Of a Simple Man

Of a Simple Man
Studio album by Lobo
Released	October 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Mastersound Studios
Genre	Folk rock, soft rock
Label	Big Tree Records
Producer	Phil Gernhard
Lobo chronology
Introducing Lobo (1971) Of a Simple Man (1972) Calumet (1973)
Singles from Of a Simple Man
"A Simple Man" Released: 1972 "I'd Love You to Want Me" Released: 1972 "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

All songs are written by Kent LaVoie.

Side A

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

Side B

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

Production

• Producer: Phil Gernhard
• Engineer: Bob Richardson
• Photography: Marion Moorman

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

Album

Weekly charts Year Chart Position 1973 Billboard Top LPs [2] 37 1973 Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 18 1973 Canada (RPM) [4] 19

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 38

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

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.

External links

• Of a Simple Man at Discogs
• Of a Simple Man at AllMusic