The David Gates Songbook

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The David Gates Songbook
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2002
Genre Pop rock, soft rock
Label Warner Bros.
Producer David Gates
David Gates chronology
Love Is Always Seventeen
(1994)
The David Gates Songbook
(2002)
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The David Gates Songbook is a compilation album by David Gates of Bread. It consists of previously released as well as new solo material; and songs with his former band Bread.

Track six is a new recording of the title cut from his 1994 album Love Is Always Seventeen .

Track listing

  1. "Make It with You" (previously released on On the Waters )
  2. "Find Me"
  3. "Baby I'm-a Want You" (previously released on Baby I'm-a Want You )
  4. "I Can't Play the Songs"
  5. "If" (previously released on Manna )
  6. "Love Is Always Seventeen" (originally recorded on Love Is Always Seventeen )
  7. "It Don't Matter to Me" (previously released on Bread )
  8. "The Mustang"
  9. "Everything I Own" (previously released on Baby I'm-a Want You)
  10. "Mirror, Mirror"
  11. "Lost Without Your Love" (previously released on Lost Without Your Love )
  12. "This Could Be Forever" (previously released on Take Me Now )
  13. "Aubrey" (previously released on Guitar Man )
  14. "Sail Around the World" (previously released on First )
  15. "Part-Time Love" (previously released on Goodbye Girl )
  16. "Sweet Surrender" (previously released on Guitar Man)
  17. "Goodbye Girl" (previously released on Goodbye Girl )
  18. "Never Let Her Go" (previously released on Goodbye Girl )
  19. "Diary" (previously released on Baby I'm-a Want You)
  20. "The Guitar Man" (previously released on Guitar Man)

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