Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend

1972 single by Lobo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" is a song written and recorded by American singer Lobo that appears on his album Of a Simple Man. Released in 1972, the single peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was his third of four songs to top the Billboard Easy Listening chart, where it had a two-week stay at No. 1.[3] Internationally, it peaked at No. 4 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

B-side
  • "A Big Red Kite"
  • "Running Deer" (Japan)
Released
  • June 1972 (1972-06) (original)
  • December 16, 1972 (1972-12-16) (reissue)[1]
GenreSoft rock[2]
Label
Quick facts Single by Lobo, from the album Of a Simple Man ...
"Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend"
Single by Lobo
from the album Of a Simple Man
B-side
  • "A Big Red Kite"
  • "Running Deer" (Japan)
Released
  • June 1972 (1972-06) (original)
  • December 16, 1972 (1972-12-16) (reissue)[1]
GenreSoft rock[2]
Label
SongwriterKent LaVoie
Producer
Lobo singles chronology
"I'd Love You to Want Me"
(1972)		 "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend"
(1972)		 "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"
(1973)
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Track listings

Standard 7-inch single[1][4]

A. "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" – 3:33
B. "A Big Red Kite" – 4:02

Japanese 7-inch single[5]

A. "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" – 3:38
B. "Running Deer" – 3:25

Charts

More information Chart (1972–1973), Peak position ...
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Cover versions

  • Jamaican reggae singer Wayne Wade also recorded a reggae-tinged cover of this song, retitled "I Love You Too Much", in 1991.[15]

See also

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