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- Everything I Own(03:08)
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Diary(03:09)
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Lost Without Your Love(02:54)
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Make It With You(03:13)
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Aubrey(03:39)
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- If(02:36)
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Baby I'm a Want You(02:25)
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Down on My Knees(02:45)
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Guitar Man(03:43)
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Yours for Life(03:21)
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Make It by Yourself(03:50)
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Hooked on You(02:18)
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Sweet Surrender(02:38)
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Tecolote(04:35)
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Bread bio
Bread was a 1970s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California. They are a primary example of what later was labeled as "soft rock."
David Gates (guitar, keyboards, bass and vocals) and Jimmy Griffin (guitar and vocals) formed the group in 1968, adding Robb Royer (guitar, bass and vocals of Pleasure Faire) before signing to Elektra Records. Bread, the band's debut album as a tr... io, was a failure. The band became a quartet beginning with their second album, On The Waters, bringing in Mike Botts as permanent drummer. This time their efforts quickly established Bread as a major act, hitting the mainstream with the #1 hit "Make It With You" in 1970. Bread began touring and recording the 1971 album titled Manna, which included their most enduring hit, "If."
Royer left the group after three albums to pursue other interests. He was replaced by Larry Knechtel (keyboards, bass, guitar, harmonica), a top session player from the Los Angeles scene. Knechtel's credits included records by Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, The Mamas and the Papas, The Monkees, Jan and Dean, Johnny Rivers and Simon & Garfunkel. In 1972 Bread released the highly succes Full bioRead more
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