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"The Guitar Man" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the rock group Bread. It first appeared on Bread's 1972 album, Guitar Man.It is a mixture of the sounds of soft rock, including strings and acoustic guitar, and the addition of a wah-wah effect electric guitar, played by Larry Knechtel.
David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940) [1] is a retired American singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and producer, frontman and co-lead singer (with Jimmy Griffin) of the group Bread, which reached the top of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s.
Guitar Man is the fifth album by Bread, released in 1972. [7] [8] ... All tracks written by David Gates, except where noted. Side One "Welcome to the Music" – 2:57
Bread was an American soft rock band from Los Angeles, California.They had 13 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1970 and 1977. [2]The band was fronted by David Gates (vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion) with Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion) and Robb Royer (bass guitar, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals).
"Aubrey" is a song written and composed by American singer-songwriter David Gates, and originally recorded by the soft rock group Bread, of which Gates was the leader and primary music producer. It appeared on Bread's 1972 album Guitar Man. The single lasted 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 15. [1]
All songs written by David Gates except as noted. Side one "Make It with You" (from On the Waters, 1970) – 3:15 "Everything I Own" (from Baby I'm-a Want You, 1972) – 3:06
Unlike most Bread songs, where the guitar is the lead instrument, the lead instrument on "Lost Without Your Love" is the piano. [1] The single lasted 16 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, longer than any of their other songs except their greatest hit, "Make It With You". It became their comeback hit after an absence from the chart of three ...
"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 No.1 hits for Bread on the US Easy Listening chart. "Sweet Surrender" spent two weeks at No.1 on the chart, while on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at No.15. [2]