| "Show Me the Way" | ||||
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| Single by Peter Frampton | ||||
| from the album Frampton | ||||
| B-side | "The Crying Clown" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:02 3:30 (7" version) |
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| Label | A&M 1693 | |||
| Writer(s) | Peter Frampton | |||
| Producer | Peter Frampton | |||
| Peter Frampton singles chronology | ||||
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| "Show Me the Way" | ||||
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| Single by Peter Frampton | ||||
| from the album Frampton Comes Alive! | ||||
| B-side | "Shine On" | |||
| Released | February 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | A&M 1795 | |||
| Writer(s) | Peter Frampton | |||
| Producer | Peter Frampton | |||
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"Show Me the Way" is a song written by Peter Frampton, which was originally released on his 1975 album Frampton and as a single, but gained its highest popularity as a song from his 1976 live album Frampton Comes Alive!. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his biggest hit until "I'm in You" in 1977.
The song was one of Frampton's earliest to feature the talk box effect, which would become one of his signature sounds.
It has been covered by many artists - perhaps the most memorable cover is by the band Dinosaur Jr, who included their version as bonus material on their album You're Living All Over Me. Peter Frampton also performed this song with the Foo Fighters on Late Show with David Letterman in 2000.