On this date in 1971, BREAD released the single BABY I'M-A WANT YOU, a track that would become one of their most enduring hits (Oct 18, 1971) The song, penned by frontman David Gates, marked a return to form for the Los Angeles soft rock outfit after their previous single, 'Mother Freedom', had stalled at number 37 on the charts. Gates recalls the initial struggles in crafting the perfect rendition: "I had written the song on piano, and when we recorded it on piano, the track had no life. I went

David Gates/Bread- “Baby I’m-a Want You” is a song by American soft rock band Bread. The single was released in October 1971 and became the title track for the album of the same name, released in January 1972. It was one of Bread’s highest-charting singles in both the U.S. and the UK. In the U.S., it reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1971, the third of Bread’s four top-five hits (“Make It with You”, No. 1 in 1970; “If”, No. 4 earlier in 1971; and “Everything I Own”, from t

Bread (tribute band) "If" pt 2. Live in Concert at Carteret Performing Arts Center 8/24/2025. #bread #breadband #tributeband #toast #if #live #concert #easylistening #folk #oldies #newjersey #carteret | Erwin Ceniza