Calumet (album) explained

Calumet
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lobo
Cover:	LoboCalumet.jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	1973
Studio:	Mastersound Studios
Genre:	Folk rock, soft rock
Label:	Big Tree Records
Producer:	Phil Gernhard
Prev Title:	Of a Simple Man
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Just a Singer
Next Year:	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

All songs are written by Kent LaVoie.

Personnel

• Lobo - guitar, lead
• Roy Yeager - drums, percussion
• Barry Harwood - guitar
• Jim Ellis - keyboards

Production

• Producer

Phil Gernhard

• Photography: Ed Caraeff

Charts

Album

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
		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

Notes and References

1. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Lincoln, Abe-Primettes. 2530. 1995. Guinness Publications. 9781561591763. April 6, 2020. Google Books.
2. Web site: Stereo Review: Vol. 31. 92. 1973. CBS Magazines. April 6, 2020. Google Books.
3. Of A Simple Man. Billboard. April 6, 2020.
4. It Sure Took a Long, Long Time (Hot 100). Billboard. April 6, 2020.
5. It Sure Took a Long, Long Time (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. April 6, 2020.
6. How Can I Tell Her (Hot 100). Billboard. April 6, 2020.
7. How Can I Tell Her (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. April 6, 2020.
8. There Ain't No Way (Hot 100). Billboard. April 6, 2020.
9. Love Me For What I Am (Hot 100). Billboard. April 6, 2020.
10. There Ain't No Way (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. April 6, 2020.
11. Standing At The End Of The Line (Hot 100). Billboard. April 15, 2020.
12. Standing At The End Of The Line (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. April 15, 2020.