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This folksy, storytelling song became Lobo's breakthrough hit.
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4 catalog entries, grouped by year.
About Lobo
Lobo is the recording name of Florida singer and songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie. He played in several groups before developing a long studio partnership with producer Phil Gernhard. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo established the solo name in 1971, followed by albums including Of a Simple Man and Calumet. I'd Love You to Want Me and Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend became further parts of his melodic soft-rock repertoire.
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Apple Music - Lobo artist biography
Read licensed biography for solo identity, Florida, Gernhard partnership, 1971 name use and albums/repertoire. Omit chart positions, motive speculation and obsolete retirement/current-market claims. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1971
1972
Researched recording background
I'd Love You to Want Me belongs to Lobo's 1972 Big Tree album Of a Simple Man. The recording credits identify Roland Kent LaVoie, the performer known as Lobo, as its writer and lead singer, with Phil Gernhard...
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Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend
LoboRelease: 1972Source checked | Recent carryover
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Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend appears on Lobo's 1972 album Of a Simple Man. The recording credits name Roland Kent LaVoie as the writer and lead vocalist, with Phil Gernhard producing. Its original album release...
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Supplied note - not independently verified
A soft rock ballad about not wanting to say goodbye to a lover.
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