A Cowboy Afraid of Horses explained

A Cowboy Afraid of Horses
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lobo
Cover:	LoboACowboyAfraidOfHorses.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	1975
Studio:	Sound Labs
Genre:	Folk rock, soft rock
Label:	Big Tree Records
Producer:	Phil Gernhard
Prev Title:	Just a Singer
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Come with Me
Next Year:	1976

A Cowboy Afraid of Horses is the fifth album by Lobo and his final album on Big Tree Records, released in 1975. The album, along with Just a Singer, was reissued in 1997 by Rhino Records as a single issue under the said title.^{[1] [2]}

The album peaked at No. 151 on the US Top LPs chart, becoming his final album to chart to date. "Don't Tell Me Goodnight" peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his final Top 40 hit until 1979's "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love".

Track listing

All songs are written by Kent LaVoie.

Personnel

• Lobo – guitar, lead
• Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
• Jerry Scheff – bass
• Ron Tutt – drums
• Larry Carlton – guitar
• Richard Bennett – guitar
• Alan Lindgren – keyboards
• Larry Knechtel – keyboards
• King Errisson – congas

Production

• Record producer: Phil Gernhard
• Engineer

Michael Lietz

• Photography: Craig Brown

Charts

Album

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Don't Tell Me Goodnight"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	27
		U.S. Billboard Easy Listening^[5]	2
	"Would I Still Have You"	U.S. Billboard Easy Listening^[6]	44

Notes and References

1. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. 2530. 1995. Guinness Publications. 9781561591763. May 2, 2020. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Antioch Review: Vol. 35–36. Kingsley. John Donald. 203. 1977. Antioch Review Inc.. May 2, 2020. Google Books.
3. A Cowboy Afraid of Horses. Billboard. May 2, 2020.
4. Don't Tell Me Goodnight (Hot 100). Billboard. May 2, 2020.
5. Don't Tell Me Goodnight (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. May 2, 2020.
6. Would I Still Have You. Billboard. May 2, 2020.