Bread is the debut album by soft rock band Bread, released in 1969.
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| Released | September 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Elektra, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 35:29 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Bread | |||
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| Singles from Bread | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
| The Village Voice | C−[3] |
Bread peaked at #127 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The re-recorded track "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. "It Don't Matter to Me" peaked at #2 and #10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary and Pop Singles charts, respectively.
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 edit
Side one
- "Dismal Day" (Gates) – 2:21
- "London Bridge" (Gates) – 2:32
- "Could I" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:31
- "Look at Me" (Gates) – 2:43
- "The Last Time" (Griffin, Royer) – 4:10
- "Any Way You Want Me" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:16
Side two
- "Move Over" (Griffin) – 2:36
- "Don't Shut Me Out" (Gates) – 2:39
- "You Can't Measure the Cost" (Gates) – 3:22
- "Family Doctor" (Griffin, Royer) – 2:15
- "It Don't Matter to Me" (Gates) – 2:51
- "Friends and Lovers" (Griffin, Hallinan, Royer) – 3:54
Personnel edit
Bread edit
- David Gates – Hammond organ, bass, guitars, percussion, piano, violin, keyboards, RMI electric piano, viola, vocals, Moog synthesizer
- James Griffin – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards
- Robb Royer – guitar, percussion, piano, RMI electric piano, recorder, flute, bass, backing vocals
Additional personnel edit
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Ron Edgar – drums
Production edit
- 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 edit
| Chart (1969) | Position |
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| US Pop Albums | 127 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ Thomas Erlewine, Steven. "Bread: Bread". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ Bangs, Lester (6 September 1969). "Bread". Rolling Stone (41). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 29. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (September 18, 1969). "Consumer Guide (4)". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.