Of a Simple Man is the second album by Lobo, released in 1972 on Big Tree Records.[1]
| Of a Simple Man | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Mastersound Studios | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, soft rock | |||
| Label | Big Tree Records | |||
| Producer | Phil Gernhard | |||
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| Singles from Of a Simple Man | ||||
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It is Lobo's most popular album, peaking at #37 on the US Top LP chart. Two of its singles were Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and chart toppers on the Easy Listening chart.
Track listing
editAll songs are written by Kent LaVoie.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:24 |
| 2. | "There Ain't No Way" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "A Big Red Kite" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Recycle Sally" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "A Simple Man" | 3:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "I'd Love You to Want Me" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Let Me Down Easy" | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Pee-Ro Juan Valdez Sam Quixote" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Running Deer" | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Gypsy And The Midnight Ghost" | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Am I True To Myself" | 3:33 |
Personnel
edit- Production
- Producer: Phil Gernhard
- Engineer: Bob Richardson
- Photography: Marion Moorman
Charts
edit- Album
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "A Simple Man" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 56 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6] | 17 | ||
| "I'd Love You to Want Me" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 2 | |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[8] | 1 | ||
| 1974 | U.K.[9] | 5 | |
| 1973 | "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[11] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 43. October 14, 1972. p. 72. Retrieved March 27, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Of A Simple Man". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1974. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "A Simple Man (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "A Simple Man (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "I'd Love You to Want Me (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "I'd Love You to Want Me (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "I'd Love You to Want Me (UK)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.