Bread (album)


Bread is the debut album by soft rock band Bread, released in September 1969 on Elektra Records. This album has been certified Double Platinum in Australia by the ARIA.

Overview

Produced by Bread themselves, this album was recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the album as "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."

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Dismal Day" – 2:21
  2. "London Bridge" – 2:32
  3. "Could I" – 3:31
  4. "Look at Me" – 2:43
  5. "The Last Time" – 4:10
  6. "Any Way You Want Me" – 3:16
Side two
  1. "Move Over" – 2:36
  2. "Don't Shut Me Out" – 2:39
  3. "You Can't Measure the Cost" – 3:22
  4. "Family Doctor" – 2:15
  5. "It Don't Matter to Me" – 2:41
  6. "Friends and Lovers" – 3:54

Personnel

Bread

Additional personnel

Production