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Baby I'm-a Want You
Studio album by Bread
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
Bread chronology
Manna (1971) Baby I'm-a Want You (1972) Guitar Man (1972)
Singles from Baby I'm-a Want You
"Mother Freedom" Released: July 1971 "Baby I'm-a Want You" Released: October 23, 1971 "Everything I Own" Released: January 29, 1972 "Diary" Released: April 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone	(not rated)

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. 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."

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"

Charts

Certifications

References

1. Baby I'm-a Want You at AllMusic
2. Rolling Stone Review
3. "Gold & Platinum: Search". RIAA. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
4. "Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 10, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
5. "Get an exclusive sneak peek at the first-ever biography of Bread". 13 March 2013.
6. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 17, No. 9" (PHP). RPM. 1971-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
7. "Bread > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
8. Billboard 200 - Bread Baby I'm-a Want You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
9. "Billboard Top LP's & Tape", Billboard, March 25, 1972. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
10. "Top Popular Albums", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-24. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
11. "American album certifications – Bread – Baby I'm-a Want You". Recording Industry Association of America.

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