Baby I'm-a Want You
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Baby I'm-a Want You was the fourth album by Bread
, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached #3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own",(#5), "Mother Freedom" (#37),and "Diary" (#15). This was the first Bread album to feature keyboards player Larry Knechtel
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Bread (band)
Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock....
, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached #3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own",(#5), "Mother Freedom" (#37),and "Diary" (#15). This was the first Bread album to feature keyboards player Larry Knechtel
Larry Knechtel
Lawrence William "Larry" Knechtel was an American keyboard player and bassist, best known for his work as a session musician with such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, The Partridge Family, The Doors, and Elvis Presley, and as a member of the 1970s...
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Track listing
- "Mother Freedom" – 2:35 (Gates)
- "Baby I'm-a Want YouBaby I'm-a Want You (song)"Baby I'm-a Want You" is the title of a popular song by the American pop-rock band Bread. The single was released in October 1971 . It became the title track for the album of the same name, released in January 1972....
" – 2:31 (Gates) - "Down on My Knees" – 2:44 (Griffin/Gates)
- "Everything I OwnEverything I Own"Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates. Originally recorded by Gates's band Bread for their 1972 album Baby, I'm a Want You, the single was recorded by The Connells, Jack Jones, Ken Boothe, Olivia Newton-John, Georgie Fame, Boy George, *NSYNC, Jude, Rod Stewart, Crystal Gayle, Nicole...
" – 3:07 (Gates) - "Nobody Like You" – 3:14 (Gates/Griffin/Knechtel)
- "Diary" – 3:09 (Gates)
- "Dream Lady" – 3:22 (Griffin/Royer)
- "Daughter" – 3:23 (Gates)
- "Games of Magic" – 3:10 (Griffin/Royer)
- "This Isn't What the Governmeant" – 2:27 (Gates)
- "Just Like Yesterday" – 2:15 (Griffin)
- "I Don't Love You" – 2:49 (Griffin)
Personnel
- David GatesDavid GatesDavid Gates is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the group Bread, which reached the tops of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame...
- vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards - James GriffinJimmy GriffinJames Arthur Griffin was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with the 1970s rock band Bread.-Early life:An Academy Award winning songwriter, Griffin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. His musical training began when his parents signed him up for accordion lessons...
- vocals, guitar, keyboards - Larry KnechtelLarry KnechtelLawrence William "Larry" Knechtel was an American keyboard player and bassist, best known for his work as a session musician with such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, The Partridge Family, The Doors, and Elvis Presley, and as a member of the 1970s...
- keyboards, bass, guitar - Mike BottsMike BottsMichael G. Botts was the drummer of 1970s soft rock band Bread and a studio musician.Born in Oakland, California, Botts grew up in nearby Antioch before moving to Sacramento. While in college, he began playing with a band called The Travellers Three and working as a studio musician...
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