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Make It With You by Bread: A Timeless Oldies Hit from 1970

The song Make It With You By Bread was written and performed by the American soft rock band Bread. It was released in 1970 as the first single from their album "On the Waters". The song became a hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.


On The Waters Album

Bread was one of the most popular pop groups of the early 1970s, earning a string of well-crafted, melodic soft rock singles, all of which were written by keyboardist/vocalist David Gates. 

A session musician and producer, Gates met in 1968 guitarist/vocalist James Griffin, who had already released a solo album called Summer Holiday. Griffin hired Gates to produce a new album, and the pair soon became a group, adding guitarist/vocalist Robb Royer from the band Pleasure Fair, whom Gates had produced early in their career. The trio soon signed with Elektra Records, becoming one of the label's first pop bands. Naming themselves Bread, the group released their self-titled debut album in late 1968. Although it was filled with accessible, melodic soft rock that became the band's signature sound, the record had no hit singles.

Did You Know

  • Make It With You By Bread was released in 1970 as the lead single from the album "On the Waters".
  • The song was written by David Gates, the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the band Bread.
  • "Make It With You" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, and also topped the charts in Canada and Singapore.

Lyrics

Hey, have you ever tried
Really reaching out for the other side
I may be climbing on rainbows
But baby, here goes

Dreams, they're for those who sleep
Life is for us to keep
And if you're wondering what this song is leading to
I want to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

No, you don't know me well
In every little thing only time will tell
But you believe the things that I do
And we'll see it through

Life can be short or long
Love can be right or wrong
And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through
I'd like to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

Baby, you know that dreams, they're for those who sleep
Life is for us to keep
And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through
I'd like to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

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