Lobo (album)

Lobo
Studio album by
Lobo
Released1979
Recorded1979
Studio
  • Fame Recording Studios
  • Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
GenreFolk rock, soft rock
LabelMCA
ProducerBob Montgomery
Lobo chronology
Come with Me
(1976) 		Lobo
(1979) 		Am I Going Crazy
(1989)
Singles from Lobo
  1. "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Holdin' On for Dear Love"
    Released: 1979

Lobo is the seventh album by Lobo and his only album on MCA Records, released in 1979.[1][2]

The album failed to chart. "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love" peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his final Top 40 hit to date. It also became his final No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love"Steve Jobe, Sam Lorber, Jeff Silbar3:16
2."Spendin' Time, Makin' Love, and Goin' Crazy"Mark Gray, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser3:30
3."A Day in the Life of Love"Larry Henley, Jim Hurt, Johnny Slate3:44
4."Heart to Heart (Person to Person)"Gray, Lorber, Silbar3:31
5."It's Time to Face the Music and Dance"Silbar, Slate3:11
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Holdin' On for Dear Love"Henley, Steve Pippin, Slate2:43
7."Lay Me Down"Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett3:12
8."I Don't Want to Make Love Anymore"Kent LaVoie3:27
9."The Way I Came In"Kent LaVoie4:12
10."Gus, the Dancing Dog"Roger LaVoie2:44

Personnel

  • Lobo – guitar, lead vocals
  • Bob Ray – bass
  • Mike Leech – bass
  • Roger Clark – drums
  • Ken Bell – guitar
  • Larry Byrom – guitar
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Larry Keith, Lea Jane Berinati, Lisa Silver, Steve Pippin, Van Stephenson – backing vocals
  • Ron Oates - string arrangements
Production

Charts

Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 23
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[4] 1
"Holdin' On for Dear Love" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 75
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6] 13

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publications. p. 2530. ISBN 9781561591763. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Tuber, Keith (January 1980). "Lobo Reveals His True Identity". Orange Coast. Vol. 6, no. 1. Emmis Communications. pp. 76–77. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Holdin' On For Dear Love (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Holdin' On For Dear Love (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.