Baby I'm-a Want You

Studio album by Bread

Released

January 1972

Recorded

1971

Genre

Rock, soft rock

Length

34:52

Label

Elektra, re-released on Rhino in 1995

Producer

David Gates

Bread chronology

Manna
(1971)

Baby I'm-a Want You
(1972)

Guitar Man
(1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated) ^[2]

Baby I'm-a Want You is the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached #3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own" (#5), "Mother Freedom" (#37), and "Diary" (#15). This was the first Bread album to feature keyboards player Larry Knechtel.

Track listing

Side one

"Mother Freedom" (David Gates) – 2:35
"Baby I'm-a Want You" (Gates) – 2:31
"Down on My Knees" (Gates, James Griffin) – 2:44
"Everything I Own" (Gates) – 3:07
"Nobody Like You" (Gates, Griffin, Larry Knechtel) – 3:14
"Diary" (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 - vocals, guitars, bass, Moog, violin
James Griffin - vocals, guitars, piano
Larry Knechtel - piano, bass, Hammond organ, harmonica, guitars, miscellaneous keyboards
Mike Botts - drums, percussion
Robb Royer - bass on "Mother Freedom"^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972)	Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[4]	9
UK Albums Chart^[5]	9
U.S. Billboard 200^[6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	13

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Gold

References

↑ Baby I'm-a Want You at AllMusic
↑ Rolling Stone Review
↑ http://www.goldminemag.com/articles/get-an-exclusive-sneak-peek-at-the-first-ever-biography-of-bread
↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 17, No. 9" (PHP). RPM. 1971-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
↑ "Bread > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
↑ "Allmusic: Baby I'm-a Want You: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
↑ "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1972". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
↑ "American album certifications – Bread – Baby I'm-a Want You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Bread
David Gates Jimmy Griffin Robb Royer Mike Botts Larry Knechtel
Studio albums	Bread On the Waters Manna Baby I'm-a Want You Guitar Man Lost Without Your Love
Compilation albums	The Best of Bread The Best of Bread, Volume 2 The Sound of Bread Anthology of Bread
Hit singles	"Make It with You" "It Don't Matter to Me" "If" "Baby I'm-a Want You" "Everything I Own" "The Guitar Man" "Sweet Surrender" "Aubrey" "Lost Without Your Love"
Related articles	Discography Elektra Records Rhino Records Warner Music Group
Book:Bread

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