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1972 single by Bread
"The Guitar Man"
Single by Bread
from the album Guitar Man
B-side
"Just Like Yesterday"
Released
July 1972
Genre
Rock, soft rock[1]
Length
3:46
Label
Elektra
Songwriter(s)
David Gates
Producer(s)
David Gates
Bread singles chronology
"Diary" (1972)
"The Guitar Man" (1972)
"Sweet Surrender" (1972)
"The Guitar Man" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the rock group Bread. It first appeared on Bread's 1972 album, Guitar Man. It is a mixture of the sounds of soft rock, including strings and acoustic guitar, and the addition of a wah-wah effect electric guitar, played by Larry Knechtel. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and was their third No. 1 hit on the easy listening chart,[2] (following "If" and "Baby I'm-a Want You").
Record World called it a "superfine superhit" with a "beautiful tune, apt lyric, full, rich production."[3]Cash Box said "this ballad proves [Bread's] versatility
and ability to handle a lyric that says a bit more than 'I love you.'"[4]Cash Box also said the song "is about performers, but is bound to be a listener's dream."[4]
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2013-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 39.
^"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 15, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
^ ab"Cash Box Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 15, 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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