Introducing Lobo

Introducing Lobo is the debut album by Lobo, released in 1971 on Big Tree Records.^[1][2]

Introducing Lobo
Studio album by Lobo
Released	April 1971
Recorded	1970
Studio	Electric Lady, New York City
Genre	Folk rock, soft rock
Length	32:17
Label	Big Tree Records
Producer	Phil Gernhard
Lobo chronology
Introducing Lobo (1971) Of a Simple Man (1972)
Singles from Introducing Lobo
"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" Released: 1971 "She Didn't Do Magic" Released: 1971 "California Kid and Reemo" Released: 1971
Alternate Album Cover
Cover for the 1973 release

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Country Feelings" (Intro)	Bob Montgomery, Kenny O'Dell	0:53
2.	"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" (A1)	Kent LaVoie	2:57
3.	"The Albatross" (A2)	Dick Holler	3:07
4.	"We'll Make It....I Know We Will" (A3)	LaVoie	2:53
5.	"A Little Different" (A4)	LaVoie	3:00
6.	"Reaching Out For Someone" (A5)	Holler	3:06
Total length:			15:56

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"She Didn't Do Magic" (B1)	LaVoie	2:52
8.	"Little Joe (They're Out To Get Ya)" (B2)	Holler	3:13
9.	"I'm The Only One" (B3)	LaVoie	3:17
10.	"We'll Be One By Two Today" (B4)	LaVoie, Michael Gately	3:20
11.	"Another Hill To Climb" (B5)	LaVoie	2:34
12.	"Country Feelings" (Reprise)	Montgomery, O'Dell	1:05
Total length:			16:21

Personnel

Production

• Producer: Phil Gernhard
• Engineer: Ron Johnson
• Photography: Ernest Braun

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Billboard Top LPs	178
	Cash Box[3]	119
1973	Billboard Top LPs[4]	163
	Cash Box[3]	170

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	5
		U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6]	4
		U.K.[7]	1
	"She Didn't Do Magic"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8]	46
		U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[9]	14[a]
		U.S. Cash Box	76[a]
	"California Kid and Reemo"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10]	72
		U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[11]	19

1. Chart peak of I'm The Only One, the B-side of She Didn't Do Magic.

References

1. 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.
2. Mackenzie, C. (1971). "Gramophone: Vol. 49". p. 1107. Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. 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.
4. "Introducing Lobo". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
5. "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
6. "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
7. "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (UK)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
8. "I'm The Only One/She Didn't Do Magic (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
9. "I'm The Only One/She Didn't Do Magic (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
10. "California Kid and Reemo (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
11. "California Kid and Reemo (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

External links

• Introducing Lobo at Discogs
• Introducing Lobo at AllMusic