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David Gates
real name David Ashworth Gates
United States · b. 1940-12-11
David Gates is credited on 5,737 releases across 1,314 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
5,737
Credits
1,314
Albums
8
Decades active
610
In collections
Biography
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American singer songwriter, composer, arranger, conductor and producer. Born on December 11, 1940 in Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA). Most famous for being the co-frontman of Bread.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
5,737 releases · 1,314 albums · active 1957–2026
- Performance · 9,784
- Production · 1,353
- Other credits · 212
- Engineering · 6
Studios: Elektra Sound Recorders · Sound Recorders, Hollywood · Sound Labs, Hollywood · Atlantic Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Modern Vampires Of The City
2013
Black On Both Sides
1999
The Best Of Bread
1973
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968)
1972
The Monkees
1966
Dusty In Memphis
1969
Live At Fillmore West
1971
Push Push
1971
Pressure Chief
2004
*NSYNC
1998
Baby I'm-A Want You
1972
Goodbye And Hello
1967
Cabin In The Sky
2025
Blacknuss
1972
The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips
1976
The Best Of Bread (Volume Two)
1974
Guitar Man
1972
Manna
1971
Lost Without Your Love
1977
The Sound Of Bread - Their 20 Finest Songs
1977
2nd Anniversary
1975
20 Top Star Festival Dynamic Hits Volume Two
1972
Portrait Of Sinatra: Forty Songs From The Life Of A Man
1977
Last Days And Time
1972
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