The Best of Bread [Rhino] by Bread

Bread includes: David Gates, James Griffin (vocals, guitar); Larry Knechtel (keyboards); Mike Botts (drums). Compilation producers: Bread, David McLees, Gary Stewart. Recorded between 1970 & 1976. Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso. Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot & Geoff Sykes. Audio Remasterer: Bill Inglot. Liner Note Author: Barry Alfonso. In the mid-'70s, David Gates and his group Bread were the rulers of the soft-rock roost, and deservedly so. As this concise compilation shows, Gates was masterful not only at mating infectious hooks with pithy sentiments, but at finding the emotional truth beneath all the dewy-eyed melodicism. From the visceral ache in the bridge of the majestic "Everything I Own" to the almost-candid desire behind "Baby I'm-A Want You," Bread wasn't just passing sunny ditties off on a pop-hungry public, they were putting their all into these tunes. Dig a little deeper, and you'll even hear a hint of politicization in "Mother Freedom" and willful self-consciousness in "The Gu...

Key Information
Number of Discs		1
Artist		Bread
Record Label		Rhino Records (USA)
Genre		Rock and Pop
Release Date		June 19, 2001
Song List: Disc 1