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Record World said that the "gentle song by group's own David Gates (he produced and arranged also) will score in short order." [3] In the U.S., Bread's tune was the shortest song title to become a top ten hit until 1993, when Prince hit No. 7 with "7", later matched by Britney Spears' No. 1 hit "3" in 2009. The song is distinguished by its ...
"Everything I Own" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates. It was originally recorded by Gates's soft rock band Bread for their 1972 album Baby I'm-a Want You. The original reached No. 5 on the American Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the No. 52 song for 1972. [5] "Everything I Own" also reached No. 5 in Canada ...
"Diary" is a song written and produced by David Gates and released by his band Bread in 1972, both as a single and on the album Baby I'm-a Want You. [2] [3] In the lyrics, the singer reads his girlfriend's diary thinking she is writing nice things about him until he realizes she is writing about another man. [4] [5]
Gospel blues (or holy blues) [1] is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music. It combines evangelistic lyrics with blues instrumentation, often blues guitar accompaniment. [1] According to musician and historian Stefan Grossman, "holy blues" was coined to originally describe Reverend Gary Davis ...
The source from brides.com that is supposed to support the claim that this song is a "perennial favorite at weddings" does not mention Bread or this song at all, nor do any archives of the URL. I don't doubt the claim, but I can't seem to find any sources that actually back it up.
Field's song "Testify to Love", co-written with Ralph van Manen and Henk Pool, reached No. 1 on the Christian songs chart in the US for Avalon. [2] It was later recorded by Wynonna Judd for the double-platinum soundtrack album for the TV show, Touched by an Angel which reached No. 3 in the Billboard Chart .
"Breadfan" is a song by Welsh Blues Rock heavy metal power trio Budgie, appearing on their 1973 album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend. [2] The title of the song refers to a person's relationship to money, with "bread" being a slang term for money. The lyrics further highlight the moral dilemmas on what to do with money; keep it, give it away ...
This was the first song played on WLS-FM when the famous callsign returned to the station in 2008, airing a classic hits format. In 1974, radio station KFRC in San Francisco also aired a specially tailored take on the song, "Life Is a Rock, but KFRC Rolled Me", with an extra verse naming all of the station's then-current personalities. The ...