Frampton Comes Alive!

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Frampton Comes Alive!
Frampton Comes Alive! cover
Live album by Peter Frampton
Released January 6, 1976 (U.S.)
February 13, 1976 (UK)
Recorded Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, CA, June 13, 1975
Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, June 14, 1975
Long Island Arena, Commack, NY, August 24, 1975
Plattsburgh, NY, November 22, 1975
Electric Lady Studios, New York
Genre Rock
Length 78:06
Label A&M
Producer Peter Frampton
Professional reviews
Peter Frampton chronology
Frampton
(1975)		 Frampton Comes Alive!
(1976)		 I'm in You
(1977)

Frampton Comes Alive! is a live album by Peter Frampton, originally released on January 6, 1976.

Frampton had minimal commercial success with his early albums. This changed with Frampton's breakthrough best-selling live album, Frampton Comes Alive!, in 1976. The album was recorded in 1975, primarily at Winterland in San Francisco, California and the Long Island Arena in Commack, New York. Released in early January 1976, it debuted on the charts at 191. It stayed at the top of the charts, at number one, for 10 weeks, stayed in the Billboard's Top 40 album chart for 55 weeks, and stayed on the Billboard 200 charts in total for 97 weeks. It was the top selling album of 1976, beating Fleetwood Mac's Fleetwood Mac for the top spot, and was the 14th best seller of 1977.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

The album became the biggest selling live album at the time of its release and sold over 6 million copies in the US, and 16 million worldwide. As of 2008, it is the fourth best selling live album of all time.[2]

The most recognizable songs from the album are "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", and "Do You Feel Like We Do", all of which were released as singles, and continue to receive much airplay on classic rock radio stations. Frampton uses a talk box extensively on the album.

The original release was a double album, but it was later reissued as one CD.

In January 2001, a "25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" of the album was released, containing four additional tracks that were not included on the original version. The track sequence is also slightly different.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Peter Frampton except as noted.

[edit] Original release

[edit] Side one

  1. "Something's Happening" – 5:41
  2. "Doobie Wah" – 5:28
  3. "Show Me the Way" – 4:42
  4. "It's a Plain Shame" – 4:21

[edit] Side two

  1. "All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side)" – 3:27
  2. "Wind of Change" – 2:47
  3. "Baby, I Love Your Way" – 4:43
  4. "I Wanna Go to the Sun" – 7:02

[edit] Side three

  1. "Penny for Your Thoughts" – 1:23
  2. "(I'll Give You) Money" – 5:39
  3. "Shine On" – 3:35
  4. "Jumping Jack Flash" – 7:45

[edit] Side Four

  1. "Lines on My Face" – 7:06
  2. "Do You Feel Like We Do?" – 14:15

[edit] 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

[edit] Disc one

Full length artwork from "Frampton Comes Alive!"
Full length artwork from "Frampton Comes Alive!"
  1. "Introduction/Something's Happening" – 5:56
  2. "Doobie Wah" (Frampton, Rick Wills, John Headley-Down) – 5:43
  3. "Lines on My Face"
  4. "Show Me the Way" – 4:32
  5. "It's a Plain Shame" – 4:03
  6. "Wind of Change" – 2:57
  7. "Just the Time of Year" – 4:21
    • Available only on the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
  8. "Penny for Your Thoughts" – 1:34
  9. "All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side)" – 3:08
  10. "Baby, I Love Your Way" – 4:41
  11. "I Want to Go to the Sun" – 7:15

[edit] Disc two

  1. "Nowhere's Too Far (For My Baby)" – 4:49
  2. "(I'll Give You) Money" – 5:46
  3. "Do You Feel Like We Do" (Frampton, Mick Gallagher, John Siomos, Wills) – 13:46
  4. "Shine On" – 3:29
  5. "White Sugar" – 4:43
  6. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:40
  7. "Day's Dawning/Closing" – 3:34

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard 200 1

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "Baby, I Love Your Way" Pop Singles 12
1976 "Do You Feel Like We Do" Pop Singles 10
1976 "Show Me the Way" Pop Singles 6

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold February 27, 1976
RIAA – USA Platinum April 8, 1976
BPI – UK Gold September 1, 1976
RIAA – USA 6X Platinum November 14, 1984

[edit] References

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. Peter Frampton. - at All Music Guide
  2. ^ a b Top 100 Albums - RIAA
  3. ^ Peter Frampton - Legacy Recordings
  4. ^ Peter Frampton. - MTV.com
  5. ^ Bull, Roger. - "Peter Frampton: Still a guitar man". - Florida Times-Union. - (c/o Jacksonville.com). - Friday, October 13, 2006
  6. ^ Eder, Bruce. - Frampton Comes Alive!. - All Music Guide.
  7. ^ Search Highlights for Frampton Comes Alive!. - Billboard.com
  8. ^ Top Pop Albums of 1976. - Billboard.biz
  9. ^ Top Pop Albums of 1977. - Billboard.biz
Preceded by
Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) by Eagles		 Billboard 200 number-one album
April 10, 1976 - April 16, 1976
July 24, 1976 - July 30, 1976
August 14, 1976 - September 3, 1976
September 11, 1976 - October 15, 1976		 Succeeded by
Wings at the Speed of Sound by Wings
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