Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend
1972 single by Lobo
"Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" | ||||
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Single by Lobo | ||||
from the album Of A Simple Man | ||||
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Genre | Soft rock[2] | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Kent LaVoie | |||
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"Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" is a song written and recorded by American singer Lobo that appears on his album Of a Simple Man. Released in 1972, the single peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was his third of four songs to top the Billboard Easy Listening chart, where it had a two-week stay at No. 1.[3] Internationally, it peaked at No. 4 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
Track listings
Standard 7-inch single[1][4]
- A. "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" – 3:33
- B. "A Big Red Kite" – 4:02
Japanese 7-inch single[5]
- A. "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" – 3:38
- B. "Running Deer" – 3:25
Charts
Weekly charts
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Cover versions
- Jamaican reggae singer Wayne Wade also recorded a reggae-tinged cover of this song, retitled "I Love You Too Much", in 1991.[15]
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1973 (U.S.)
References
- ^ a b "Australian-charts.com – Lobo – Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend". Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (July 22, 1997). "Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1973 – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Lobo. Big Tree Records. 1972. BT 158.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend (Japanese 7-inch single vinyl disc). Lobo. Philips Records. 1973. SFL-1786.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5297." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5301." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "NZ Listener chart statistics for Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend". flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Lobo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Cashbox Top 100 Singles: February 17, 1973". Cashbox. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Lobo Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles of '93". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1973". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Wayne Wade - I Love You Too Much [Best Quality]. YouTube.
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Lobo
- Introducing Lobo (1971)
- Of a Simple Man (1972)
- Calumet (1973)
- Just a Singer (1974)
- A Cowboy Afraid of Horses (1975)
- Lobo (1979)
- "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"
- "I'd Love You to Want Me"
- "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend"
- "Let Me Down Easy"
- "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"
- "How Can I Tell Her"
- "Rings"
- "Don't Tell Me Goodnight"
- "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love"
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