The Sound of Bread

The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs
Compilation album by
Bread
Released1977
GenreSoft rock
LabelElektra
Alternative cover / title
1985 U.S. release, Anthology of Bread
The Sound of Bread, Their 16 Finest Songs
Compilation album by
Bread
Released1982
GenreSoft rock
LabelK-Tel

The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs is a compilation album by American soft rock band, Bread, released in November 1977 by Elektra Records in the UK. It reached Number 1 on the UK Album Chart. The album was issued in the US in 1985 as Anthology of Bread.

The Sound of Bread, Their 16 Finest Songs is a different Bread compilation album released in 1982 in the US by K-tel.

Track listing

The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs / Anthology of Bread

LP side A:

  1. "Make It with You"
  2. "Dismal Day"
  3. "London Bridge"
  4. "Any Way You Want Me"
  5. "Look What You've Done"
  6. "It Don't Matter to Me"
  7. "The Last Time"
  8. "Let Your Love Go"
  9. "Truckin'"
  10. "If"

LP side B:

  1. "Baby I'm-a Want You"
  2. "Everything I Own"
  3. "Down on My Knees"
  4. "Just Like Yesterday" (...Their 20 Finest Songs) or "Aubrey" (Anthology...)[1]
  5. "Diary"
  6. "Sweet Surrender"
  7. "The Guitar Man"
  8. "Fancy Dancer"
  9. "She's the Only One"
  10. "Lost Without Your Love"

The Sound of Bread, Their 16 Finest Songs

LP side A:

  1. "Make It with You"
  2. "The Guitar Man"
  3. "Been Too Long on the Road"
  4. "London Bridge"
  5. "It Don't Matter to Me"
  6. "Let Your Love Go"
  7. "If"
  8. "Mother Freedom"

LP side B:

  1. "Baby I'm-a Want You"
  2. "Everything I Own"
  3. "Aubrey"
  4. "Diary"
  5. "He's a Good Lad"
  6. "Sweet Surrender"
  7. "Dismal Day"
  8. "Lost Without Your Love"

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Some sources indicate that "Just Like Yesterday" was replaced with "Aubrey" in the 2nd edition of the Sound of Bread, Their 20... LP release, or there may have been only a misprint on the album cover (jlindquist.net link - see note 'GG') also (discogs.com link - see "Notes")
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bread – The Sound of Bread" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Bread – The Sound of Bread". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. 24 December 1977. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Bread – The Sound of Bread". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  • Elektra K 56062 (1977 LP, ...Their 20 Finest Songs)
  • K-Tel PNU 9960 (1982 LP. ...Their 16 Finest Songs aka Warner Special Products OP-1526)
  • Elektra 60414 (1985 LP, Anthology of Bread)
  • Elektra 9 60414-2 (2004 CD, Anthology of Bread)
  • Elektra 8122747562 (2006 CD, ...Their 20 Finest Songs - also - WEA International 74756)
  • The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs at Allmusic.com (link)