Baby I'm-a Want You

Baby I'm-a Want You is the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own" (No. 5), "Mother Freedom" (No. 37), and "Diary" (No. 15). This was the first Bread album to feature keyboard player Larry Knechtel.

Baby I'm-a Want You
Studio album by Bread
Released	January 1972
Recorded	1971
Studio	Sound Recorders, Los Angeles; Sound Labs, Los Angeles
Genre	Soft rock
Length	34:52
Label	Elektra, re-released on Rhino in 1995
Producer	David Gates
Bread chronology
Manna (1971) Baby I'm-a Want You (1972) Guitar Man (1972)
Singles from Baby I'm-a Want You
"Baby I'm-a Want You" Released: October 23, 1971 "Everything I Own" Released: January 29, 1972 "Diary" Released: April 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated) [2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Mother Freedom" (David Gates) – 2:35
2. "Baby I'm-a Want You" (Gates) – 2:31
3. "Down on My Knees" (James Griffin, Gates) – 2:44
4. "Everything I Own" (Gates) – 3:07
5. "Nobody Like You" (Larry Knechtel, Griffin) – 3:14
6. "Diary" (Gates) – 3:09

Side two

7. "Dream Lady" (Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:22
8. "Daughter" (Gates) – 3:23
9. "Games of Magic" (Griffin, Royer) – 3:10
10. "This Isn't What the Governmeant" (Gates) – 2:27
11. "Just Like Yesterday" (Griffin) – 2:15
12. "I Don't Love You" (Griffin) – 2:49

Personnel

• David Gates - vocals, guitars, bass, Moog, violin
• James Griffin - vocals, guitars, piano
• Larry Knechtel - piano, bass, Hammond organ, harmonica, guitars, miscellaneous keyboards
• Mike Botts - drums, percussion
• Robb Royer - bass on "Mother Freedom"[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1972) Position Canadian RPM Albums Chart[4] 9 UK Albums Chart[5] 9 US Billboard Top LP's & Tape[6][7] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1972) Position US Billboard Top Popular Albums[8] 13

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold

References

1. Baby I'm-a Want You at AllMusic
2. Rolling Stone Review
3. http://www.goldminemag.com/articles/get-an-exclusive-sneak-peek-at-the-first-ever-biography-of-bread
4. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 17, No. 9" (PHP). RPM. 1971-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
5. "Bread > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
6. Billboard 200 - Bread Baby I'm-a Want You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
7. "Billboard Top LP's & Tape", Billboard, March 25, 1972. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
8. "Top Popular Albums", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-24. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
9. "American album certifications – Bread – Baby I'm-a Want You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.