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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.
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).
"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 ...
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"If" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates in 1971. Originally popularized by his group Bread, "If" charted at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 when released as a single in 1971 and No. 6 in Canada. It also spent three weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart, [1] and one week at the top of the Canadian AC chart.
"Goodbye Girl" is a song by David Gates, lead singer of Bread, which was released as a single in December 1977 following the premiere of the hit film of the same name. As the theme song to the film, the song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the biggest hit of Gates' solo career. [1]
"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]
All tracks written by David Gates, except where noted. Side One "Welcome to the Music" – 2:57 "The Guitar Man" – 3:46 "Make It by Yourself" – 3:50 (Gates, Griffin)