Frampton Comes Alive!

Infobox Album
Name = Frampton Comes Alive!
Type = live
Artist = 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
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ngj4eai04xf7 link]
*Robert Christgau (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=peter+frampton link]
*"Rolling Stone" [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/peterframpton/albums/album/308459/review/6067780/frampton_comes_alive link]
Last album = "Frampton" (1975)
This album = "Frampton Comes Alive!" (1976)
Next album = "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.Huey, Steve. [http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifpxqe5ldke~T1 Peter Frampton] . - at Allmusic] [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=tblTop100&action= Top 100 Albums] - RIAA] [http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Peter-Frampton.aspx# Peter Frampton] - Legacy Recordings] [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/frampton_peter/artist.jhtml Peter Frampton] . - MTV.com] Bull, Roger. - [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/101306/lif_5535265.shtml "Peter Frampton: Still a guitar man"] . - "Florida Times-Union". - (c/o Jacksonville.com). - Friday, October 13, 2006] Eder, Bruce. - [http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifoxqy5ldse Frampton Comes Alive!] . - Allmusic.] [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=Frampton+Comes+Alive%21&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 Search Highlights for "Frampton Comes Alive!"] . - Billboard.com] [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=855691 Top Pop Albums of 1976] . - Billboard.biz] [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=855680 Top Pop Albums of 1977] . - Billboard.biz]

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.

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. Contrary to popular belief, Frampton only uses the talk box on two songs; Show Me The Way and Do You Feel Like We Do.

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Frampton except as noted.

Original release

ide one

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

ide two

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

ide three

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

ide Four

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

25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Disc one

# "Introduction/Something's Happening" – 5:56
#* Originally titled "Baby (Somethin's Happening)" on Frampton's 1974 album "Somethin's Happening"
# "Doobie Wah" (Frampton, Rick Wills, John Headley-Down) – 5:43
# "Lines on My Face" – 6:59
# "Show Me the Way" – 4:32
# "It's a Plain Shame" – 4:03
# "Wind of Change" – 2:57
# "Just the Time of Year" – 4:21
#* Available only on the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
# "Penny for Your Thoughts" – 1:34
# "All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side)" – 3:08
# "Baby, I Love Your Way" – 4:41
# "I Want to Go to the Sun" – 7:15

Disc two

# "Nowhere's Too Far (For My Baby)" – 4:49
# "(I'll Give You) Money" – 5:46
# "Do You Feel Like We Do" (Frampton, Mick Gallagher, John Siomos, Wills) – 13:46
#* SUNY-Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, November 22, 1975
# "Shine On" – 3:29
# "White Sugar" – 4:43
# "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:40
# "Day's Dawning/Closing" – 3:34

Personnel

*Peter Frampton – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, talk box, vocals
*Bob Mayo – guitars, keyboards, Hammond organ, synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes, vocals
*Stanley Sheldon – bass guitar, vocals
*Alan Spenner - bass on Show Me the Way Do You Feel Like We Do
*John Siomos – drums, percussion

Charts

Album

References