Bread (album)

Bread is the debut album by soft rock band Bread, released in 1969.

Bread
Studio album by Bread
Released	September 1969
Recorded	1969
Studio	Elektra, Hollywood, California
Genre	Soft rock
Length	35:29
Label	Elektra
Producer	Bread
Bread chronology
Bread (1969) On the Waters (1970)
Singles from Bread
"Dismal Day" Released: August 1968 "It Don't Matter to Me" Released: September 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[2]
The Village Voice	C−^[3]

Bread peaked at #127 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The re-recorded track "It Don't Matter to Me" was issued as a single after the release of Bread's second album, On the Waters, and the #1 success of "Make It with You" in the summer of 1970. "It Don't Matter to Me" peaked at #2 and #10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary and Pop Singles charts, respectively.

The album's cover, with whimsical depictions of the band members photos on paper currency, refers to contemporary slang equating "bread" to money.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Dismal Day" (Gates) – 2:21
2. "London Bridge" (Gates) – 2:32
3. "Could I" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:31
4. "Look at Me" (Gates) – 2:43
5. "The Last Time" (Griffin, Royer) – 4:10
6. "Any Way You Want Me" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:16

Side two

1. "Move Over" (Griffin) – 2:36
2. "Don't Shut Me Out" (Gates) – 2:39
3. "You Can't Measure the Cost" (Gates) – 3:22
4. "Family Doctor" (Griffin, Royer) – 2:15
5. "It Don't Matter to Me" (Gates) – 2:51
6. "Friends and Lovers" (Griffin, Hallinan, Royer) – 3:54

Personnel

Bread

• David Gates – Hammond organ, bass, guitars, percussion, piano, violin, keyboards, RMI electric piano, viola, vocals, Moog synthesizer
• James Griffin – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards
• Robb Royer – guitar, percussion, piano, RMI electric piano, recorder, flute, bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Jim Gordon – drums
• Ron Edgar – drums

Production

• Producer: Bread
• Engineer: Bruce Botnick
• Production supervisor: Jac Holzman
• Art direction: William S. Harvey, Coco Shinomiya
• Cover art concept: William S. Harvey
• Cover art: Abe Gurvin
• Design: Bryan Rackleff
• Photography: Ed Caraeff
• Liner Notes: Barry Alfonso

Charts

Chart (1969)	Position
US Pop Albums	127

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Thomas Erlewine, Steven. "Bread: Bread". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Bangs, Lester (6 September 1969). "Bread". Rolling Stone (41). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 29. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. Christgau, Robert (September 18, 1969). "Consumer Guide (4)". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.