Essentials

• Artist: David Gates & Bread
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1997
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

The Australian comp Essentials gathers 24 of David Gates' best-known songs with and without Bread, including "Make It With You," "If," "Baby I'm-A Want You," "Guitar Man," "Never Let Her Go," and "Goodbye Girl." Falling somewhere in between Rhino's Retrospective and The Best of Bread compilations in its depth and breadth, Essentials is a fine collection of Gates' material for Bread fans and novices alike. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Dismal Day (Lyrics)	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(2:22)
Any Way You Want Me	James Griffin, Robb Royer	Bread, David Gates	(3:13)
It Don't Matter to Me [Single Version]	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(2:51)
Make It With You (Lyrics)	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(3:16)
Look What You've Done (Lyrics)	Robb Royer, James Griffin	Bread, David Gates	(3:13)
I Want You With Me (Lyrics)	David Gates, James Griffin	Bread, David Gates	(2:52)
Let Your Love Go (Lyrics)	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(2:25)
Too Much Love	James Griffin, Robb Royer	David Gates, Bread	(2:48)
If (Lyrics)	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(2:36)
He's a Good Lad (Lyrics)	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(2:59)
Mother Freedom (Lyrics)	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(2:35)
Baby I'm-A Want You (Lyrics)	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(2:30)
Down on My Knees	David Gates, James Griffin	Bread, David Gates	(2:45)
Everthing I Own	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(3:09)
Diary (Lyrics)	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(3:08)
The Guitar Man	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(3:47)
Aubrey	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(3:40)
Sweet Surrender	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(2:37)
She's the Only One	Robb Royer, James Griffin	Bread, David Gates	(3:02)
Lost Without Your Love	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(2:57)
Soap (I Use The)	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(2:28)
Ann	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(3:52)
Never Let Her Go	David Gates	David Gates, Bread	(3:08)
Goodbye Girl (Lyrics)	David Gates	Bread, David Gates	(2:45)

Credits

David Gates (Vocals), Michael Botts (Producer), David Gates (Arranger), Robb Royer (Keyboards), Robb Royer (Guitar), Michael Botts (Drums), Jac Holzman (Production Supervisor), Dean Park (Guitar), David Gates (Violin), David Gates (Producer), Barney Hoskyns (Liner Notes), Bruce Morgan (Producer), Larry Knechtel (Guitar), Shawn Kilmurray (Art Direction), Robb Royer (Bass), David Gates (Compilation), Roger Mayer (Engineer), David Gates (Guitar), David Gates (Bass), Bill Inglot (Remastering), Robb Royer (Producer), Michael Botts (Percussion), David Gates (Keyboards), Zal Schreiber (Digital Compilation), Bruce Morgan (Engineer), Larry Knechtel (Harmonica), Armin Steiner (Engineer), Shawn Kilmurray (Compilation), Larry Knechtel (Keyboards), Jim Gordon (Drums), Larry Knechtel (Producer), Larry Knechtel (Bass), Shawn Kilmurray (Executive Producer), Frank Bez (Photography), Bruce Botnick (Engineer)

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