Make It with You
"Make It with You" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by American soft rock band Bread, of which Gates was a member. Gates and drummer Mike Botts are the only members of the group to appear on the recording, which was Bread's only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Release
The song first appeared on Bread's 1970 album, On the Waters. Released as a single that June, it was the group's first top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent the week of August 22, 1970, at No.1; it also reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. Billboard ranked "Make It with You" as the Billboard Year-End [Hot 100 singles of 1970|No. 13 song of 1970], and it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies.Record World called it "well-constructed soft rock music."
Personnel
- David Gates - lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, strings
- Mike Botts - drums
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Notable cover versions
Many artists have recorded cover versions of "Make It with You". Among the most notable are:- Claudine Longet who covered the song on her 1971 album We've Only Just Begun.
- Ralfi Pagan's Latin-soul version reached No. 32 on the Billboard R&B chart in the summer of 1971.
- British R&B group the Pasadenas released their version in 1992 which was a top 20 hit in the UK. It was the second single from their third album Yours Sincerely.
- British pop group Let Loose took their version to No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. It was the second single from their second album Rollercoaster and was their third and last top 10 hit.
- Filipino indie folk-pop band Ben&Ben covered the song in 2019, with their version being used as the theme for the TV series of the same name which was released in 2020.