Bread - Bread

Title: Bread Artist: Bread Release Date: 1969 Re-Released On: 3/13/2007 Label: Sony Music Distribution, Wounded Bird Records, Rhino Records Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 081227350222, 664140740426, 603497350223 Genre: Rock Styles: Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, AM Pop Moods: Calm/Peaceful, Gentle, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Sentimental, Soothing, Poignant, Wistful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Romantic, Sweet Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Dismal Day
2. London Bridge
3. Could I
4. Look at Me
5. The Last Time
6. Any Way You Want Me
7. Move Over
8. Don't Shut Me Out
9. You Can't Measure the Cost
10. Family Doctor
11. It Don't Matter to Me
12. Friends and Lovers

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Wounded Bird Records 7404 1996 CD Sony Music Distribution 0349735022 1995 CD Rhino Records 73502

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Bread is seen as nothing but a wimp-pop band -- an impression which is justified, but it wipes out the fact that the group was quite good and rather slyly diverse in its early days, particularly on its debut, Bread. This is 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. Only "It Don't Matter Me," which became a hit after the second album, ranks among their best-known material, but each of the songs illustrates the exceptional craftsmanship of not just Gates, but Robb Royer and James Griffin. As such, this may not seem like the record for casual fans, if judged just on the track listing, but it will convince the pop fans that may have been doubters. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abe Gurvin Cover Art Barry Alfonso Liner Notes Bill Inglot Remastering Bread Producer Bruce Botnick Engineer Bryan Rackleff Design Coco Shinomiya Art Direction David Gates Piano, Piano (Electric), Guitar (Bass), Group Member, Percussion, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Bass, Organ, Viola, Guitar, Violin, Vocals Ed Caraeff Photography Jac Holzman Production Supervisor James Griffin Keyboards, Percussion, Guitar, Group Member, Vocals Jim Gordon Drums Jim W. Gordon Drums Ken Perry Remastering Robb Royer Guitar, Group Member, Piano, Percussion, Vocals, Guitar (Bass), Recorder, Piano (Electric), Bass, Flute Ron Edgar Drums Ted Myers Reissue Coordination William S. Harvey Art Direction, Cover Art Concept