Calumet (album)

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]

Calumet
Studio album by
Lobo
Released1973
Recorded1973
StudioMastersound Studios
GenreFolk rock, soft rock
LabelBig Tree Records
ProducerPhil 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

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
  • Producer: Phil Gernhard
  • Photography: Ed Caraeff

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

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
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
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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.
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