Sweet Surrender (David Gates song)
"Sweet Surrender" is a song written by David Gates and performed by Bread. The single was the second release from their fifth album, Guitar Man, and was the last of four #1 hits for Bread on the US Easy Listening chart. "Sweet Surrender" spent two weeks at #1 on the chart, while on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at #15.[2]
| "Sweet Surrender" | ||||
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| Single by Bread | ||||
| from the album Guitar Man | ||||
| B-side | "Make It By Yourself" | |||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock, soft rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Gates | |||
| Producer(s) | David Gates | |||
| Bread singles chronology | ||||
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"Sweet Surrender" also did well internationally. It was a Top 10 hit in Canada (#4) and New Zealand (#7).
Record World called it a "David Gates beauty that is sure to please Bread lovers immensely."[3]
Chart performance
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References
- Soft Rock Music - What is Soft Rock? - Oldies Music Songs and Artists
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 39.
- "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 28, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- "Best of 1973 songs and music, on MusicAndYears.com!". www.musicandyears.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- "Item: 9481 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
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