David Gates is best known as the frontman of the American soft-rock group Bread. He was also the group’s primary songwriter. The song “Everything I Own” was written by Gates and was originally recorded and released by Elektra on Bread’s 1972 album “Baby I’m-a want you”. This was the group's fourth album and reached number 13 on the US Popular Album charts. The album had four singles of which “Everything I own was one. The single reached number 5 on the American Billboard hot 100. 

The song was written for…