The David Gates Songbook
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The David Gates Songbook is a compilation album
by David Gates
of Bread
. It consists of previously released as well as new solo material; and songs with his former band Bread.
Track six is a new recording of the title cut from his 1994 album Love Is Always Seventeen
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Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by David Gates
David Gates
David Gates is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the group Bread, which reached the tops of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame...
of Bread
Bread (band)
Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock....
. It consists of previously released as well as new solo material; and songs with his former band Bread.
Track six is a new recording of the title cut from his 1994 album Love Is Always Seventeen
Love is Always Seventeen
Love Is Always Seventeen is the sixth solo album by David Gates of Bread. It came after a 13 year break from recording.-Track listing:#"Avenue Of Love"#"Love Is Always Seventeen"#"Ordinary Man"#"I Will Wait For You"#"Save This Dance For Me"...
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Track listing
- "Make It with YouMake It with You"Make It with You" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the pop/rock group Bread, of which Gates was a member.The song first appeared on Bread's 1970 album On the Waters...
" (previously released on On the WatersOn the WatersOn the Waters is the second album released by Bread in 1970. This album was released in July 1970.-Track listing:#"Why Do You Keep Me Waiting" – 2:32 #"Make It with You" – 3:18...
) - "Find Me"
- "Baby I'm-a Want YouBaby I'm-a Want You (song)"Baby I'm-a Want You" is the title of a popular song by the American pop-rock band Bread. The single was released in October 1971 . It became the title track for the album of the same name, released in January 1972....
" (previously released on Baby I'm-a Want YouBaby I'm-a Want YouBaby I'm-a Want You was the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut , "Everything I Own",, "Mother Freedom" ,and "Diary"...
) - "I Can't Play the Songs"
- "IfIf (Bread song)"If" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates in 1971. Originally popularized by his group Bread, the song charted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 when released as a single in 1971. The song also spent three weeks at number one on the Easy Listening chart...
" (previously released on MannaManna (album)Manna is the third album released by Bread in 1971. The title, like that of the preceding album On the Waters, is a Biblical pun on the name Bread, this time to the manna from Heaven fed to the Israelites...
) - "Love Is Always Seventeen" (originally recorded on Love Is Always SeventeenLove is Always SeventeenLove Is Always Seventeen is the sixth solo album by David Gates of Bread. It came after a 13 year break from recording.-Track listing:#"Avenue Of Love"#"Love Is Always Seventeen"#"Ordinary Man"#"I Will Wait For You"#"Save This Dance For Me"...
) - "It Don't Matter to Me" (previously released on BreadBread (album)Bread is the self-titled debut album by soft rock band Bread, released in 1969.Bread peaked at #127 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. A remake of "It Don't Matter to Me" charted in 1970 after the release of Bread's second album...
) - "The Mustang"
- "Everything I OwnEverything I Own"Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates. Originally recorded by Gates's band Bread for their 1972 album Baby, I'm a Want You, the single was recorded by The Connells, Jack Jones, Ken Boothe, Olivia Newton-John, Georgie Fame, Boy George, *NSYNC, Jude, Rod Stewart, Crystal Gayle, Nicole...
" (previously released on Baby I'm-a Want You) - "Mirror, Mirror"
- "Lost Without Your Love" (previously released on Lost Without Your LoveLost Without Your LoveLost Without Your Love was the sixth and final studio album by Bread, released in 1977.-Track listing:#"Hooked on You" – 2:18 #"She's the Only One" – 3:00 #"Lost Without Your Love" – 2:56...
) - "This Could Be Forever" (previously released on Take Me Now)
- "Aubrey" (previously released on Guitar Man)
- "Sail Around the World" (previously released on FirstFirst (David Gates album)First is the first solo album by David Gates of Bread. The musicians include: Jimmy Getzoff, Jim Gordon, Jim Horn, John Guerin, Larry Carlton, Larry Knechtel, Louie Shelton, Mike Botts and Russ Kunkel.-Track listing:All tracks composed by David Gates...
) - "Part-Time Love" (previously released on Never Let Her GoNever Let Her GoNever Let Her Go is the second solo album by David Gates of Bread.-Track listing:All songs written by David Gates.#"Never Let Her Go" - 03:03#"Angel"-2:28#"Playin' on My Guitar"-2:47#"Watch Out"-2:05#"Part Time Love"-2:23#"Chain Me"-1:57...
) - "Sweet Surrender" (previously released on Guitar Man)
- "Goodbye Girl" (previously released on Goodbye GirlGoodbye Girl (David Gates album)Goodbye Girl is the third solo album by David Gates of Bread. The song "Goodbye Girl" was also used in the movie of the same name.Only tracks 1-4, 6 and 7 are new material; the remainder are reissued from previous albums.-Track listing:...
) - "Never Let Her Go" (previously released on Never Let Her Go)
- "Diary" (previously released on Baby I'm-a Want You)
- "The Guitar ManThe Guitar Man"The Guitar Man" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the pop rock group Bread, of which Gates was a member. It first appeared on Bread's 1972 album, Guitar Man. The song is a mixture of the sounds of soft rock, including strings and acoustic guitar, and the addition of a...
" (previously released on Guitar Man)