Never Let Her Go

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Never Let Her Go
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1975
Studio Elektra, Los Angeles, California
Genre Soft rock
Length27:09
Label Elektra, Wounded Bird Records
Producer David Gates, Larry Knechtel
David Gates chronology
First
(1973)
Never Let Her Go
(1975)
Goodbye Girl
(1978)
Singles from Never Let Her Go
  1. "Never Let Her Go"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Part Time Love"
    Released: April 1975
  3. "Someday"
    Released: 1975

Never Let Her Go is the second solo album by David Gates of the American soft rock band Bread.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by David Gates.

  1. "Never Let Her Go" – 03:09
  2. "Angel" – 2:28
  3. "Playin' on My Guitar" – 2:47
  4. "Watch Out" – 2:05
  5. "Part Time Love" – 2:23
  6. "Chain Me" – 1:57
  7. "Light of My Life" – 2:18
  8. "Someday" – 2:02
  9. "Greener Days" – 3:36
  10. "Strangers" – 4:02

Personnel

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