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Baby I'm-A Want You is Bread's best album, showcasing its soft and hard sides (yes, Bread had a hard side) at their respective peaks.
"Mother Freedom," with its crunchy James Griffin guitar solo, and the superb soft rocker "Baby I'm-A Want You" made a brilliant opening which the rest of the album had a hard time matching.
The songs range from wistful sentimentality ("Diary") to spirited protest ("This Isn't What the Government," a poor man's "Taxman" with an anti-war slant).
The high points outnumber the flat spots, and the playing is very polished (with unexpected hard rock flourishes on "Dream Lady"), but this is still a '70s period piece.
Reissued in 1996.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother FreedomDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Baby I'm-A Want YouDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | Down on My KneesDavid Gates, James Griffin | Bread | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Everything I OwnDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Nobody Like YouDavid Gates, James Griffin, Larry Knechtel | Bread | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | DiaryDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Dream LadyJames Griffin, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | DaughterDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Games of MagicJames Griffin, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | This Isn't What the GovernmeantDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 11 | Just Like YesterdayJames Griffin | Bread | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 12 | I Don't Love YouJames Griffin | Bread | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 34 mins | 79 MB | |||||
| 34 mins | 192 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Bez | Photography |
| 2 | Mike Botts | Drums, Percussion |
| 3 | Bread | Primary Artist |
| 4 | David Gates | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Violin, Vocals |
| 5 | James Griffin | Associate Producer, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals |
| 6 | Robert L. Heimall | Art Direction |
| 7 | Larry Knechtel | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Organ, Piano |
| 8 | Michael Manoogian | Lettering |
| 9 | Robb Royer | Composer |
| 10 | Armin Steiner | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |