Bread was a 1970s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California. They are a primary example of what later was labeled as " soft rock".
David Gates (keyboard, vocals) and Jimmy Griffin (guitar, vocals) formed the group in 1968, adding Robb Royer (guitar, vocals, of Pleasure Faire) before signing to Elektra Records. Bread, the band's debut album, was a failure. Their second album established Bread as a major act, hitting the mainstream with "Make It With You". Hiring Mike Botts (drums), Bread began touring and recording Manna, which included their most enduring hit, " If".
When Royer left the group, he was replaced by Larry Knechtel in time for a series of hit singles and a hit album called Baby I'm-A Want You, followed by Guitar Man. Personal disputes between Gates and Griffin soon broke up the band. Griffin felt that the singles should have been split between the two, however Gates had written most of the songs. Gates and Griffin then began solo careers. After a successful reunion in 1976, Bread released the album Lost Without Your Love in 1977. The title track was the band's last top-ten hit, and it peaked at number 9. Tensions between Gates and Griffin soon drove the band apart again, this time permanently.
A character in the film Wet Hot American Summer sings "Baby I'm-A Want You" with such feeling that it causes him to crash his van.
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