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1972 studio album by Bread
Baby I'm-a Want You
Studio album by Bread
ReleasedJanuary 1972
Recorded1971
StudioSound Recorders, Los Angeles; Sound Labs, Los Angeles
GenreSoft rock
Length34:52
LabelElektra, re-released on Rhino in 1995, and in 2019 by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs SACD-Hybrid
ProducerDavid Gates
Bread chronology
Manna
(1971) 		Baby I'm-a Want You
(1972) 		Guitar Man
(1972)
Singles from Baby I'm-a Want You
  1. "Mother Freedom"
    Released: July 1971
  2. "Baby I'm-a Want You"
    Released: October 23, 1971
  3. "Everything I Own"
    Released: January 29, 1972
  4. "Diary"
    Released: April 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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
  2. "Dream Lady" (Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:22
  3. "Daughter" – 3:23
  4. "Games of Magic" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:10
  5. "This Isn't What the Governmeant" – 2:27
  6. "Just Like Yesterday" (Griffin) – 2:15
  7. "I Don't Love You" (Griffin) – 2:49

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972) Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart 9
UK Albums Chart 9
US Billboard Top LP's & Tape 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Position
US Billboard Top Popular Albums 13

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) Gold

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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