Bread was an American soft rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were an example of what later was labeled as soft rock.
Before forming Bread, Gates had worked with Royer's previous band, The Pleasure Fair, producing and arranging the band's 1967 album, The Pleasure Fair. Royer then introduced Gates to his songwriting partner, Griffin, and the trio joined together in 1968 and signed with Elektra Records in January 1969, after choosing the name "Bread" in late 1968, supposedly after getting stuck in traffic behind a Wonder Bread truck.
The group's first single, "Dismal Day", was released in June 1969 but did not chart. Their debut album, Bread, was released in September 1969 and peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200.
By 1973, fatigue from constant recording and touring had set in despite the band's success, and personal relationships began to show strain, especially between Gates and Griffin. All eleven of Bread's charting singles between 1970 and 1973 had been written and sung by Gates.
Elektra Records had invariably selected Gates' songs for the A-sides of the singles, while Griffin felt that the singles should have been split between the two of them. There was also some dissatisfaction with the songs planned for a sixth album and as a result, Bread decided to disband after a final concert at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City.
Some of these were recorded during their final 1973 studio sessions, and some come from the same era, and kinda fitted in...
Track listing
01. "Sail Around The World"
- started during the 73 Bread sessions, finished by DG solo
02. "Your Love"
- unsure of session timing, but sounds like a demo from that era
03. "Greener Days"
- composed by DG back in 66/67, recorded solo by DG circa 74
04. "That's All I Need"
- performed by all 4 (briefly reunited) during JGs 1974 solo sessions
05. "Clouds"
- started during the 73 Bread sessions, finished by DG solo
06. "Before Long"
- unsure of timing but sounds like all 4 involved, potentially from 73 Bread
sessions
07. "I Use The Soap"
- started during the 73 Bread sessions, finished by DG solo
08. "She Knows"
- from the 73 Bread sessions
09. "Ann"
- DG solo 1974
10. "Love You Til The Cows Come Home"
- from 73 Bread sessions
Bread
David Gates - vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion
Jimmy Griffin - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Robb Royer - bass, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals
Mike Botts - drums, percussion; (joined in the summer of 1969)
Larry Knechtel - keyboards, bass, guitar, harmonica; replaced Royer in 1971)
Notes
Genre: Soft rock
Length: 31:58
© 1973
Label - Elektra Records
The group's first single, "Dismal Day", was released in June 1969 but did not chart. Their debut album, Bread, was released in September 1969 and peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200.
By 1973, fatigue from constant recording and touring had set in despite the band's success, and personal relationships began to show strain, especially between Gates and Griffin. All eleven of Bread's charting singles between 1970 and 1973 had been written and sung by Gates.
Elektra Records had invariably selected Gates' songs for the A-sides of the singles, while Griffin felt that the singles should have been split between the two of them. There was also some dissatisfaction with the songs planned for a sixth album and as a result, Bread decided to disband after a final concert at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City.
Some of these were recorded during their final 1973 studio sessions, and some come from the same era, and kinda fitted in...
Track listing
01. "Sail Around The World"
- started during the 73 Bread sessions, finished by DG solo
02. "Your Love"
- unsure of session timing, but sounds like a demo from that era
03. "Greener Days"
- composed by DG back in 66/67, recorded solo by DG circa 74
04. "That's All I Need"
- performed by all 4 (briefly reunited) during JGs 1974 solo sessions
05. "Clouds"
- started during the 73 Bread sessions, finished by DG solo
06. "Before Long"
- unsure of timing but sounds like all 4 involved, potentially from 73 Bread
sessions
07. "I Use The Soap"
- started during the 73 Bread sessions, finished by DG solo
08. "She Knows"
- from the 73 Bread sessions
09. "Ann"
- DG solo 1974
10. "Love You Til The Cows Come Home"
- from 73 Bread sessions
Bread
David Gates - vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion
Jimmy Griffin - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Robb Royer - bass, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals
Mike Botts - drums, percussion; (joined in the summer of 1969)
Larry Knechtel - keyboards, bass, guitar, harmonica; replaced Royer in 1971)
Notes
Genre: Soft rock
Length: 31:58
© 1973
Label - Elektra Records
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