Introducing Lobo is the debut album by Lobo, released in 1971 on Big Tree Records.[1][2]
The album peaked at #178 on the Billboard 200 in its first release. It was re-released in 1973 and peaked at #163 on the same chart. "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top 40 hit. It also became his first #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, staying on top for 2 consecutive weeks in May 1971.
Track listing
Side A| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Country Feelings" (Intro) | Bob Montgomery, Kenny O'Dell | 0:53 |
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| 2. | "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" (A1) | Kent LaVoie | 2:57 |
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| 3. | "The Albatross" (A2) | Dick Holler | 3:07 |
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| 4. | "We'll Make It....I Know We Will" (A3) | LaVoie | 2:53 |
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| 5. | "A Little Different" (A4) | LaVoie | 3:00 |
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| 6. | "Reaching Out For Someone" (A5) | Holler | 3:06 |
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| Total length: | 15:56 |
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Side B| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 7. | "She Didn't Do Magic" (B1) | LaVoie | 2:52 |
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| 8. | "Little Joe (They're Out To Get Ya)" (B2) | Holler | 3:13 |
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| 9. | "I'm The Only One" (B3) | LaVoie | 3:17 |
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| 10. | "We'll Be One By Two Today" (B4) | LaVoie, Michael Gately | 3:20 |
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| 11. | "Another Hill To Climb" (B5) | LaVoie | 2:34 |
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| 12. | "Country Feelings" (Reprise) | Montgomery, O'Dell | 1:05 |
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| Total length: | 16:21 |
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Personnel
- Production
Charts
- Album
| Year
|
Chart
|
Position
|
| 1971
|
Billboard Top LPs
|
178
|
| Cash Box[3]
|
119
|
| Canada (RPM)[4]
|
92
|
| 1973
|
Billboard Top LPs[5]
|
163
|
| Cash Box[3]
|
170
|
- Singles
| Year
|
Single
|
Chart
|
Position
|
| 1971
|
"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"
|
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]
|
5
|
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[7]
|
4
|
| U.K.[8]
|
1
|
| "She Didn't Do Magic"
|
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9]
|
46
|
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[10]
|
14[a]
|
| U.S. Cash Box
|
76[a]
|
| "California Kid and Reemo"
|
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11]
|
72
|
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[12]
|
19
|
- ^ a b Chart peak of I'm The Only One, the B-side of She Didn't Do Magic.
References
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (March 18, 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 238. ISBN 9781135462963. Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mackenzie, C. (1971). "Gramophone: Vol. 49". p. 1107. Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank; Albert, George; Hoffmann, Lee Ann (January 1, 1988). The Cash box album charts: 1955-1974. Routledge. p. 218. ISBN 9780810820050. Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "RPM Magazine - August 7, 1971 - Page 10" (PDF).
- ^ "Introducing Lobo". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (UK)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "I'm The Only One/She Didn't Do Magic (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "I'm The Only One/She Didn't Do Magic (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "California Kid and Reemo (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "California Kid and Reemo (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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