Baby I'm-a Want You
1972 studio album by Bread
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Baby I'm-a Want You is the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own" (No. 5), "Mother Freedom" (No. 37), and "Diary" (No. 15). The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in March 1972.[3] This was the first Bread album to feature keyboard player Larry Knechtel.
ReleasedJanuary 1972
Recorded1971
StudioSound Recorders, Los Angeles; Sound Labs, Los Angeles
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| Released | January 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Studio | Sound Recorders, Los Angeles; Sound Labs, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 34:52 | |||
| Label | Elektra, re-released on Rhino in 1995, and in 2019 by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs SACD-Hybrid | |||
| Producer | David Gates | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated) [2] |
Record World called "Mother Freedom" a "stylistic shift of gears" for Bread in which they "prove they can rock with the best of them."[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by David Gates, except where noted.
- Side one
- "Mother Freedom" – 2:35
- "Baby I'm-a Want You" – 2:31
- "Down on My Knees" (James Griffin, Gates) – 2:44
- "Everything I Own" – 3:07
- "Nobody Like You" (Larry Knechtel, Griffin) – 3:14
- "Diary" – 3:09
- Side two
- "Dream Lady" (Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:22
- "Daughter" – 3:23
- "Games of Magic" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:10
- "This Isn't What the Governmeant" – 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, keyboards
- Mike Botts - drums, percussion
- Robb Royer - bass on "Mother Freedom"[5]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold |
