''Baby I'm-a Want You'' is the fourth
album
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by
Bread
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, released in 1972. Its singles included the
title cut (which reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100), "Everything I Own" (No. 5), "Mother Freedom" (No. 37), and "Diary" (No. 15). This was the first Bread album to feature keyboard player
Larry Knechtel.
''
Record World
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'' called "Mother Freedom" a "stylistic shift of gears" for Bread in which they "prove they can rock with the best of them."
Track listing
;Side one
#"Mother Freedom" (David Gates) – 2:35
#"
Baby I'm-a Want You" (Gates) – 2:31
#"Down on My Knees" (James Griffin, Gates) – 2:44
#"
Everything I Own
"Everything I Own" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates. It was originally recorded by Gates's soft rock band Bread for their 1972 album ''Baby I'm-a Want You.'' The original reached No. 5 on the American ''Billboard'' H ...
" (Gates) – 3:07
#"Nobody Like You" (Larry Knechtel, Griffin) – 3:14
#"
Diary" (Gates) – 3:09
;Side two
#
"Dream Lady" (Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:22
#"Daughter" (Gates) – 3:23
#"Games of Magic" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:10
#"This Isn't What the Governmeant" (Gates) – 2:27
#"Just Like Yesterday" (Griffin) – 2:15
#"I Don't Love You" (Griffin) – 2:49
Personnel
*David Gates
David Ashworth Gates (December 11, 1940 – January 5, 2023) was a American singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and producer, frontman and co-lead singer (with Jimmy Griffin) of the group Bread, which reached the top of the musical charts i ...
- vocals, guitars, bass, Moog, violin
* James Griffin - vocals, guitars, piano
* Larry Knechtel - piano, bass, Hammond organ, harmonica, guitars, keyboards
*Mike Botts
Michael Gene Botts (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) was an American drummer, best known for his work with 1970s soft rock band Bread, and as a session musician. During his career, he recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff, Andrew G ...
- drums, percussion
* Robb Royer - bass on "Mother Freedom"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
1972 albums
Bread (band) albums
Elektra Records albums
Albums produced by David Gates
Albums produced by Jimmy Griffin
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