Guitar Man (Bread album)

Guitar Man
Studio album by
Bread
ReleasedOctober 1972
Recorded1972
StudioElektra, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length43:11
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerDavid Gates[2]
Bread chronology
Baby I'm-a Want You
(1972) 		Guitar Man
(1972) 		The Best of Bread
(1973)
Singles from Guitar Man
  1. "The Guitar Man"
    Released: July 1972
  2. "Sweet Surrender"
    Released: November 1972
  3. "Aubrey"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Guitar Man is the fifth album by Bread, released in 1972.[7][8]

The album produced three U.S. Top 20 singles: "The Guitar Man" (#11), "Sweet Surrender" (#15), and "Aubrey" (#15).

Guitar Man peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200.[9]

  1. ^ Houghton, Mick (September 15, 2010). "Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label". Jawbone Press – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 157.
  3. ^ "Guitar Man - Bread | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 817.
  5. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 59.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 81.
  7. ^ "Bread | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Spencer, Leigh (15 Jan 2005). "OBITUARY: James Griffin ; Hit songwriter with the soft-rock group Bread". The Independent: 57.
  9. ^ "Bread". Billboard.