The Best of Bread

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The Best of Bread is a multi-platinum compilation album by the band Bread released in 1973 by Elektra Records. Later re-issues have additional tracks including several from 1974's The Best of Bread, Volume 2, along with their November 1976 single; Lost Without Your Love.

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Track listing

All songs written by David Gates except as noted.

Side one

1. "Make It with You" - 3:15
2. "Everything I Own" - 3:06
3. "Diary" - 3:05
4. "Baby I'm-a Want You" - 2:25
5. "It Don't Matter to Me" - 2:41
6. "If" - 2:33

Side two

7. "Mother Freedom" - 2:55
8. "Down on My Knees" (Gates, James Griffin) - 2:44
9. "Too Much Love" (Griffin, Robb Royer) - 2:45
10. "Let Your Love Go"- 2:25
11. "Look What You've Done" (Griffin, Royer) - 3:10
12. "Truckin'" (Griffin, Royer) - 2:31

Additional tracks (2001 re-issue)

13. "The Guitar Man" - 3:42
14. "Aubrey" - 3:36
15. "The Last Time" (Griffin, Royer) - 4:06
16. "Sweet Surrender" - 2:33
17. "He's a Good Lad" - 2:53
18. "Daughter" - 3:17
19. "Friends and Lovers" (Griffin, Royer, Tim Hallinan) - 3:50
20. "Lost Without Your Love" - 2:52

Tracks 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19 appeared on 1974's The Best of Bread, Volume 2.

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Trivia

The Best of Bread is talked about in the film Maid in Manhattan, as well as an episode of The Wonder Years as "Winnie Cooper" preferred side one.

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Charts

Certifications

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References

• Elektra EKS-75056 (1973 LP)
• Rhino 74311 (2001 CD)
• Allmusic.com review of original 12 track LP (link)
• Allmusic.com review of 20 track CD re-issue (link)
• RIAA certifications of "Top 58 Best Selling (multi-platinum) Greatest Hits Albums 1955-2001" (link)

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