The Best of Bread

The Best of Bread is a multi-platinum compilation album by the band Bread released in 1973 by Elektra Records. Later re-issues have additional tracks including several from 1974's The Best of Bread, Volume 2.

Track listing

All songs written by David Gates except as noted.

LP side A:

1. "Make It with You" - 3:11
2. "Everything I Own" - 3:05
3. "Diary" - 3:05
4. "Baby I'm-a Want You" - 2:26
5. "It Don't Matter to Me" - 2:46
6. "If" - 2:32

LP side B:

1. "Mother Freedom" - 2:31
2. "Down on My Knees" (David Gates, James Griffin) - 2:42
3. "Too Much Love" (James Griffin, Robb Royer) - 2:43
4. "Let Your Love Go"- 2:20
5. "Look What You've Done" (James Griffin, Robb Royer) - 3:09
6. "Truckin'" (James Griffin, Robb Royer) - 2:30

Additional tracks added to the 2001 CD re-issue:

13. "The Guitar Man" - 3:42
14. "Aubrey" - 3:36
15. "The Last Time" (James Griffin, Robb Royer) - 4:06
16. "Sweet Surrender" - 2:33
17. "He's a Good Lad" - 2:53
18. "Daughter" - 3:17
19. "Friends and Lovers" (James Griffin, Robb Royer, Tim Hallinan) - 3:50
20. "Lost Without Your Love" - 2:52

Tracks 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19 appeared on 1974's The Best of Bread, Volume 2.

Trivia

The Best of Bread is talked about in the film Maid in Manhattan.

References

• Elektra EKS-75056 (1973 LP)
• Rhino 74311 (2001 CD)
• Allmusic.com review of original 12 track LP (link)
• Allmusic.com review of 20 track CD re-issue (link)
• RIAA certifications of "Top 58 Best Selling (multi-platinum) Greatest Hits Albums 1955-2001" (link)