The Best of Bread

~ Release by Bread (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Make It With You
bass guitar, guitar, strings, background vocals and lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
drums (drum set):
Michael Botts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1970) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 13)
recording of:
Make It With You
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
53:14
2Everything I Own
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
4.353:08
3Diary
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Diary
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
3:08
4Baby I'm-A Want You
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Baby I’m‐a Want You
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
42:29
5It Don't Matter to Me
producer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread), James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1969) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1973)
recording of:
It Don’t Matter to Me
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
42:49
6If
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1971)
recording of:
If
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Laetrec Music, S. Gems Col. Inc, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.52:35
7Mother Freedom
solo guitar:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Mother Freedom
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
2:35
8Down on My Knees
lead vocals:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recording of:
Down on My Knees
composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread) and James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
42:45
9Too Much Love
recording of:
Too Much Love
writer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
2:47
10Let Your Love Go
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1971)
recording of:
Let Your Love Go
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
52:23
11Look What You've Done
recording of:
Look What You've Done
writer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Olde Grog Music
33:12
12Truckin'
recording of:
Truckin’ (Bread song)
writer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
32:32
13The Guitar Man
engineer:
Armin Steiner
associate producer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
producer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
bass guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Botts
guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread) and James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
piano:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
arranger:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US), Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1972), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972) and Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Guitar Man
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
43:46
14Aubrey
engineer:
Armin Steiner
associate producer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
producer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
bass guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Botts
guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread) and James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
piano:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
arranger:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Aubrey
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
3:39
15The Last Time
recording of:
The Last Time (Bread song)
writer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:10
16Sweet Surrender
engineer:
Armin Steiner
associate producer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
producer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
bass guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Botts
guitar:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread) and James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
piano:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
arranger:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sweet Surrender
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
2:37
17He's a Good Lad
recording of:
He’s a Good Lad
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
32:57
18Daughter
solo guitar:
Larry Knechtel
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
recording of:
Daughter
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
33:21
19Friends and Lovers
recording of:
Friends and Lovers
writer:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist), Tim Hallinan and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
RobRoy West Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3:54
20Lost Without Your Love
engineer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
producer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
arranger:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1977)
recording of:
Lost Without Your Love
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Kipahulu Music Co.
52:54

Credits

Release group

part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/85508 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000312174 [info]
Wikidata:Q7716916 [info]