Bread | ||||
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Released | September 1969 | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Studio | Elektra, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 35:29 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Bread | |||
Bread chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bread | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable) [2] |
The Village Voice | C− [3] |
Bread is the debut album by soft rock band Bread, released in 1969.
Bread peaked at #127 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. A re-recorded version of "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.
The album's cover, with whimsical depictions of the band members photos on paper currency, refers to contemporary slang equating "bread" to money.
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Chart (1969) | Position |
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US Pop Albums | 127 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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