Calumet (album)

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Calumet
Studio album by
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

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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Production
  • Producer: Phil Gernhard
  • Photography: Ed Caraeff

Charts[edit]

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
86[a]
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[edit]

  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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