Just a Singer is the fourth album by Lobo, released in 1974 on Big Tree Records. The album, along with A Cowboy Afraid of Horses, was reissued in 1997 by Rhino Records as a single issue. It contains covers of various hit songs.[1]
| Just a Singer | ||||
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| Released | June 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
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| Genre | Folk rock, soft rock | |||
| Label | Big Tree Records | |||
| Producer | Phil Gernhard | |||
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| Singles from Just a Singer | ||||
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The album peaked at No. 183 on the US Top LPs chart. Its only single "Rings" narrowly missed the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 43, but it was a top 10 hit on the Easy Listening chart, peaking at No. 8.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rings" | Harvey, Reeves | 3:24 |
| 2. | "The Shelter of Your Eyes" | Williams | 2:32 |
| 3. | "I'm Only Sleeping" | Lennon, McCartney | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Daydream Believer" | Stewart | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Reason to Believe" | Hardin | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Armstrong" | Stewart | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Universal Soldier" | Sainte-Marie | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Let's Get Together" | Powers | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Lodi" | Fogerty | 3:26 |
| 10. | "All For The Love Of A Girl" | Horton | 2:29 |
Personnel
edit- Lobo - guitar, lead vocals
- Emory Gordy Jr. - bass
- Dennis St. John - drums
- Richard Bennett - guitar
- Alan Lindgren - keyboards
- Production
Charts
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| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top LPs[2] | 183 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | "Rings" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[4] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 22. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 1, 1974. p. 48. Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Just a Singer". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Rings (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Rings (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.