On the Waters

Bread

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 1970
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B000MGVCG8
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #105,873 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
CD reissue of the sophomore album from California soft rockers Bread, led by the skilled songwriting of main man David Gates and masterful guitar playing of James Griffin. Originally released in 1970, On The Waters reached #12 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and contains their first massive hit single 'Make It With You'.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rock, with just a touch of soft rock, May 7, 2003

By	CWC (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Waters (Audio CD)

Bread's sophomore album came with a lot of hope for the group after an initial disappointing leap out the starting gate with their debut self-titled album, which still perplexes me today. "On The Waters," for the most part, is more rock-orientated in tone, which might surprise some people who are only familiar with Bread from their pop hits.

Of course, this is the album that put Bread "on the map," with David Gates' ballad- "Make It With You," which is one of my all-time favorite songs. As many times as I have heard it, some 33 years later, I have never gotten tired of it for many reasons. This is the song that brought me back to listening to radio again. The music playing over the air waves the beginning of 1970 was just too hard rock for me. I actually stopped listening to my favorite AM radio station for about five weeks. I happened to hear "Make It With You" one afternoon in March while riding home on the school bus. It brought me back to listening to radio again. A couple of months later came the Carpenters, then Carly Simon, and then James Taylor... I guess you can figure out the rest of the story. <heh heh> Thank you David Gates and "Make It With You" for bringing music back into my life after my self-imposed exile. <smile>

As much as this song means to me, the one song on the album that always affects me the most when listening to it is the last song on the album, Gates' "The Other Side Of Life." David Gates has an incredible innate ability of weaving life lessons into so many of his songs that we are all the better for. Listen to the melody and words to this song. It has a subtle religious overtone and will move you, soothe you, comfort you, and reassure you!

Some of my other favorite lesser known (rock) Bread songs on this album are "Easy Love," "Call On Me," "Blue Satin Pillow," and Gates' better-known "Been Too Long On The Road." All in all, this is a very creative group of songs! Bread's early rock style may surprise you, but it will definitely satisfy you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, January 15, 2008

By	W. Reeves "norobbery" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: On the Waters (Audio CD)

Play this one a couple of times and you will be glad you did...a great balance between Griffin and Gates....Gates could write a beautiful ballot, ala McCartney, but you must have Griffin, ala Lennon (hope you all don't mind the comparison) to make a complete band...don't forget Royers, Botts and Knechtel who are probably the most underated musicians of our time. Some 30 years later, BREAD still rules.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Supurb - the best Bread album., September 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Waters (Audio CD)

This is not a 'soft' album. This Jeckyl and Hyde band shows a lot of fire here - 'Blue Satin Pillow' and 'Easy Love' will torch any rocker. Tracks 4 thru 7 are also excellent.