Albums by Bread
ALBUMLost Without Your LoveBread
ALBUMBaby I'm a Want YouBread
ALBUMGuitar ManBread
ALBUMMannaBread
ALBUMBread On the WatersBread
ALBUMBreadBread
Artist Playlists
Bread Essentials
Nothing says ‘70s like Bread.
Artist Biography
Prior to forming Bread, the band members had worked with such artists as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Simon & Garfunkel.
∙ Their hit single “If” topped Billboard’s Easy Listening chart, while actor Telly Savalas’ spoken word version reached #1 in the UK.
∙ More than a dozen of the band’s songs—an average of two per studio album—landed on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
∙ Their songs have been covered by such artists as Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, and Julio Iglesias.
∙ Guitarist James Griffin and original bassist Robb Royer cowrote the Oscar-winning song “For All We Know” for the film Lovers and Other Strangers.
∙ Bassist/keyboardist Larry Knechtel was also a member of The Wrecking Crew, a legendary group of session musicians who appeared on countless hits during the ’60s and ’70s.
∙ Aimee Mann acknowledged Bread as an influence on the “sad, soft, slow” sounds of her Grammy Award-winning album Mental Illness.
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
Rock