Calumet (album)

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Calumet
LoboCalumet.jpg
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973
StudioMastersound Studios
Genre Folk rock, soft rock
Label Big Tree Records
Producer Phil Gernhard
Lobo chronology
Of a Simple Man
(1972)
Calumet
(1973)
Just a Singer
(1974)
Singles from Calumet
  1. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"
    Released: 1973
  2. "How Can I Tell Her"
    Released: 1973
  3. "There Ain't No Way"
    Released: 1973
  4. "Standing At The End Of The Line"
    Released: 1974

Calumet is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Lobo, released in 1973 on Big Tree Records. It was reissued in 2008 by Wounded Bird Records and includes six bonus tracks. [1] [2]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 128 on the US Top LPs chart. Two of its singles were top 30 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and top 5 hits on the Easy Listening chart. "There Ain't No Way" and its B-side "Love Me For What I Am" were minor hits on the Hot 100.

Track listing

All songs are written by Kent LaVoie.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."How Can I Tell Her"4:17
2."Stoney"3:43
3."Rock And Roll Days"3:58
4."One And The Same Thing"4:01
5."Hope You're Proud Of Me Girl"3:00
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Love Me For What I Am"4:02
7."Try"3:10
8."It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"3:06
9."Standing At The End Of The Line"3:53
10."Goodbye Is Just Another Word"3:34
Bonus tracks (2008 reissue)
No.TitleLength
11."Suzann"2:20
12."Stoney" (Early Version)3:31
13."Cecil Jones"2:37
14."A Simple Man" (Single Version)3:00
15."How Can I Tell Her" (Early Mix)4:42
16."Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" (Single Version)3:35

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album
Chart (1973)Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs [3] 128

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1973"It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 27
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [5] 3
"How Can I Tell Her"U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 22
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [7] 4
"There Ain't No Way"U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [8] [9] 68
86 [a]
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [10] 29
1974"Standing At The End Of The Line"U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 37
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [12] 25
  1. Chart peak of Love Me For What I Am, the B-side of There Ain't No Way.

References

  1. Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Lincoln, Abe-Primettes. Guinness Publications. p. 2530. ISBN   9781561591763 . Retrieved April 6, 2020 via Google Books.
  2. "Stereo Review: Vol. 31". CBS Magazines. 1973. p. 92. Retrieved April 6, 2020 via Google Books.
  3. "Of A Simple Man". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  5. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  6. "How Can I Tell Her (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. "How Can I Tell Her (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  8. "There Ain't No Way (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  9. "Love Me For What I Am (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  10. "There Ain't No Way (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  11. "Standing At The End Of The Line (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  12. "Standing At The End Of The Line (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved April 15, 2020.