MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm Halfspeed
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER Yes
LIMITED Yes, to 3000 copies
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
David Gates - vocals, guitar, bass, moog, violin
James Griffin - vocals, guitar, piano
Larry Knechtel - piano, bass, hammond organ, harmonica, guitar, miscellaneous keyboards
Mike Botts - drums, percussion
Robb Royer - bass (mother freedom)
mother freedom - 2:35
baby i'm-a want you - 2:31
down on my knees - 2:44
everything i own - 3:07
nobody like you - 3:14
diary - 3:09
dream lady - 3:22
daughter - 3:23
games of magic - 3:10
this isn't what the governmeant - 2:27
just like yesterday - 2:15
i don't love you - 2:49
Any way you slice it, the template for the mellow sounds that dominated AM radio in the 1970s starts with Baby I'm-A Want You
Bread's finest effort stands the test of time by way of the band's sturdy melodies, the former studio professionals' finessed playing, and some of the choicest harmonizing to ever come out of Los Angeles
Anchored by four Top 40 hits, the pop-rock classic radiates with golden-hued textures and pitch-perfect tones – particularly on this long-overdue analog reissue
Baby I'm-A Want You spills over with vocal goodness on par with the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel
In his feature review for Rolling Stone, David Lubin observed: "Melodically and vocally Gates approaches the best of his love songs with a freshness that makes him, as did the early and middle [Paul] McCartney, sound like he's never ever said before those words ‘he's longed to say'
Even when the ballads on the album are suffused with the passion of unrequited love, Bread never forces [its] feelings upon you
[The group] has developed an undefinable taste, or class, whatever you want to call it, which was totally absent in [the past]"
RECORDING 1971 at Sound Recorders and Sound Labs Hollywood
ENGINEERING Armin Steiner
LABEL Elektra
RE MASTERING Krieg Wunderlich
RE RELEASED 2019
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by RTI
MADE IN USA
STYLE Pop / Rock / Soft Rock
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
