Guitar Man (Bread album)

Guitar Man is the fifth album by Bread, released in 1972.[7][8]

Guitar Man
Studio album by
Bread
ReleasedOctober 1972
RecordedElektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, 1972
GenreRock
Length43:11
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerDavid Gates[2]
Bread chronology
Baby I'm-a Want You
(1972)		 Guitar Man
(1972)		 The Best of Bread
(1973)
Singles from Guitar Man
  1. "The Guitar Man"
    Released: July 1972
  2. "Sweet Surrender"
    Released: November 1972
  3. "Aubrey"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The album produced three U.S. Top 20 singles: "The Guitar Man" (#11), "Sweet Surrender" (#15), and "Aubrey" (#15).

Guitar Man peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200.[9]

Critical reception

Billboard called the album a "dynamite program," writing that "Aubrey" "is superb."[10] The New Rolling Stone Record Guide deemed it a "classic" album, writing that "it's pop, but transcendent pop."[5] The Birmingham Post wrote that the highlights "are, not surprisingly, the Gates' compositions, 'Sweet Surrender', 'Aubrey' and the title track, three of the strongest songs he ever contributed to the band."[11]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Welcome to the Music" – 2:57 (Gates)
  2. "The Guitar Man" – 3:46 (Gates)
  3. "Make It by Yourself" – 3:50 (Gates, Griffin)
  4. "Aubrey" – 3:39 (Gates)
  5. "Fancy Dancer" – 3:33 (Botts, Griffin)
  6. "Sweet Surrender" – 2:38 (Gates)

Side Two

  1. "Tecolote" – 4:35 (Gates)
  2. "Let Me Go" – 3:27 (Griffin, Royer)
  3. "Yours For Life" – 3:21 (Gates)
  4. "Picture in Your Mind" – 4:42 (Knechtel)
  5. "Don't Tell Me No" – 3:34 (Griffin, Royer)
  6. "Didn't Even Know Her Name" – 3:09 (Gates, Griffin)

Personnel

References
  1. Houghton, Mick (September 15, 2010). "Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label". Jawbone Press – via Google Books.
  2. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 157.
  3. "Guitar Man - Bread | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 817.
  5. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 59.
  6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 81.
  7. "Bread | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. Spencer, Leigh (15 Jan 2005). "OBITUARY: James Griffin ; Hit songwriter with the soft-rock group Bread". The Independent: 57.
  9. "Bread". Billboard.
  10. "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 11, 1972 – via Google Books.
  11. Evans, Simon (3 June 2000). "CD reviews". Birmingham Post: 6.


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