Baby I'm-a Want You explained

Baby I'm-a Want You
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bread
Cover:	Bread - Baby I'm-a Want You.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Manna
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Guitar Man
Next Year:	1972

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.^[1] This was the first Bread album to feature keyboard player Larry Knechtel.

Record World called "Mother Freedom" a "stylistic shift of gears" for Bread in which they "prove they can rock with the best of them."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by David Gates, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Mother Freedom" – 2:35
2. "Baby I'm-a Want You" – 2:31
3. "Down on My Knees" (James Griffin, Gates) – 2:44
4. "Everything I Own" – 3:07
5. "Nobody Like You" (Larry Knechtel, Griffin) – 3:14
6. "Diary" – 3:09

Side two

7. "Dream Lady" (Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:22
8. "Daughter" – 3:23
9. "Games of Magic" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:10
10. "This Isn't What the Governmeant" – 2:27
11. "Just Like Yesterday" (Griffin) – 2:15
12. "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"^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972)	Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[4]	9
UK Albums Chart^[5]	9
US Billboard Top LP's & Tape^[6] ^[7]	3

Certifications

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Search . RIAA . April 1, 2024.
2. Picks of the Week. Record World. July 10, 1971. 1. 2023-04-22.
3. Web site: Get an exclusive sneak peek at the first-ever biography of Bread . 13 March 2013 .
4. Top Albums/CDs - Volume 17, No. 9. RPM. PHP. 1971-04-15. 2014-04-02.
5. Web site: Bread > Artists > Official Charts. UK Albums Chart. 2014-04-02.
6. https://www.billboard.com/artist/bread/chart-history/tlp/ Billboard 200 - Bread Baby I'm-a Want You Chart History
7. "Billboard Top LP's & Tape", Billboard, March 25, 1972. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
8. "Top Popular Albums", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-24. Retrieved April 13, 2018.