorded| 1969
Studio| Elektra, Hollywood, California
Genre| Soft rock
Length| 35:29
Label| Elektra
Producer| Bread
Bread chronology
|  | Bread
(1969)  | On the Waters
(1970)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Rolling Stone| (favorable)[2]
The Village Voice| C−[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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* David Gates – lead vocals, guitars, bass, organ, piano, RMI electric piano, Moog synthesizer, violin, viola, percussion
* James Griffin – lead vocals, guitars, percussion
* Robb Royer – backing vocals, guitar, bass, RMI electric piano, piano, flute, recorder, percussion

### Additional personnel

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* Jim Gordon – drums
* Ron Edgar – drums

## 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

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US Pop Albums  | 127

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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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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Bread

* David Gates
* Jimmy Griffin
* Robb Royer
* Mike Botts
* Larry Knechtel

Studio albums|

* Bread
* On the Waters
* Manna
* Baby I'm-a Want You
* Guitar Man
* Lost Without Your Love

Compilation albums|

* The Best of Bread
* The Best of Bread, Volume 2
* The Sound of Bread
* Anthology of Bread

Hit singles|

* "Make It with You"
* "It Don't Matter to Me"
* "If"
* "Baby I'm-a Want You"
* "Everything I Own"
* "Diary"
* "The Guitar Man"
* "Sweet Surrender"
* "Aubrey"
* "Lost Without Your Love"
* "Hooked on You"

Other songs|

* "Hold Tight"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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