Bread:
Solo and Duo Releases

PART 1:  DAVID GATES

Original Gates LP still not officially reissued on CD: "Take Me Now" (Arista).

A number of the early singles listed below are also listed in the Rockin' Country Style discographies: Click on David Gates and the Vibes, and note the inclusion on these pages of song samples, label photos, and info on compilations containing listed songs, some of which are presently available through Amazon.com. (See note "D" at bottom of this page.)

David Gates can be heard with country singer Billy Dean on a number of songs appearing in Dean's more recent CDs, one of which was co-produced by Gates and Dean. Information on the Gates-Dean collaborations can be found by examining the discography on the Billy Dean website.

Gates and Melissa Manchester recorded the duet "Wish We Were Heroes" for her Arista LP "Hey Ricky" which was released in 1982. Note the discography on the Melissa Manchester website. The song may also be on one of her singles; I remember hearing it on the radio in the early 1980s.

Gates also wrote or co-wrote "Standing In The Eyes Of The World" for the XVI Commonwealth Games which were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sept 11-21, 1998.

A = Released as by "The Accents / Vocal by David Gates." "Lovin' At Night" shows how guitar tremolo can supply the beat. Hear this song a few times and it might become difficult to get it out of your head. A 1958 cover by Sammy Salvo (RCA) tries to improve the lyrics somewhat. I remember reading somewhere that only 500 copies of the Perspective Sound record were made; that could be reflected in the "500" part of the record's catalog number. The first 6 numbers of the catalog no. look like a date – December 10, 1957, perhaps? (Recording date?)

B = Released as by "The Vibes / Vocal by Ronnie Franklin." (Ronnie Franklin is David Gates.) "Pretty Baby" has an intense instrumental break in the middle with a blood-curdling scream inserted during a transition point. As for the previous single, a date is suggested by the catalog number – in this case, May 8, 1958?

C = Released as by "Dave Gates and the Accents." That this single was released as early as 1958 (disputed by some) is shown in a Billboard review dated July 14, 1958.

D = That's Leon Russell on piano. At least two of the compilations containing early Gates singles are easily available through Amazon.com. "Lovin' At Night" is on the "Rough Stuff" CD (Buffalo Bop #55065) and "Pretty Baby" is on "Alley Cat" (Buffalo Bop #55035).

D2 = This single was released in South Africa on the Ridge label. The labels are shown here, and the record sleeve is shown here. Note that this is a 78 rpm record! Thank you to John Truelove for these photos.

E = Released as by "Dave and Lee." (Lee is Leon Russell.)

F = Released as by "The Country Boys."

G = Released as by "Del Ashley."

G2 = Released as by "Grady & Brady."

H = Released as by "The Manchesters."

I = The Phonolog index of record releases as well as the Schwann Catalog listed this album under "Bread" in the late 1970s. It is possible that there are promo copies, but the album was not issued commercially in the U.S. Track listing has so far been elusive. The same catalog number is found on the 2-LP set "So Early in the Spring: The First 15 Years" by Judy Collins, issued in 1977.

J = Released on Sept. 30, 2002 in the U.K., this CD contains ten Bread tracks plus five earlier Gates solo releases and five new recordings; track listing is shown here. Rather than being an expanded issue of the earlier LP whose actual release was questionable (note "I" just above), this release appears to use the same title for a fresh concept. IMHO, "Find Me" is enough reason to obtain this CD.

K = In 2008, the Wounded Bird reissue label released David Gates' Elektra LPs on CD. Their catalog numbers have the "WOU-" prefix indicated.

R = Reissue single. ("Elektra Treasured Track" in the UK for the Elektra releases.)

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