Bread broke big with their second album, thanks to David Gates' sentimental soft pop classic, "Make It With You" -- the song that set the standard for sensitive mellow pop ballads for the '70s and for years to come.
Its pull is strong, but it's a bit misleading, since the group hardly just turns out a series of these lovely, luxurious pop tunes throughout the record.
In fact, with the considerable assistance of Robb Royer and James Griffin, the group actually rocks it harder than Crosby Stills & Nash (if not CSNY, true enough), and they continue to show that the diversity and range of material they demonstrated on their debut was no fluke.
If anything, "Make It With You" doesn't set the pace for the rest of the record, since even the softer moments, such as "Look What You've Done," isn't as lushly mellow as that -- there is more coloring through the guitars, and the songwriting has more edge and melody than that.
Of course, this is hardly a hard rock record, but it's a first-class Californian pop record, one that is as blissful as a sunset when it lays back, and as incandescent as a day at the beach when the tempo is sprightly.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Do You Keep Me WaitingJames Griffin, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | Make It with YouDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Blue Satin PillowDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | Look What You've DoneDavid Gates, James Griffin, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | I Am That I AmDavid Gates, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Been Too Long on the RoadDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | I Want You with MeDavid Gates, James Griffin, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Coming ApartDavid Gates, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Easy LoveDavid Gates, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | In the AfterglowDavid Gates | Bread | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Call on MeJames Griffin, Robb Royer | Bread | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | The Other Side Of Life | Bread | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 227 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Alfonso | Liner Notes |
| 2 | Mike Botts | Drums |
| 3 | Bread | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Ed Caraeff | Photography |
| 5 | David Gates | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements, Violin, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | James Griffin | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Jac Holzman | Production Supervisor |
| 8 | Bill Inglot | Remastering |
| 9 | Ken Perry | Remastering |
| 10 | Bryan Rackleff | Design |
| 11 | Robb Royer | Bass, Composer, Flute, Guitar, Keyboards, Original Recording Producer, Producer |
| 12 | 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). |