Manna (album) explained

Manna
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bread
Cover:	Bread_-_manna_%281971%29.jpg
Released:	March 1971
Recorded:	1971
Studio:	Sound Recorders, Hollywood
Genre:	Rock
Length:	36:07
Label:	Elektra, re-released on Rhino in 1995
Producer:	Bread
Prev Title:	On the Waters
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Baby I'm-a Want You
Next Year:	1972

Manna is the third studio album by American soft rock band Bread, released in 1971. The title, like that of the preceding album On the Waters, is a Biblical pun on the name Bread, in this case the manna from Heaven which was fed to the Israelites. Although it was not literally bread (the word "manna" simply means "What is it?") it has often been metaphorically described as bread from Heaven.
The singles "Let Your Love Go" and "If" were released from this album. Record World said "Let Your Love Go" has a "heavier sound than usual from [the] group."^[1] Cash Box said that it "brings a new strength to the act's vocal sound, rumpling a bit of the letter-perfect smoothness of their first two hits."^[2]

Track listing

Side one

"Let Your Love Go" (David Gates) – 2:25
"Take Comfort" (James Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:33
"Too Much Love" (Griffin, Royer) – 2:46
"If" (Gates) – 2:36
"Be Kind to Me" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:04
"He's a Good Lad" (Gates) – 2:59

Side two

"She Was My Lady" (Gates) – 2:51
"Live in Your Love" (Griffin, Royer) – 2:46
"What a Change" (Gates) – 3:40
"I Say Again" (Griffin, Royer) – 2:52
"Come Again" (Gates) – 4:03
"Truckin'" (Griffin, Royer) – 2:32

Personnel

David Gates - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, violin, bass
James Griffin - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Robb Royer - guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Mike Botts - drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971)	Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[3]	16
U.S. Billboard 200^[4]	21

Certifications

Notes and References

Picks of the Week. Record World. January 2, 1971. 1. 2023-04-22.
CashBox Singles Reviews. Cash Box. December 26, 1970. 90. 2023-04-23.
Top Albums/CDs - Volume 15, No. 11. RPM. PHP. 1971-05-01. 2014-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080442/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5382&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=svcn9l0k61q3vjfucibefndnc0. 2014-04-29. dead.
Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2612/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic: ''Manna'': Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums]. allmusic.com. 2014-04-02.
Web site: https://archive.today/20121231073210/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855873?imw=Y . Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1971 . billboard.biz . 2012-12-31 . 2014-04-17 . dead .