Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend

"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.

"Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend"
Single by Lobo
from the album Of A Simple Man
A-side	"A Simple Man" (original)
B-side	"A Big Red Kite" (reissue)
Released	June 1972 (original) December 16, 1972 (reissue)[1]
Genre	Soft rock[2]
Label	Big Tree Records
Songwriter(s)	Kent LaVoie (Lobo)
Producer(s)	Phil Gernhard Billy Aerts
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)

Jamaican reggae singer Wayne Wade also recorded a reggae-tinged cover of this song, retitled "I Love You Too Much", in 1991.[4]

Track listing

7-inch single (re-release)[1]

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1972–1973) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 4 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 3 New Zealand (Listener)[8] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 8 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1973) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 53 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 87

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1973 (U.S.)

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Lobo – Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend". Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (July 22, 1997). "Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1973 – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 148.
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S9dJbPCp4k
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5297." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5301." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
8. "NZ Listener chart statistics for Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend". flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
9. "Lobo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
10. "Lobo Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
11. "Top 100 Singles of '93". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
12. "Billboard Top 100 – 1973". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.