The Best of Bread

The Best of Bread is a multi-platinum compilation album by the band Bread released in 1973 by Elektra Records. The original album contains 12 songs that were first released between 1969 and 1972.

The Best of Bread
Greatest hits album by
Bread
ReleasedMarch 1973
2001 (expanded edition)
GenreSoft rock
LabelElektra, re-released on Rhino in 2001
ProducerDavid Gates, James Griffin (Associate Producer)
Bread chronology
Guitar Man
(1972)		 The Best of Bread
(1973)		 The Best of Bread, Volume 2
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Release history

In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by Elektra in a 4 channel quadraphonic version in 1973. The quadraphonic version was released on LP record, 8-track tape and reel to reel tape. The quadraphonic LP was encoded using the Quadradisc system.

The 2001 CD re-issue by Rhino has eight additional tracks including several from the 1974 album The Best of Bread, Volume 2, along with the November 1976 single Lost Without Your Love.

In 2015 Audio Fidelity released the 12 song album on the Super Audio CD format. This edition contains both stereo and quadraphonic mixes.

Track listing
All songs written by David Gates except as noted.
Side one
  1. "Make It with You" - 3:15
  2. "Everything I Own" - 3:06
  3. "Diary" - 3:05
  4. "Baby I'm-a Want You" - 2:25
  5. "It Don't Matter to Me" - 2:41
  6. "If" - 2:33
Side two
  1. "Mother Freedom" - 2:55
  2. "Down on My Knees" (Gates, James Griffin) - 2:44
  3. "Too Much Love" (Griffin, Robb Royer) - 2:45
  4. "Let Your Love Go"- 2:25
  5. "Look What You've Done" (Griffin, Royer) - 3:10
  6. "Truckin'" (Griffin, Royer) - 2:31
Additional tracks (2001 re-issue)
  1. "The Guitar Man" - 3:42
  2. "Aubrey" - 3:36
  3. "The Last Time" (Griffin, Royer) - 4:06
  4. "Sweet Surrender" - 2:33
  5. "He's a Good Lad" - 2:53
  6. "Daughter" - 3:17
  7. "Friends and Lovers" (Griffin, Royer, Tim Hallinan) - 3:50
  8. "Lost Without Your Love" - 2:52
Tracks 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19 appeared on 1974's The Best of Bread, Volume 2.

Trivia

The Best of Bread is talked about in the film Maid in Manhattan, an episode of the television series The Wonder Years , and the film Primer.

Charts

Certifications
Region Certification
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver
United States (RIAA)[10] 5× Platinum

References
  1. "The Best of Bread". Allmusic. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Bread: The Best of Bread". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-025-1. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-03
  4. "charts.nz Bread – The Best of Bread" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  5. "The Official Charts Company - Bread – The Best of Bread" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  6. "allmusic ((( The Best of Bread > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1973". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  8. "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1974". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  9. "British album certifications – Bread – Best of Bread". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-03-03. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Best of Bread in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. "American album certifications – Bread – Best of Bread". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-03-03. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  • Elektra EKS-75056 (1973 LP)
  • Rhino 74311 (2001 CD)
  • Allmusic.com review of original 12 track LP (link)
  • Allmusic.com review of 20 track CD re-issue (link)
  • RIAA certifications of "Top 58 Best Selling (multi-platinum) Greatest Hits Albums 1955-2001" (link)


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