On the Waters
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| On The Waters | ||
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| Studio album by Bread | ||
| Released | 1970 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 37:19 | |
| Label | Elektra, re-released on Rhino in 1995 | |
| Producer(s) | Bread | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Bread chronology | ||
| Bread (1969) |
On The Waters (1970) |
Manna (1971) |
On the Waters is the second album released by Bread in 1970.
Bread broke big with this album, thanks to David Gates' sentimental soft pop classic, "Make It With You" -- the song that set the standard for sensitive mellow pop ballads for the '70s and for years to come. Its pull is strong, but it's a bit misleading, since the group hardly just turns out a series of these lovely, luxurious pop tunes throughout the record. In fact, with the considerable assistance of Robb Royer and James Griffin, the group actually rocks it harder than Crosby Stills Nash (if not CSNY, true enough), and they continue to show that the diversity and range of material they demonstrated on their debut was no fluke. If anything, "Make It With You" doesn't set the pace for the rest of the record, since even the softer moments, such as "Look What You've Done," isn't as lushly mellow as that -- there is more coloring through the guitars, and the songwriting has more edge and melody than that. Of course, this is hardly a hard rock record, but it's a first-class Californian pop record, one that is as blissful as a sunset when it lays back, and as incandescent as a day at the beach when the tempo is sprightly.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
[edit] Track listing
- "Why Do You Keep Me Waiting" – 2:32 (Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer)
- "Make It With You" – 3:18 (David Gates)
- "Blue Satin Pillow" – 2:29 (Gates)
- "Look What You've Done" – 3:14 (Gates, Royer)
- "I Am That I Am" – 3:20 (Gates, Royer)
- "Been Too Long on the Road" – 4:53 (Gates)
- "I Want You With Me" – 2:52 (Gates, Griffin)
- "Coming Apart" – 3:30 (Gates, Royer)
- "Easy Love" – 2:28 (Gates, Royer)
- "In the Afterglow" – 2:38 (Gates)
- "Call on Me" – 4:03 (Griffin, Royer)
- "The Other Side of Life" – 2:02 (Gates)
