"Make It with You" is a song written by

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 ...

and originally recorded by American pop-

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group

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, of which Gates was a member. Gates and drummer

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are the only members of the group to appear on the recording which was a No.1 hit.

Release

The song first appeared on Bread's 1970 album, ''

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''. Released as a single that June, it was the group's first top-ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart and spent the week of August 22, 1970, at No.1, their only single to do so; it also reached No.5 on the

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. ''Billboard'' ranked "Make It with You" as the No. 13 song of 1970, and it was certified gold by the

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for sales of over one million copies.

Personnel

- lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, strings *

- drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notable cover versions

Many artists have recorded cover versions of "Make It with You." Among the most notable is: *

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, in 1970, for his album (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?. *

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recorded a version in 1971 that went unreleased for over 30 years. *In 1971, a cover was included on

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's '' Aretha Live at Fillmore West'' LP. *

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's Latin-soul version reached No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in the summer of 1971.Joel Whitburn Top R&B Singles 1942 - 2004 Later on, this version was featured on the seventh ''East Side Story'' compilation. *

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, on her 1971 album ''

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''. *In 1992,

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, as a single from their album '' Yours Sincerely''. *

Let Loose Let Loose is a British pop trio, with Richie Wermerling (born Richard John Wermerling, 11 May 1968 in Whitechapel, London) on lead vocals and keyboards, Rob Jeffrey (born Robert George Edward Jeffrey, 30 November 1967 in Romford, East London) o ...

took their version to #7 in the UK charts in 1996. It was their third and last top ten hit. *In the Philippines, it was covered by

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on his album ''Forever Forever'' in 1999. *It was also covered in 2007 by Filipino pop singer

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on his first live album, ''Just A Love Song: Christian Bautista Live!''. *It was also covered by Filipino

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band

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in 2020 and used as a theme song in a TV series of the same title. *

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recorded the song in 1971 for a planned album called " Faithful" which was to be released in the autumn of 1971 but was shelved due to two singles making no impact in the charts; however, 44 years later, "Faithful" was released.

References

External links

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