Guitar Man (Bread album)

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Guitar Man
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Studio album by
Bread
ReleasedOctober 1972
Recorded1972
Studio Elektra, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock
Length43:11
Label Elektra [1]
Producer David Gates [2]
Bread chronology
Baby I'm-a Want You
(1972)		Guitar Man
(1972)		 The Best of Bread
(1973)
Singles from Guitar Man
  1. "The Guitar Man"
    Released: July 1972
  2. "Sweet Surrender"
    Released: November 1972
  3. "Aubrey"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Guitar Man is the fifth album by Bread, released in 1972. [7] [8]

Contents

The album produced three U.S. Top 20 singles: "The Guitar Man" (#11), "Sweet Surrender" (#15), and "Aubrey" (#15).

Guitar Man peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200. [9]

Critical reception

Billboard called the album a "dynamite program," writing that "Aubrey" "is superb." [10] The New Rolling Stone Record Guide deemed it a "classic" album, writing that "it's pop, but transcendent pop." [5] The Birmingham Post wrote that the highlights "are, not surprisingly, the Gates' compositions, 'Sweet Surrender', 'Aubrey' and the title track, three of the strongest songs he ever contributed to the band." [11]

Track listing

All tracks written by David Gates, except where noted.

Side One

  1. "Welcome to the Music" – 2:57
  2. "The Guitar Man" – 3:46
  3. "Make It by Yourself" – 3:50 (Gates, Griffin)
  4. "Aubrey" – 3:39
  5. "Fancy Dancer" – 3:33 (Botts, Griffin)
  6. "Sweet Surrender" – 2:38

Side Two

  1. "Tecolote" – 4:35
  2. "Let Me Go" – 3:27 (Griffin, Royer)
  3. "Yours For Life" – 3:21
  4. "Picture in Your Mind" – 4:42 (Knechtel)
  5. "Don't Tell Me No" – 3:34 (Griffin, Royer)
  6. "Didn't Even Know Her Name" – 3:09 (Gates, Griffin)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Houghton, Mick (September 15, 2010). "Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label". Jawbone Press – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 157.
  3. ↑ "Guitar Man - Bread | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 817.
  5. 1 2 The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 59.
  6. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 81.
  7. ↑ "Bread | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ Spencer, Leigh (January 15, 2005). "OBITUARY: James Griffin ; Hit songwriter with the soft-rock group Bread". The Independent: 57.
  9. ↑ "Bread". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 11, 1972 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ Evans, Simon (June 3, 2000). "CD reviews". Birmingham Post: 6.


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