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

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 1969.

Bread peaked at #127 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. A re-recorded version of "It Don't Matter to Me" was issued as a single after the release of Bread's second album, On the Waters, and the #1 success of "Make It with You" in the summer of 1970.

The album's cover, with whimsical depictions of the band members photos on paper currency, refers to contemporary slang equating "bread" to money.

## 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, Hallinan, 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)[4] | 2× Platinum  | 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Steven. "Bread: Bread". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. ^ Bangs, Lester (6 September 1969). "Bread". Rolling Stone (41). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 29. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 18, 1969). "Consumer Guide (4)". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
4. ^ "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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