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Of a Simple Man
BERJAYA
Studio album by
Lobo
ReleasedOctober 1972
Recorded1972
StudioMastersound Studios, Atlanta, GA
Genre
LabelBig Tree Records
ProducerPhil Gernhard
Lobo chronology
Introducing Lobo
(1971)		 Of a Simple Man
(1972)		 Calumet
(1973)
Singles from Of a Simple Man
  1. "A Simple Man"
    Released: 1972
  2. "I'd Love You to Want Me"
    Released: 1972
  3. "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend"
    Released: 1972

Of a Simple Man is the second album by Lobo, released in 1972 on Big Tree Records.[1]

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

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All songs are written by Kent LaVoie.

Side A
No.TitleLength
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
Side B
No.TitleLength
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

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Production

Musicians

  • [John Abbott - String Arrangements]
  • [Phil Benton - Electric Guitars]
  • [Steve Feldman - Keyboard/Congas/Vibes]
  • [A. Michael Gatley - Vocal Harmonies]
  • [Phil Gernhard - String Arrangements]
  • [Ellie Greenwich - Vocal Harmonies]
  • [Harwood. Barry - Electric Guitars]
  • [Robert John - Vocal Harmonies]
  • [Ben Lanzarone - Keyboard]
  • [Kent "Lobo" LaVoie - Acoustical Guitars/Vocals/Vocal Harmonies/Electric Guitars/Keyboard]
  • [George Marge - Flute/Recorder/Sax]
  • [John Mulkey - Bass]
  • [Barbara Sipple - Vocal Harmonies]
  • [Steve Tadanger - Vocal Harmonies]
  • [Thumpy - Australian Marching Drums]
  • [Roy Yeager - Drums]

Charts

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Album
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1972 "A Simple Man" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 56
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[7] 17
"I'd Love You to Want Me" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 2
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[9] 1
1974 U.K.[10] 5
1973 "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 8
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[12] 1

References

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  1. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 43. October 14, 1972. p. 72. Retrieved March 27, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Of A Simple Man". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "RPM Magazine - February 10, 1973 - Page 13" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1974. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "A Simple Man (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "A Simple Man (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "I'd Love You to Want Me (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "I'd Love You to Want Me (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "I'd Love You to Want Me (UK)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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