Single:
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo entered the Australian singles chart* on 24 June 1971 and peaked at #8. The song was #71 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Album:
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo appears on the Introducing Lobo album.
Songwriter:
Kent LaVoie (Lobo)
Producer:
Phil Gernhard
Record label of Australian release:
Philips
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Lobo is singer/songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie. Lobo means “Wolf” in Spanish.
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo was LaVoie’s debut single under the Lobo moniker. The song is about two hippies and a dog taking a cross-country road trip in an old car that runs poorly.
Lobo released a string of hits throughout the ’70s, including two more Top 10 singles: I’d Love You to Want Me and Don’t Expect Me to Be Your Friend.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/lobo/me-and-you-and-a-dog-named-boo
Lyrics:
I remember to this day
The bright red Georgia clay
And how it stuck to the tires
After the summer rain
Will power made that old car go
A woman’s mind told me that so
Oh how I wish
We were back on the road again
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