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1972 single by Bread
"Diary"
Single by Bread
from the album Baby I'm-a Want You
B-side"Down on My Knees"
ReleasedApril 1972
GenreSoft rock
Length3:05
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)David Gates
Producer(s)David Gates
Bread singles chronology
"Everything I Own"
(1972) 		"Diary"
(1972) 		"The Guitar Man"
(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.

It spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 15, while reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, No. 12 on Canada's RPM 100, and No. 26 on Australia's Go-Set chart. The song was ranked No. 50 on Billboard's year-end ranking of 1972's "Top Easy Listening Singles".

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.

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia Go-Set 26
Canada RPM 100 12
New Zealand (Listener) 13
US Billboard Hot 100 15
US Billboard Easy Listening 3
US Cash Box Top 100 15
US Record World The Singles Chart 11

References

  1. Diary - By: Bread, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 3, 2015
  2. "Baby I'm-a Want You – Bread". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. "New Radio Action and Billboard Pick Singles", Billboard, April 15, 1972. p. 62. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Hot 100 - Bread Diary Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. Adult Contemporary - Bread Diary Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Easy Listening", Billboard, June 10, 1972. p. 32. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  7. "RPM 100 Singles", RPM Weekly, Volume 17, Ed. 20, July 1, 1972. Accessed October 3, 2015
  8. "Go-Set National Top 40", Go-Set, 4 November 1972. poparchives.com. Accessed October 3, 2015
  9. "Top Easy Listening Singles", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-22. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  10. Anita Kerr & Harry van Hoof & Pieter van Vollenhoven – Together, Dutch Charts. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. Flavour of New Zealand, 17 July 1972
  12. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, June 24, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  13. "The Singles Chart", Record World, June 17, 1972. Retrieved April 14, 2018.



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