Baby I'm-a Want You
Bread
1971
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Release: 1971
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The original title recording was released in 1971 as a single, before the January 1972 album and the later Anthology compilation.
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Elektra licensed track metadata - Baby I'm-A Want You
Original title track year is 1971, before the 1972 album; the screenshot Anthology context is represented by the licensed Anthology of Bread track. January 1 is not asserted as the precise release day.
Rhino - Baby I'm-A Want You album history
Original fourth album released January 1972; produced by David Gates, first album with Larry Knechtel replacing Robb Royer. Diary and Everything I Own are in this program. Earlier title-single chronology is established separately.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Bread's Baby I'm-a Want You was released in 1971 before becoming the title track of the band's fourth album in 1972. David Gates produced that album during the transition from founding member Robb Royer to keyboardist Larry Knechtel. Its surrounding program included Everything I Own and Diary, but the earlier title single retains its own release chronology.
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Sources for this information
Elektra licensed track metadata - Baby I'm-A Want You
Original title track year is 1971, before the 1972 album; the screenshot Anthology context is represented by the licensed Anthology of Bread track. January 1 is not asserted as the precise release day. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Rhino - Baby I'm-A Want You album history
Original fourth album released January 1972; produced by David Gates, first album with Larry Knechtel replacing Robb Royer. Diary and Everything I Own are in this program. Earlier title-single chronology is established separately. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Other appearances and versions
Original 1971 studio recording family
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Elektra licensed track metadata - Baby I'm-A Want You
Original title track year is 1971, before the 1972 album; the screenshot Anthology context is represented by the licensed Anthology of Bread track. January 1 is not asserted as the precise release day.
Rhino - Baby I'm-A Want You album history
Original fourth album released January 1972; produced by David Gates, first album with Larry Knechtel replacing Robb Royer. Diary and Everything I Own are in this program. Earlier title-single chronology is established separately.
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