Baby I'm-A Want You (LP)

180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL/INSERT Bread’s 4th album Baby I’m-A Want You (1972) was a massive hit, peaking at #3 on the US charts. This is the first reissue of this classic Rock album since 1973! Review Baby I'm-A Want You is Bread's best album, showcasing its soft and hard sides (yes, Bread had a hard side) at their respective peaks. “Mother Freedom,” with its crunchy James Griffin guitar solo, and the superb soft rocker “Baby I'm-A Want You” made a brilliant opening which the rest of the album had a hard time matching. The songs range from wistful sentimentality (“Diary”) to spirited protest (“This Isn't What the Government,” a poor man's “Taxman” with an anti-war slant). The high points outnumber the flat spots, and the playing is very polished (with unexpected hard rock flourishes on “Dream Lady”), but this is still a '70s period piece. Bruce Eder, AllMusic.com