Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
| "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Lobo | |
| from the album Introducing Lobo | |
| Released | March 1971 |
| Format | 7" single |
| Genre | Soft rock[1] |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label |
Big Tree 112 |
| Writer(s) | Roland Kent LaVoie (Lobo) |
"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" is the 1971 debut single by Lobo. Written by Lobo under his real name Kent LaVoie, it appears on the Introducing Lobo album. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first of his four number one on the Easy Listening chart, where it had a two-week stay at number one in May 1971.[2] The song reached number four in the UK Singles Chart,[3] and it spent four weeks at number one in New Zealand.[4]
Cover versions
- Later in 1971, country artist Stonewall Jackson recorded the song, which was his final Top 40 hit on the US country chart, peaking at number seven.[5]
- A version was sung by The Brady Kids on their TV show.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1971 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles in 1971 (New Zealand)
References
- ↑ Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny (1943-07-31). "Lobo | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 148.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 326. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 170.
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