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Lavoie on July 31, 1943 in Tallahassee, Florida, Lobo played in a number of bands while going to college, including one group that included Gram Parsons and Jim Stafford. Along the way, he befriended producer Phil Gernhard, who later became an executive with Big Tree Records, and signed Lobo (which means "wolf" in Spanish) to a deal in 1971. Lobo's first single, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" was the first major hit for the label, reaching number 5 in the US and launching a successful series of singles that ultimately landed in a well-received debut album. In 1972, Lobo came back with the album Of a Simple Man, which yielded back-to-back Top 10 hits, including "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend", which reached #8 in the US charts, and "I'd Love You to Want Me". "I'd Love You To Want Me" was Lobo's biggest hit, climbing to #2 on the Billboard charts in 1972.



"Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" and "I'd Love You To Want Me" were the last major hits for Lobo, However, but he continued to chart with Big Tree until 1975 (six albums also charted, but only the second, Of A Simple Man, in 1972, made the Top 40). In 1979, Lobo reemerged on MCA Records, "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love," reached #23. In the mid-80s Lobo went into semi-retirement. However, in the 90s he toured frequently in Asia and recorded several albums on the Pony Canyon label in Singapore for the Asian market only. In 2008 Lobo released his first new album in over 10 years. Out of Time features some new songs as well as the old favorites. Out of Time represents a step back to the original era of these recordings, revisiting his old songs the same way he wrote them; by doing all the instruments himself. Fans still congregate at Lobo's Web site, demonstrating that timeless songs never go out of style.