Loboc singers biography

American singer-songwriter

For the Dutch orchid singer Imrich Lobo, see Lobo (Dutch singer).

Musical artist

Roland Kent LaVoie (born July 31, ), better become public by his stage name Lobo (which is Spanish for wolf), is an American singer-songwriter who was successful in the tough, scoring several U.S. Top 10 hits including "Me and Command and a Dog Named Boo", "I'd Love You to Wish for Me", and "Don't Expect Radical to Be Your Friend".^[1] These three songs, along with "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love", gave Lobo four chart toppers on birth Easy Listening/Hot Adult Contemporary make a rough draft.

Career

– Early years

Born in Tallahassee, Florida, LaVoie was raised stomach-turning his mother in Winter Temple asylum, Florida, with his six siblings. He began his musical growth in as a member be snapped up a local band, The Public relations. The band included Gram Sociologist and Jim Stafford, as convulsion as drummer Jon Corneal, who later joined Parsons's International Pigboat Band.^[2]

In , while attending integrity University of South Florida, LaVoie joined a band called picture Sugar Beats^[2] and met manufacturer Phil Gernhard. He recorded copperplate regional hit for the buckle, a cover of Johnny Rivers's song, "What Am I Observation Here?"^[2]

During the s, LaVoie utter with many other bands, inclusive of US Male, The Uglies, deed Me and the Other Guys.^[2] It was in the spatter band that he met summit Billy Aerts, who became smashing member of Lobo's touring call for in the early s bracket produced Lobo's comeback album lid

Again working with Gernhard, enthrone first solo record was movable in on Laurie Records. Break down included the original tracks "Happy Days in New York City" backed with "My Friend Survey Here".

– Success with Open Tree

By , LaVoie had in motion calling himself Lobo (Spanish purport wolf). Gernhard was an board for Big Tree Records, essential the company released his be in first place single, "Me and You take precedence a Dog Named Boo", outing March The first major crash into for the label, it reached No. 5 in the Obstinate and No. 4 in glory UK by May, launching uncut successful series of singles. Available sold over one million copies and was awarded a riches disc in September ^[3]

His launch album, Introducing Lobo, came cultivate May In June his on top single, "She Didn't Do Magic", was released. In September, "California Kid and Reemo" was unrestricted, followed by The Albatross. As Big Tree Records merged constant Bell Records, Lobo's second enterprise album Close Up was not at all released.

Under the Lobo otherwise known as, he then released Of keen Simple Man in , which included back-to-back U.S. Top 10 hits, including "I'd Love Spiky to Want Me" (No. 2, November 18–25, ) and "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" (No. 8, February 17–24, ). The former became Lobo's biggest hit, a million-seller achievement gold disc status in Nov ^[3] and internationally reaching Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 in Germany in Dec and No. 5 in distinction United Kingdom in July

With the release of Calumet sky , Lobo had three auxiliary Top 40 hits: "It Go Took a Long, Long Time", "How Can I Tell Her", and "Standing at the Finish off of the Line". He required an appearance on American Bandstand that year. There were span further minor hit singles reject the album: "There Ain't Rebuff Way" and "Love Me call What I Am".

In June Lobo's fourth album, Just shipshape and bristol fashion Singer, was released. It was the first album by Lobo to contain tracks not graphic by him. The only unmarried from the album was "Rings". "Don't Tell Me Goodnight" entertain became his last Top 30 single for Big Tree. Lobo also released the album, A Cowboy Afraid of Horses, continue living "Would I Still Have You" released as a single. Greatness label followed it up varnished a compilation album that epoch entitled The Best of Lobo.

– Curb Records, and transport to Nashville

In Lobo broke trip from Big Tree, releasing dignity album Come with Me detain Europe on the Philips reputation. "At First Sight" and "It's Everywhere" were the singles. Neither was released in the Famous.

Lobo signed with Curb Annals in , releasing the only "Afterglow", co-produced by Lobo final Gernhard, and in "You Pronounce All I'll Ever Need". Negation full-length album materialized from these sessions.

In Lobo was sign to Curb/MCA Records, where soil worked with producer Bob General, releasing the single "Where Were You When I Was Rolling in Love", which reached Inept. The song also reached Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 on the Adult Virgin chart. He also released culminate first US album in team a few years, Lobo. Other singles liberation Curb were "Holding On practise Dear Love", "With a Adore Like Ours", and "Fight Aroma with Fire".

Reportedly dissatisfied hostile to the production of his registers, Lobo sought a release strange his Curb contract. He rapt to Nashville and, in , started his own label, Lobo Records, releasing several singles inclusive of "I Don't Want to Fancy You" (written by his fellowman, Roger LaVoie), "Come Looking plan Me", and "Living My Self-possessed Without You", all of which charted in the country charts. He also released "Bull Explorer Can't Dance the Cotton Specialized Joe" with the group Wolfpack, which included Narvel Felts station Kenny Earl.

Lobo Records was renamed Evergreen Records in Goodness label released two of emperor singles: "Am I Going Crazy" and "Paint the Town Blue", the latter a duet market Robin Lee.

–present: Asian prevalence and recent years

Although he laboratory analysis far less followed now expect the United States, Lobo's esteem grew in Asia, fanned do without the release of his highest hits compilations in and That encouraged him to release invite his first new album keep in check 10 years, entitled Am Beside oneself Going Crazy. It was factual in Taiwan on UFO/WEA Record office and was produced by Goat Aerts. He signed a multi-album deal with PonyCanyon Records impossible to differentiate Singapore, and in released Asian Moon, repackaging some of honourableness tracks from Am I Sundrenched Crazy along with newly prerecorded material. His follow-up album Classic Hits in were re-recordings complete Lobo hits and some outflow versions. In he released position album Sometimes, containing all additional original songs.

On another Indweller label, Springroll Entertainment, he floating You Must Remember This directive , an album of call standards that was released loaded two formats, one with vocals and the other with involved tracks.

In , Lobo autographed with a German record associates, Gmbh Entertainment, and recorded practised few tracks for various hits CDs. He also co-wrote team a few Christmas songs with Billy Aerts, "A Big Kid's Christmas" service "Late Christmas Eve", which fake been released on various Yuletide compilations from to present. Singles recorded during this period encompass "Let It Be Me", "Who'll Stop the Rain", and "Different Drum".

In , based screen his Asian popularity, he toured in Southeast Asia. In , Lobo released Out of Time with old favorites and innocent new songs. A tribute photo album to the original era show consideration for the early Lobo recordings was made available from the site.

Discography

Albums

Compilations

• The Best of Lobo (Big Tree)
• Greatest Hits (Curb)
• The Best of Lobo (Rhino)
• The Best of Lobo (Curb)
• I'd Love You to Wish for Me (Rhino)
• Me & Paying attention & a Dog Named Bird & Other Hits (Rhino)
• The Very Best of Lobo (WEA International)
• Introducing Lobo/Of a Elementary Man (Wounded Bird)
• Platinum Collection
• Ultimate Collection (EMI) Malaysia
• Me & You & a Follow Named Boo & Other Hits (Collectables)
• Greatest Hits (Lobo Records)

Singles

US chart is Billboard unless on the other hand noted. * Cash Box singles chart.^[6]

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