''Baby I'm-a Want You'' is the fourth

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

Bread Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...

, 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 Lawrence William Knechtel (August 4, 1940 – August 20, 2009) was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles-based session musicians who worked with such renowned artists as Simon ...

. ''

Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...

'' 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 ''Baby I'm-a Want You'' is the fourth album by Bread, 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 ...

" (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 A diary is a written or audiovisual record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwritten but are now also often digital. A personal ...

" (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 *

- 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 Robert Wilson Royer (born December 6, 1942, in Los Angeles) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the soft rock band Bread from 1968 to 1971. While he was with the band, they had a #5 UK/#1 US hit single wit ...

- 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 {{1970s-album-stub