Bread (album) 201782 224198373 2008-07-07T19:38:54Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Bread | Cover = BreadBread.jpg | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Bread (band)|Bread]] | Released = 1969 | Recorded = Elektra Sound Recorders | Genre = [[Soft Rock]] | Length = 35:29 | Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] | Producer = [[Bread (band)|Bread]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uya9kett7q7z~T1 link] *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bread/albums/album/90587/review/5946037/bread link] | Last album = | This album = '''''Bread''''' <br /> (1969) | Next album = ''[[On the Waters]]'' <br /> (1970) }} '''''Bread''''' is the self-titled debut [[album]] by [[soft rock]] band [[Bread (band)|Bread]], released in [[1969]] (see [[1969 in music]]). ''Bread'' peaked at #127 on [[Billboard Music Charts|Billboard]]'s (North America) Pop Albums chart. The single "It Don't Matter to Me" charted in [[1970]] (see [[1970 in music]]) after the release of Bread's second album. It peaked at #2 and #10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary and Pop Singles charts, respectively. The album's cover, with whimsical depictions of the band members photos on paper [[currency]], refers to contemporary [[slang]] equating "bread" to [[money]]. ==Track listing== #"Dismal Day" (Gates) - 2:21 #"London Bridge" (Gates) - 2:32 #"Could I" (Griffin, Royer) - 3:31 #"Look at Me" (Gates) - 2:43 #"The Last Time" (Griffin, Royer) - 4:10 #"Any Way You Want Me" (Griffin, Royer) - 3:16 #"Move Over" (Griffin) - 2:36 #"Don't Shut Me Out" (Gates) - 2:39 #"You Can't Measure the Cost" (Gates) - 3:22 #"Family Doctor" (Griffin, Royer) - 2:15 #"It Don't Matter to Me" (Gates) - 2:51 #"Friends and Lovers" (Griffin, Hallinan, Royer) - 3:54 ==Personnel== *[[David Gates]] - [[organ (music)|organ]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[guitar]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[piano]], [[fiddle]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[electric piano]], [[viola]], [[vocals]], [[Moog synthesizer]] *James Griffin - guitar, percussion, keyboards, vocals *Robb Royer - bass, [[flute]], guitar, percussion, piano, electric piano, [[recorder]], vocals ==Additional personnel== *Ron Edgar - [[drums]] *Jim Gordon - drums ==Production== *Producer: Bread *Engineer: Bruce Botnick *Production supervisor: Jac Holzman *Art direction: William S. Harvey, Coco Shinomiya *Cover art concept: William S. Harvey *Cover art: Abe Gurvin *Design: Bryan Rackleff *Photography: Ed Caraeff *Liner Notes: Barry Alfonso ==Charts== '''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America) {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1969 |align="left"|Pop Albums |align="left"|127 |- |} '''Singles''' - Billboard (North America) {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1970 |align="left"|"It Don't Matter To Me" |align="left"|Adult Contemporary |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1970 |align="left"|"It Don't Matter To Me" |align="left"|Pop Singles |align="left"|10 |- |} [[Category:Bread albums]] [[Category:1969 albums]] [[Category:Debut albums]] [[pt:Bread (álbum)]]