A Cowboy Afraid of Horses - Misplaced Pages

A Cowboy Afraid of Horses is the fifth album by Lobo and his final album on Big Tree Records, released in 1975. The album, along with Just a Singer, was reissued in 1997 by Rhino Records as a single issue under the said title.

The album peaked at No. 151 on the US Top LPs chart, becoming his final album to chart to date. "Don't Tell Me Goodnight" peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his final Top 40 hit until 1979's "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love".

Track listing

All songs are written by Kent LaVoie.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Would I Still Have You"	3:42
2.	"The War to End All Wars"	1:39
3.	"My Momma Had Soul"	2:38
4.	"Three Pick-Ups"	3:08
5.	"Morning Sun"	3:46
6.	"Don't Tell Me Goodnight"	3:03

Side B
No.	Title	Length
7.	"A Cowboy Afraid of Horses"	4:32
8.	"Then I Met You"	3:02
9.	"Something to See Me Through"	3:13
10.	"Thinking of You"	3:17
11.	"Everyday Is My Way"	3:32
12.	"However"	0:54

Personnel

Lobo – guitar, lead
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ron Tutt – drums
Larry Carlton – guitar
Richard Bennett – guitar
Alan Lindgren – keyboards
Larry Knechtel – keyboards
King Errisson – congas

Production

Record producer: Phil Gernhard
Engineer: Michael Lietz
Photography: Craig Brown

Reception

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Charts

Album

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs	151

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Don't Tell Me Goodnight"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	27
	"Don't Tell Me Goodnight"	U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	2
	"Would I Still Have You"	U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	44

References

Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publications. p. 2530. ISBN 9781561591763. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
Kingsley, John Donald (1977). "The Antioch Review: Vol. 35–36". Antioch Review Inc. p. 203. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
"A Cowboy Afraid of Horses". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
"Don't Tell Me Goodnight (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
"Don't Tell Me Goodnight (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
"Would I Still Have You". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

External links

A Cowboy Afraid of Horses at Discogs
A Cowboy Afraid of Horses at AllMusic

v t e Lobo
Albums	Introducing Lobo (1971) Of a Simple Man (1972) Calumet (1973) Just a Singer (1974) A Cowboy Afraid of Horses (1975) Lobo (1979)
Songs	"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" "I'd Love You to Want Me" "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" "Let Me Down Easy" "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time" "How Can I Tell Her" "Rings" "Don't Tell Me Goodnight" "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love"

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