| Diary | |
| Cover: | Diary_-_Bread.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bread |
| Album: | Baby I'm-a Want You |
| B-Side: | Down on My Knees |
| Released: | April 1972 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | David Gates |
| Prev Title: | Everything I Own |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | The Guitar Man |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
"Diary" is a song written and produced by David Gates and released by his band Bread in 1972, both as a single and on the album Baby I'm-a Want You.[1] [2]
It spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 15,[3] while reaching No. 3 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,[4] [5] No. 12 on Canada's RPM 100,[6] and No. 26 on Australia's Go-Set chart.[7] The song was ranked No. 50 on Billboards year-end ranking of 1972's "Top Easy Listening Singles".[8]
Record World praised the lyrics and called it an "incredibly delicate piece with all the ingredients for a number one hit."[9]
Anita Kerr recorded an easy listening cover of "Diary", which featured Pieter van Vollenhoven on piano, and was released on her 1979 album Together, which reached No. 42 in the Netherlands.[10]
| Chart (1972) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Go-Set | 26 | |
| Canada RPM 100 | 12 | |
| New Zealand (Listener)[11] | 13 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 15 | |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 3 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[12] | 15 | |
| US Record World The Singles Chart[13] | 11 |