Peter Frampton | ||
| Allmusic Biography : Peter Frampton was one of the biggest arena rock stars of the 70s, making his name largely on the double-LP concert set Frampton Comes Alive! Frampton was one of several 70s rock artists (Kiss, Cheap Trick, etc.) to break through to a wide audience with a live album; much like the others, hed recorded several previous albums and built a following through extensive touring, in the process honing an exciting concert presence. That helped Frampton Comes Alive! become the best-selling live album of all time (up to that point), with eventual sales of over six million units in the U.S. and over 16 million copies worldwide. Frampton had paid nearly a decades worth of dues before reaching superstardom, and unfortunately for him, it proved to be short-lived -- bad luck and a failure to duplicate the phenomenon of Frampton Comes Alive! conspired to halt his career momentum. Peter Frampton was born April 22, 1950, in the town of Beckenham in Kent. He started playing guitar at age eight, and took several years of classical lessons. In his early teens, he played with rock & roll combos like the Little Ravens, the Trubeats, and the Preachers, the latter of which were managed by the Rolling Stones Bill Wyman and appeared on the TV show Ready, Steady, Go. In 1966, Frampton dropped out of school to join the mod-pop group the Herd, where he got his first taste of success. The Herd scored several British hits over 1967-1968, and Framptons youthful good looks made him a teen idol, earning him the tag the "Face of 1968" from the music press. In 1969, Frampton left the Herd to form the harder-rocking Humble Pie with erstwhile Small Faces frontman Steve Marriott. Although Humble Pie was poised for a breakthrough after two years of touring, Frampton departed in 1971 over differences in musical direction, and decided to start a solo career. Having already performed on George Harrisons landmark All Things Must Pass, Frampton contributed guitar work to Nilssons Son of Schmilsson, and released his debut solo album, Wind of Change, in 1972. Despite help from the likes of Ringo Starr and Billy Preston, it failed to make much of an impact. Frampton next formed an official backing band dubbed Framptons Camel, which included keyboardist Mickey Gallagher (Cochise), bassist Rick Wills (Bell & Arc), and drummer Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth). Their 1973 album, Framptons Camel, also sold disappointingly, but Frampton began to build a following through near-constant touring over the next few years. He broke up Framptons Camel prior to the release of his next album, 1974s Somethins Happening. The title would prove prophetic: the follow-up, Frampton, became his first hit LP in America, climbing into the Top 40 in 1975 and going gold. By this point, Frampton had amassed a considerable catalog of underexposed songs, the best of which were tightly constructed and laden with hooks. Hed also developed into a top concert draw, since he was able to inject those songs with an energy that was sometimes missing from his studio outings. Plus, in concert, he often expanded the songs into vehicles for his economical, tasteful guitar playing, and his pioneering use of the talk-box guitar effect became a trademark part of his performances. All those elements came together on Frampton Comes Alive!, a double-LP set recorded at San Franciscos Winterland in 1975. The album was a surprise smash, rocketing to the top of the charts (where it stayed for ten weeks) and selling over 16 million copies worldwide to become the most popular live album yet released. It stayed on the charts for nearly two years, and spawned Framptons first three hit singles: "Baby, I Love Your Way" and the Top Tens "Do You Feel Like We Do" and "Show Me the Way." Naturally, his supporting tour was a multimillion-dollar blockbuster as well. When the dust settled, Frampton was a star, and Rolling Stone named him its Artist of the Year. Under pressure from A&M; to deliver a quick follow-up, Frampton fought his better judgment and went back to the studio, instead of taking a break to rest and let his success sink in. The result was Im in You, which rose to the number two spot on the album charts soon after its release in 1977. Its title track did the same on the singles charts, giving Frampton the biggest hit of his career. In the wake of the Frampton Comes Alive! phenomenon, it was perhaps inevitable that many fans would regard Im in You as a disappointment; even if it sold over three million copies, its hasty writing process showed through in spots. Unfortunately, 1978 was a disastrous year for Frampton. He made a high-profile acting debut playing Billy Shears in the big-budget film version of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, a tremendous critical and commercial flop. In June, he was involved in a near-fatal car accident in the Bahamas, sustaining a concussion, multiple broken bones, and muscle damage; to make matters worse, he and his longtime girlfriend also ended their relationship. Frampton recovered fully from his accident, only to endure a brief slide into drug abuse. His 1979 album Where I Should Be only went gold, and its biggest hit was the Top 20 "I Cant Stand It No More" -- respectable, but nonetheless a startling drop-off from the success Frampton had just recently enjoyed. Frampton seemed increasingly directionless as the 80s dawned. He cut his hair prior to the release of 1981s Breaking All the Rules, but the new image failed to send it higher than the lower reaches of the Top 50. The following years The Art of Control was an unequivocal flop, and Frampton retreated from the music business for several years. He returned on Virgin in 1986 with Premonition, and though it wasnt a smash hit, he did get substantial rock radio airplay for the cut "Lying." The following year, Frampton played on onetime schoolmate David Bowies Never Let Me Down album and accompanying tour. He recorded another new album, When All the Pieces Fit, for Atlantic in 1989, and had been planning a reunion with Steve Marriott not long before Marriotts tragic death in a 1991 house fire. Frampton subsequently started touring again, and cut an eponymous album for Relativity in 1994 that was later reissued by Sony Legacy. The following year, he issued the newly recorded live album Frampton Comes Alive II on I.R.S. During the late 90s, he recorded and toured with Bill Wyman & the Rhythm Kings and Ringo Starrs All-Starr Band. Framptons first DVD, Live in Detroit, was released in 2000; a newly recorded concert also issued on CD by CMC International, it was eventually certified gold. The generally well-received Now, his first studio album in nine years, arrived in 2004, followed in 2006 by Fingerprints, the latter of which earned him a 2007 Grammy Award for Pop Instrumental Album of the year. His 14th studio long-player, 2010s Thank You Mr. Churchill, was supported by a North American stadium tour with Yes. The following year he embarked on "The Frampton Comes Alive 35th Anniversary Tour," playing the original concert album set list in sequence. His 2013 "Framptons Guitar Circus" tour featured a rotating cast of guest performers including Kenny Wayne Shepherd, B.B. King, Rick Derringer, Robert Cray, Roger McGuinn, David Hidalgo, Dean DeLeo, and many others. Early the following year, Frampton was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. Later in 2014, he released Hummingbird in a Box: Songs for a Ballet, an EP of seven new original guitar pieces that were inspired by the Cincinnati Ballet. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 38 Title: Wind of Change Released: 1972 Tracks: 10 Duration: 43:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Fig Tree Bay (03:35) 2 Wind of Change (03:05) 3 Lady Lieright (02:56) 4 Jumping Jack Flash (05:18) 5 It’s a Plain Shame (03:12) 6 Oh for Another Day (03:53) 7 All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side) (06:36) 8 The Lodger (05:44) 9 Hard (04:30) 10 Alright (04:23) |
| Wind of Change : Allmusic album Review : Peter Framptons solo debut after leaving Humble Pie (as they stood on the brink of stardom) spotlights Framptons well-crafted, though lyrically lightweight, songwriting and his fine guitar playing. The songs on Wind of Change are built primarily around acoustic guitar foundations, but "Its a Plain Shame" and "All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side)" sound like they could have been lifted off Humble Pies Rock On. The sound is crisp, the melodies catchy, and Framptons distinctive, elliptical Gibson Les Paul guitar leads soar throughout. A comparison between this album and Humble Pies post-Frampton turn to generic boogie-rock shows why Frampton left that group. Although Humble Pies Smokin was much more successful, hitting the Top Ten in the spring of 1972, Wind of Change was far superior musically. With its mix of ballads and upbeat numbers with just enough of a rock edge, Wind of Change showed Frampton at his creative peak. The band here includes Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, and Klaus Voorman. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 38 Title: Frampton’s Camel Released: 1973-10-20 Tracks: 9 Duration: 39:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Got My Eyes on You (04:26) 2 All Night Long (03:15) 3 Lines on My Face (04:47) 4 Which Way the Wind Blows (03:33) 5 I Believe (When I Fall in Love With You It Will Be Forever) (04:03) 6 White Sugar (03:35) 7 Don’t Fade Away (04:38) 8 Just the Time of Year (03:58) 9 Do You Feel Like We Do (06:44) |
| Frampton’s Camel : Allmusic album Review : Named after Framptons touring band at the time, Framptons Camel has a harder-rocking feel than its predecessor Wind of Change, with Mick Gallaghers percussive electric piano and organ taking a prominent position in the mix and Frampton getting a harder sound from his electric guitars (though his acoustic playing is so lush and lyrical that it dominates the album here and there in its quiet way). The sound on this recording lays out the formula that Frampton would take to mega-success three years later with the release of Frampton Comes Alive. The songs are all first-rate or close to it -- included here is the original studio version of the group composition "Do You Feel Like We Do," a quicker-tempo, extended (albeit less majestic) version of which appeared on the latter album and became a staple of classic-rock radio, but the Frampton-composed "I Got My Eyes on You" and "Dont Fade Away" and the Frampton-Gallagher "All Night Long" are also compelling examples of 70s hard rock at its commercial best. This album also includes a nice cover of Stevie Wonders "I Believe (When I Fall in Love With You It Will Be Forever)," the power ballad "Lines on My Face," the rollicking "White Sugar," and Framptons gorgeously lyrical, all acoustic "Just the Time of the Year." As on Wind of Change, Framptons use of dynamics and mix of acoustic and electric guitars keeps the music from becoming one-dimensional. The October 2000 CD reissue, remastered in state-of-the-art sound, adds an even more expansive feel to this album and enhances its melodic richness. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 38 Title: Somethins Happening Released: 1974 Tracks: 8 Duration: 42:38 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Doobie Wah (04:04) 2 Golden Goose (05:28) 3 Underhand (03:37) 4 I Wanna Go to the Sun (07:26) 5 Baby (Somethin’s Happening) (04:44) 6 Waterfall (06:00) 7 Magic Moon (Da, Da, Da, Da, Da!) (03:49) 8 Sail Away (07:30) |
| Somethin's Happening : Allmusic album Review : Peter Framptons third album in as many years is much weaker than its predecessors, beginning with the lyrics, which sound forced on most of the songs. The production also lacks the crispness of his earlier releases, or their clarity; where Wind of Change had an airy feel because of the prominence of acoustic guitars, and Framptons Camel had a percussive electric piano drive, Somethins Happening originally sounded more like mud, with a clutter of electric guitars attempting to make up for lack of originality. The October 2000 remastered CD edition does alleviate a multitude of the originals sonic sins, however: Neither "I Wanna Go to the Sun" nor "Magic Moon" are among Framptons most inspired songs, but the soaring guitars that highlight both now sound like theyre practically in your lap, and one can also appreciate the quieter, subtler, more lyrical sounds of "Waterfall" and "Sail Away" and the elegant piano contribution of Nicky Hopkins behind Framptons acoustic and electric playing, respectively. At this point, Frampton was touring constantly, following manager Dee Anthonys belief that a reputation for exciting live performances would lead to increased record sales. This strategy ultimately proved successful two years later when Frampton Comes Alive was released, but it also undoubtedly contributed to the decreasing quality of Framptons original material. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 38 Title: Frampton Released: 1975-03 Tracks: 11 Duration: 38:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Day’s Dawning (03:55) 2 Show Me the Way (04:04) 3 One More Time (03:21) 4 The Crying Clown (04:05) 5 Fanfare (03:28) 6 Nowhere’s Too Far (For My Baby) (04:18) 7 Nassau (01:07) 8 Baby, I Love Your Way (04:43) 9 Apple of Your Eye (03:43) 10 Penny for Your Thoughts (01:27) 11 (I’ll Give You) Money (04:35) |
| Frampton : Allmusic album Review : Peter Frampton exited Humble Pie because that group fell into a loud, hard rock groove that overwhelmed the technical skills hed spent years working on as a guitarist; he poured a lot of that into this highly melodic mid-tempo rock album. In the days before it saturated the airwaves in the version from Frampton Comes Alive, "Show Me the Way" was just a nice, very pleasant love song that benefited from a mix of acoustic and electric guitar textures spun out over a great beat and some excruciatingly memorable hooks, vocal and instrumental. It was surrounded by a lot more like it, including "Baby, I Love Your Way" in its original studio form, "The Crying Clown," "Nowheres Too Far (For My Baby)," and most of the rest, although apart from the two hits, the playing and singing is often better than the songs themselves. This prevents the Frampton album from being a true classic, but it is one of the better albums from its all-too-mellow era. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 38 Title: Frampton Comes Alive! Released: 1976-01-06 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:18:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Something’s Happening (05:40) 2 Doobie Wah (05:34) 3 Show Me the Way (04:35) 4 It’s a Plain Shame (04:37) 5 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (03:25) 6 Wind of Change (02:45) 7 Baby, I Love Your Way (04:37) 8 I Wanna Go to the Sun (07:13) 1 Penny for Your Thoughts (01:22) 2 (I’ll Give You) Money (05:36) 3 Shine On (03:34) 4 Jumping Jack Flash (07:54) 5 Lines on My Face (07:02) 6 Do You Feel Like We Do (14:15) |
| Frampton Comes Alive! : Allmusic album Review : At the time of its release, Frampton Comes Alive! was an anomaly, a multi-million-selling (mid-priced) double LP by an artist who had previously never burned up the charts with his long-players in any spectacular way. The biggest-selling live album of all time, it made Peter Frampton a household word and generated a monster hit single in "Show Me the Way." And the reason why is easy to hear: the Herd/Humble Pie graduate packed one hell of a punch on-stage -- where he was obviously the most comfortable -- and, in fact, the live versions of "Show Me the Way," "Do You Feel Like I Do," "Somethings Happening," "Shine On," and other album rock staples are much more inspired, confident, and hard-hitting than the studio versions. [The 1999 reissue in A&Ms "Remastered Classics" (31454-0930-2) series is a considerable improvement over the original double CD or double LP in terms of sound -- the highs are significantly more lustrous, the guitars crunch and soar, and the bottom end really thunders, and so you get a genuine sense of the power of Framptons live set, at least the heavier parts of his set, rather than the compressed and flat sonic profile of the old double-disc version. Frampton and the band sound significantly closer as well, even on the softer songs such as "Wind of Change," and the disc is impressive listening even a quarter century later. Of course, one must take this all with a grain of salt as a concert document -- as was later revealed, there was considerable studio doctoring of the raw live tapes, a phenomenon that set the stage for such unofficial hybrid works as Bruce Springsteens Live/1975-85 and countless others.] | ||
 | Album: 6 of 38 Title: Peter Frampton Story Released: 1977 Tracks: 12 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (?) 2 Tried to Love (?) 3 Wind of Change (?) 4 Jumping Jack Flash (?) 5 (Putting My) Heart on the Line (?) 6 Do You Feel Like We Do (?) 7 I’m in You (?) 8 Nassau / Baby, I Love Your Way (?) 9 Doobie Wah (?) 10 Lines on My Face (?) 11 Somethin’s Happening (?) 12 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) (?) |
 | Album: 7 of 38 Title: I’m in You Released: 1977-07-28 Tracks: 9 Duration: 41:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I’m in You (04:10) 2 (Putting My) Heart on the Line (03:42) 3 St. Thomas (Don’t You Know How I Feel) (04:15) 4 Won’t You Be My Friend (08:10) 5 Don’t Have to Worry (05:16) 6 Tried to Love (04:27) 7 Rocky’s Hot Club (03:25) 8 (I’m a) Roadrunner (03:40) 9 Signed, Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours) (03:53) |
| I’m in You : Allmusic album Review : It was almost inevitable that Im in You would be thought of as a letdown no matter now good it was. Following up to one of the biggest selling albums of the decade, Peter Frampton faced a virtually impossible task, made even more difficult by the fact that in the two years since hed cut any new material, he had evolved musically away from some of the sounds on Frampton Comes Alive. The result was mostly a surprisingly laid-back album steeped in lyricism and craftsmanship, particularly in its use of multiple overdubs even on the harder rocking numbers. From the opening bars of "Im in You," dominated by the sound of the piano (played by Frampton) and an ARP synthesizer-generated string section, rather than a guitar, it was clear that Frampton was exploring new sides of his music. Cuts like "Wont You Be My Friend," a piece of white funk that mightve been better at six minutes running time, seemed to be dangerously close to self-indulgence at eight minutes long. The high points also include the title track, "Dont Have to Worry," and a killer cover of Stevie Wonders "Signed, Sealed Delivered (Im Yours)"; a couple of solid rock numbers, "Tried to Love" and the crunching "(Im A) Roadrunner" also work their way in here to pump up the tension and excitement. Im in You was successful on its own terms, and had Frampton recorded it before the live album, it would probably be very fondly looked back on. As it was, many listeners were not impressed. The spring 2000 reissue in 20-bit audio recreates the original album artwork and notes and is the best way to appreciate the multi-layered sound (and the crunchier rock moments) on this album. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 38 Title: Where I Should Be Released: 1979 Tracks: 10 Duration: 42:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 I Cant Stand It No More (04:14) 2 Got My Feet Back on the Ground (03:58) 3 Where I Should Be (Monkeys Song) (04:30) 4 Everything I Need (05:13) 5 May I Baby (03:37) 6 You Dont Know Like I Know (03:15) 7 She Dont Reply (03:59) 8 Weve Just Begun (05:27) 9 Take Me by the Hand (04:13) 10 Its a Sad Affair (04:20) |
| Where I Should Be : Allmusic album Review : Framptons fall from grace has been scrutinized ad nauseam, but notice the abundant use of "I" on this record as opposed to "you" in his hottest songs: "Do You Feel Like We Do," "Ill Give You Money," and "Im in You." Here, Frampton is focused on self-preservation, rather than just blasting audiences like the straight rocker he is. The decent title cut begs to be "Back on the road, where I should be." No doubt, as over the year preceding the album Frampton suffered a car accident and his celebrity star imploded. The most excellent opener, "I Cant Stand It No More," lets loose another cry for the simpler days (akin to Cheap Tricks "Stop This Game"); the single even rose to number 13 on Billboards Top 40, the last time Frampton would see the charts. Otherwise this wax stumbles over some weird disco steps and drags in the talk box for an attempt at former glory. Frampton has always tried to escape the gilded cage of his looks, first through the dirty blooze of Humble Pie and then as a low-key average guy whose career unexpectedly hit the stratosphere. By Where I Should Be, the world wanted too much from Frampton, a rock guitarist trapped in a teenybopper body. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 38 Title: Breaking All the Rules Released: 1981 Tracks: 9 Duration: 40:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Dig What I Say (04:03) 2 I Dont Wanna Let You Go (04:13) 3 Rise Up (03:40) 4 Wasting the Night Away (04:03) 5 Going to L.A. (05:40) 6 You Kill Me (04:05) 7 Friday on My Mind (04:08) 8 Lost a Part of You (03:33) 9 Breaking All the Rules (06:52) |
| Breaking All the Rules : Allmusic album Review : Breaking All the Rules is a good, solid effort by Peter Frampton which would have been better had he decided to break a few rules. The problem here is that Frampton is treading water, in familiar territory, singing and playing within the confines of a well constructed safe record. There is a brilliant hook in "Going to L.A." which might have been a hit had co-producer David Kershenbaum given it a little of what he would inject into Tracy Chapman seven years after this. A strong vocal from Frampton as well as a strong performance, but a failure to do what his last three albums did: generate a Top 20 hit! Billy & Bobby Alessis "Rise Up" is in the pocket, one of the albums highlights, though it tends to sound like John Cougars 1979 chart climber "I Need a Lover," chock full of the sound from that record and a little out of place here. Vanda and Youngs eternal "Friday on My Mind" is decent, certainly better than Alice Cooper guitarist Michael Bruces version, but not typical of Peter Framptons repertoire and almost unnecessary. The production on this Easybeats cover is noticeably thinner than the rest of the disc. Bostonian David Finnertys "I Dont Wanna Let You Go" shows up here, but it doesnt have the snap of his 1975 hit, "Lets Live Together," and sounds as labored as the Joneses, that authors 1980s band on Atlantic. "Lost a Part of You" is a worthy album track sequel to "Im in You," Framptons biggest hit, but is more laid-back in performance. There are some clever riffs that help make "You Kill Me" and the title tune interesting. "Breaking All the Rules," in particular, has a Sabbath-inspired fuzz guitar line from the Rolling Stones "Bitch." Where he does break the rules is that Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid writes the words on this title number, despite some of Framptons best lyrics appearing on his own compositions. Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro provide guitar and drums as part of a more than competent band on an equally competent recording. Making a good record was not what was required of Peter Frampton at this point in time, he had to come back with something spectacular. Breaking All the Rules is hampered by its creators position in the rock hierarchy, but shouldnt be overlooked because of that. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 38 Title: The Art of Control Released: 1982 Tracks: 9 Duration: 36:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 I Read the News (04:03) 2 Sleepwalk (04:37) 3 Save Me (03:48) 4 Back to Eden (04:46) 5 An Eye for an Eye (03:50) 6 Don’t Think About Me (03:43) 7 Heart in the Fire (04:27) 8 Here Comes Caroline (03:42) 9 Barbara’s Vacation (03:15) |
 | Album: 11 of 38 Title: Premonition Released: 1986 Tracks: 9 Duration: 42:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Stop (04:52) 2 Hiding From a Heartache (04:57) 3 You Know So Well (03:43) 4 Premonition (04:43) 5 Lying (04:13) 6 Moving a Mountain (05:03) 7 All Eyes on You (04:13) 8 Into View (04:42) 9 Call of the Wild (05:43) |
 | Album: 12 of 38 Title: Classics, Volume 12 Released: 1987 Tracks: 13 Duration: 1:10:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (04:35) 2 I Wanna Go to the Sun (07:19) 3 It’s a Plain Shame (03:11) 4 Lines on My Face (04:48) 5 Baby (Somethin’s Happening) (04:44) 6 Baby, I Love Your Way (04:43) 7 Putting My Heart on the Line (03:43) 8 I Can’t Stand It No More (04:12) 9 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (06:20) 10 Doobie Wah (04:05) 11 (I’ll Give You) Money (04:35) 12 I’m in You (04:10) 13 Do You Feel Like We Do (13:45) |
 | Album: 13 of 38 Title: When All the Pieces Fit Released: 1989-01-08 Tracks: 10 Duration: 46:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 More Ways Than One (05:30) 2 Holding on to You (04:14) 3 My Heart Goes Out to You (05:06) 4 Hold Tight (04:16) 5 People All Over the World (05:27) 6 Back to the Start (04:17) 7 Mind Over Matter (04:56) 8 Now and Again (04:47) 9 Hard Earned Love (04:23) 10 This Time Around (03:53) |
 | Album: 14 of 38 Title: Shine On: A Collection Released: 1992-10-01 Tracks: 30 Duration: 2:24:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Wind of Change (03:05) 2 It’s a Plain Shame (03:12) 3 Jumping Jack Flash (05:18) 4 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (06:31) 5 The Lodger (05:43) 6 I Got My Eyes on You (04:27) 7 All Night Long (03:16) 8 Lines on My Face (04:50) 9 Dont Fade Away (04:39) 10 I Wanna Go to the Sun (07:28) 11 Baby (Somethins Happening) (04:44) 12 Nowheres Too Far (For My Baby) (04:19) 13 Nassau / Baby, I Love Your Way (05:51) 14 The Crying Clown (04:05) 15 Penny for Your Thoughts (01:27) 16 (Ill Give You) Money (04:36) 1 Show Me the Way (04:40) 2 Shine On (03:42) 3 Do You Feel Like We Do (13:54) 4 Im in You (04:11) 5 (Putting My) Heart on the Line (03:42) 6 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (03:49) 7 I Cant Stand It No More (04:14) 8 Breaking All the Rules (07:05) 9 Theme From Nivram (03:06) 10 Lying (04:14) 11 More Ways Than One (05:30) 12 Holding on to You (04:14) 13 The Bigger They Come (04:10) 14 I Wont Let You Down (04:28) |
| Shine On: A Collection : Allmusic album Review : Shine On: A Collection is a double-disc, 30-song set featuring all of Peter Framptons best-known songs and biggest hits, plus a couple of rarities and unreleased cuts for hardcore fans. While the collection is far too thorough for casual listeners, any fan who wants to dig deeper than Frampton Comes Alive! should start with Shine On, particularly since most of Framptons individual older albums have been out of print for years. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 38 Title: Peter Frampton Released: 1994 Tracks: 12 Duration: 57:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Day in the Sun (04:27) 2 You Can Be Sure (04:27) 3 It All Comes Down to You (06:23) 4 You (05:08) 5 Cant Take That Away (05:50) 6 Youg Island (01:39) 7 Off the Hook (03:05) 8 Waiting for Your Love (05:40) 9 So Hard to Believe (05:14) 10 Out of the Blue (04:24) 11 Shelter Through the Night (04:27) 12 Changing All the Time (06:19) |
| Peter Frampton : Allmusic album Review : Framptons self-titled 1994 album was originally released on Relativity, and then reissued in 2000 on Legacy with bonus tracks. Framptons brand of mainstream rock was irrelevant in the mid-90s, but more to the point, it wasnt very good. Although he sounded upbeat and energetic on this set, the songwriting was just a rehash of vintage AOR riffs without much inspiration or memorable melody, and the production seemed designed to get radio airplay rather than enhance the material or any personal expression. The four bonus tracks were taken from 1994 live Japanese performances (released in Japan in 1999 as a promo-only CD), including unplugged versions of his perennials "Baby I Love Your Way" and "Show Me the Way." | ||
 | Album: 16 of 38 Title: Shows the Way Released: 1994-03-24 Tracks: 13 Duration: 54:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Friday on My Mind (04:19) 2 (Im a) Road Runner (03:42) 3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Im Yours) (03:47) 4 Baby I Love Your Way (03:42) 5 I Cant Stand It No More (03:52) 6 You Dont Know Like I Know (03:13) 7 Wind of Change (03:06) 8 Show Me the Way (03:35) 9 Weve Just Begun (05:24) 10 (Ill Give You) Money (04:35) 11 Breaking All the Rules (07:07) 12 All Night Long (03:14) 13 Jumping Jack Flash (05:18) |
 | Album: 17 of 38 Title: Frampton Comes Alive II Released: 1995 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:54:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Introduction (01:14) 2 Day in the Sun (04:53) 3 Lying (05:04) 4 For Now (06:10) 5 Most of All (07:51) 6 You (05:49) 7 Waiting for Your Love (07:29) 8 Im in You (04:52) 9 Talk to Me (03:49) 10 Hang On to a Dream (03:13) 11 Cant Take That Away (10:21) 12 More Ways Than One (05:30) 13 Almost Said Goodbye (05:00) 14 Off the Hook (03:47) 1 Show Me the Way (05:55) 2 Baby I Love Your Way (06:36) 3 Lines on My Face (07:36) 4 Do You Feel Like We Do (19:27) |
| Frampton Comes Alive II : Allmusic album Review : Nearly 20 years after the original Frampton Comes Alive! -- and two years after Meat Loaf proved that explicit sequels to 70s blockbusters were commercially viable -- Peter Frampton released Frampton Comes Alive II. Twenty years is a long time, and the Frampton showcased on FCA II -- originally released as a 13-track album in 1995 and expanded into a double-disc deluxe edition in 2007 (an expansion that doesnt change the character of the album since it only offers more of the same) is quite different than the one on the first Frampton Comes Alive!. He, of course, is an older musician, which is something that he doesnt try to disguise: always an enormously accomplished guitarist, his playing has only grown tighter over the years, resulting in a clean (maybe too clean) professional set that gives a good name to rock & roll veterans. But just because hes older doesnt mean that he doesnt have anything to prove: Frampton Comes Alive! was a career-making blockbuster but it was a bit of an albatross around his neck, turning him into a one-hit wonder or a 70s relic in some quarters. Hes out to shake loose this perception here, refusing to rely on the big 70s hits (at least in the albums original incarnation; theyre the bonus tracks on the 2007 special edition) and playing with spirit here. The spirit may be more evident in his guitar than his vocals -- he occasionally sounds a little thin as he sings -- but it helps make Frampton Comes Alive II a respectable sequel. It may not be as exciting or entertaining as the original, but its no embarrassment, and it proves that the journeyman musician who had a fluke mega-hit in 1976 retained the basic skills that he built his career upon: namely, his muscular, melodic guitar playing -- skills that are as evident twenty years later as they were at the peak of his success. | ||
 | Album: 18 of 38 Title: Master Series Released: 1997 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:13:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (7″ single edited version, live) (03:35) 2 I’m in You (04:10) 3 Doobie Wah (live) (05:34) 4 Baby, I Love Your Way (live) (04:44) 5 White Sugar (03:35) 6 One More Time (03:22) 7 Tried to Love (full length album version) (04:24) 8 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (live) (03:18) 9 I Got My Eyes on You (04:26) 10 Baby (Somethin’s Happening) (04:44) 11 (I’m a) Road Runner (03:44) 12 Shine On (live) (03:29) 13 Nowhere’s to Far (for My Baby) (04:20) 14 Magic Moon (Da Da Da Da Da!) (03:48) 15 All Night Long (03:16) 16 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) (03:49) 17 Lines on My Face (04:47) 18 Do You Feel Like We Do (edited version, live) (04:10) |
 | Album: 19 of 38 Title: Very Best Of Released: 1998 Tracks: 10 Duration: 45:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (live) (04:38) 2 Im in You (04:11) 3 Baby, I Love Your Way (05:52) 4 Lines on My Face (04:47) 5 Baby (Somethins Happening) (04:45) 6 Its a Plain Shame (03:12) 7 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (03:49) 8 I Cant Stand It No More (04:15) 9 All Night Long (03:19) 10 Do You Feel Like We Do (06:45) |
 | Album: 20 of 38 Title: Greatest Hits Released: 1998 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:14:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (04:40) 2 I Wanna Go to the Sun (07:28) 3 It’s a Plain Shame (03:12) 4 Lines on My Face (04:48) 5 Baby (Somethin’s Happening) (04:45) 6 Baby, I Love Your Way (04:50) 7 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (06:23) 8 Putting My Heart on the Line (03:43) 9 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (03:49) 10 I Can’t Stand It No More (04:15) 11 Doobie Wah (04:05) 12 (Ill Give You) Money (04:36) 13 I’m in You (04:10) 14 Do You Feel Like We Do (13:54) |
| Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : By compiling all of Peter Framptons biggest hits -- in their hit versions, so "Show Me the Way" and "Baby, I Love Your Way" are from Frampton Comes Alive, not the studio albums -- onto one disc, Greatest Hits functions as the definitive retrospective on the guitarist. It has a better selection than the single-disc Classics, Vol. 12, and it is more concise and listenable than the double-disc box Shine On: A Collection, which means its the only collection that provides an effective, manageable overview of Frampton. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 38 Title: Live in Detroit Released: 2000-08-07 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:15:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Introduction (00:14) 2 Lying (06:10) 3 Lines on My Face (07:39) 4 Show Me the Way (04:50) 5 All I Wanna Be (Is by Your Side) (03:25) 6 If You Say Goodbye (03:36) 7 Oh for Another Day (03:58) 8 Nassau (01:10) 9 Baby I Love Your Way (04:56) 10 Can’t Take That Away (10:52) 11 Do You Feel Like We Do (16:31) 12 Off the Hook (03:11) 13 You Had to Be There (04:05) 14 I Don’t Need No Doctor (05:10) |
 | Album: 22 of 38 Title: Anthology Released: 2001 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:18:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 From the Underworld (03:17) 2 Natural Born Woman (04:15) 3 Live With Me (07:53) 4 Shine On (03:00) 5 Stone Cold Fever (04:10) 6 I Dont Need No Doctor (08:46) 7 It’s a Plain Shame (03:12) 8 All I Want to Be (06:32) 9 Lines on My Face (04:47) 10 Do You Feel Like We Do (06:44) 11 Baby (04:45) 12 Baby, I Love Your Way (04:43) 13 Show Me the Way (04:39) 14 Im in You (04:11) 15 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (03:53) 16 I Cant Stand It No More (03:51) |
 | Album: 23 of 38 Title: Pacific Freight Released: 2001 Tracks: 7 Duration: 30:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 There’s a Man (03:40) 2 Going Home (03:20) 3 Loving Cup (04:45) 4 Gifts and Cornbread (02:23) 5 Love Taker (05:33) 6 All I Wanna Be (04:01) 7 Madame (06:25) |
 | Album: 24 of 38 Title: Show Me the Way - Zounds Best Released: 2002 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:19:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 From the Underworld (03:18) 2 Paradise Lost (03:37) 3 Natural Born Boogie (04:14) 4 As Safe as Yesterday (06:07) 5 Jumping Jack Flash (05:18) 6 Baby I Love Your Way (05:53) 7 (Putting My) Heart on the Line (live) (03:43) 8 I Cant Stand It No More (04:14) 9 (Ill Give You) Money (04:36) 10 Breaking All the Rules (Is by Your Side) (07:07) 11 Im in You (04:11) 12 Lying (04:14) 13 I Got My Eyes on You (Somethings Happening) (04:26) 14 Show Me the Way (live) (04:44) 15 Do You Feel Like We Do (13:40) |
 | Album: 25 of 38 Title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton Released: 2003-07-15 Tracks: 10 Duration: 59:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (live) (04:41) 2 I’m in You (04:10) 3 Nassau / Baby, I Love Your Way (05:51) 4 Lines on My Face (04:48) 5 Baby (Somethins Happening) (04:44) 6 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (06:31) 7 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (03:49) 8 I Can’t Stand It No More (04:15) 9 Breaking All the Rules (07:05) 10 Do You Feel Like We Do (live) (13:53) |
| 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton : Allmusic album Review : Unlike a great many of the entries in the 20th Century Masters series, there actually was a need for a good budget-priced Peter Frampton collection. Sadly, the discs producers fumbled the ball by including the inferior album version of one of Framptons biggest hits, "Baby, I Love Your Way," in lieu of the much better live version from the landmark Frampton Comes Alive! record. They did manage to include the live versions of "Show Me the Way" and "Do You Feel Like We Do," but the fatal blow had already been administered. The disc is rounded out by Framptons biggest hit, the cuddly "Im in You" from 1977, five tracks from his 70s albums, including his pale cover of Stevie Wonders "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Im Yours)," and the title track from 1981s Breaking All the Rules. If they had included the better version of "Baby, I Love Your Way," this disc would have been quite easy to recommend to stingy Frampton fans, but as it is, you might as well spend the extra couple of dollars and move up to 1996s Greatest Hits on A&M.; | ||
 | Album: 26 of 38 Title: Now Released: 2003-08-26 Tracks: 11 Duration: 47:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Verge of a Thing (02:52) 2 Flying Without Wings (04:08) 3 Love Stands Alone (04:12) 4 Not Forgotten (02:50) 5 Hour of Need (05:20) 6 Mia Rose (04:46) 7 Im Back (03:31) 8 I Need Ground (03:44) 9 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (06:55) 10 Greens (05:59) 11 Above It All (03:33) |
| Now : Allmusic album Review : "Im back" acknowledges Peter Frampton in the song of the same name from his first studio album in nine years. But even though Frampton claims he had complete control over every aspect of this release, the results show that maybe a good A&R; person should have been hired for consultation. While this is undoubtedly a Frampton disc, complete with strummy ballads, a handful of harder-edged tunes, and lots of shimmering guitar solos, songs like the riff rocker "Im Back" -- that sports puerile lyrics such as "Im back, like Schwarzenegger in Terminator, Im back like a boomerang" -- could use some tinkering. Otherwise, little has changed over the decades since Framptons superstar days. He can still write a pretty Beatles-esque ballad like this discs charming "Above it All." However, the sap factor is far too high on the tune to his daughter "Mia Rose," a track that should have stayed as a personal lullaby and not something he needs to subject the rest of us to. Keyboardist Bob Mayo -- from the Frampton Comes Alive band -- has stuck in there; but the guitarist co-writes the majority of these cuts with Nashville pro Gordon Kennedy, who also adds backing vocals. Theres nothing wrong with shuffling pop-rockers like "Flying Without Wings," or the opening "Verge of a Thing," except Frampton tries too hard to rock out, and barely manages to navigate his way through increasingly clumsy lyrics. Far better are the numerous ballads and the Jeff Beck/Blow By Blow-styled jazz-rock instrumental "Greens," which showcases Framptons beautifully incisive quicksilver guitar. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," the albums only cover, is a by-the-numbers but heartfelt tribute to George Harrison, highlighted by a powerful solo. Now is a middling return to form, with peaks, valleys and enough sparks to show that Peter Frampton remains a vibrant artist who might have some better albums in him. | ||
 | Album: 27 of 38 Title: Live in San Francisco March 24, 1975 Released: 2004 Tracks: 12 Duration: 57:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Introduction (00:25) 2 Wind of Change (03:04) 3 Baby, I Love Your Way (04:55) 4 Somethin’s Happening (04:40) 5 Days Dawning (03:48) 6 Lines on My Face (06:28) 7 Doobie Wah (05:00) 8 It’s a Plain Shame (03:48) 9 I Wanna Go to the Sun (06:44) 10 (I’ll Give You) Money (05:25) 11 Do You Feel Like We Do (12:02) 12 Closing (00:55) |
 | Album: 28 of 38 Title: Gold Released: 2005-09-23 Tracks: 32 Duration: 2:37:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 It’s a Plain Shame (03:12) 2 Jumping Jack Flash (05:18) 3 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (06:30) 4 I Got My Eyes on You (04:26) 5 All Night Long (03:16) 6 Lines on My Face (04:48) 7 Baby (Somethin’s Happening) (04:45) 8 Doobie Wah (04:04) 9 Nowhere’s Too Far (For My Baby) (04:20) 10 Nassau - Baby I Love Your Way (05:51) 11 The Crying Clown (04:05) 12 Penny for Your Thoughts (01:34) 13 (I’ll Give You) Money (04:37) 14 Show Me the Way (04:35) 15 Shine On (live) (03:25) 16 Do You Feel Like We Do (live) (13:46) 1 I’m in You (04:10) 2 (Putting My) Heart on the Line (03:42) 3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (03:49) 4 I Can’t Stand It No More (04:13) 5 Breaking All the Rules (07:06) 6 Theme From Nivram (03:03) 7 Lying (04:12) 8 More Ways Than One (05:31) 9 Holding on to You (04:13) 10 The Bigger They Come (04:09) 11 I Won’t Let You Down (04:28) 12 Day in the Sun (04:27) 13 You (05:09) 14 Waiting for Your Love (live) (07:33) 15 Greens (05:58) 16 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (06:55) |
| Gold : Allmusic album Review : Listening to Peter Frampton is like sitting in the back of an old station wagon on a hot summers day with all of the windows rolled down; its unremarkably comforting. The former British press-appointed "Face of 1968" went from the Preachers to the Herd to Humble Pie before unleashing the record that would haunt garage sales for the next 30 years (Frampton Comes Alive!) and secure him a place in the pop culture totem pole. A&M;s surprisingly thorough and creative Gold series has been producing some wonderful two-disc compilations of classic rock artists that include both the bread and butter as well as the meat, a system that works wonders for the career of one Peter Frampton. Hearing "Doobie Wah," "Show Me the Way," "Do You Feel Like We Do," and "Im in You" -- the latter still featuring one of the best snare sounds ever -- alongside immediate post-Humble Pie offerings like "Its a Plain Shame" and "All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side)" as well as late-career oddities like "Theme from Nivram," a way-cool, surf-heavy instrumental B-side from 1982s Art of Control, paints the artist as more than just the guy who made the talk-box a necessary tool for aspiring guitar players everywhere. Frampton never meant to sell a million copies of a 1975 live concert in San Francisco; he just wanted to perform, and hearing him smile through covers both new ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps") and old ("Jumping Jack Flash") reveals a man and a boy who never fell out of love with the simple joy of playing rock & roll. | ||
 | Album: 29 of 38 Title: Colour Collection Released: 2006-09-01 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:13:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (03:34) 2 I’m in You (04:10) 3 Baby I Love Your Way (04:43) 4 Doobie Dada (05:33) 5 White Sugar (03:35) 6 One More Time (03:22) 7 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (03:17) 8 Tried to Love (04:24) 9 I Got My Eyes on You (04:25) 10 Baby (Somethin’s Happening) (04:44) 11 (I’m a) Road Runner (03:44) 12 Shine (03:28) 13 Nowhere’s Too Far (For My Baby) (04:19) 14 Magic Moon (Da Da Da Da) (03:47) 15 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (03:49) 16 All Night Long (03:16) 17 Lines on My Face (04:47) 18 Do You Feel Like We Do (04:09) |
 | Album: 30 of 38 Title: Fingerprints Released: 2006-09-12 Tracks: 14 Duration: 55:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Boot It Up (03:28) 2 Ida Y Vuelta (Out and Back) (03:24) 3 Black Hole Sun (05:25) 4 Float (04:03) 5 My Cup of Tea (04:52) 6 Shewango Way (03:19) 7 Blooze (05:14) 8 Cornerstones (03:13) 9 Grab a Chicken (Put It Back) (03:52) 10 Double Nickels (03:48) 11 Smoky (04:51) 12 Blowin Smoke (03:49) 13 Oh When... (01:19) 14 Souvenirs De Nos Peres (Memories of Our Fathers) (04:58) |
| Fingerprints : Allmusic album Review : Once dubbed "The Face of 1968" by the British music press, the one-time teen idol Peter Frampton has been a blues-rocker in Humble Pie, a platinum-selling 70s superstar, and a latter-day session guitarist for David Bowie. His 2006 album of instrumentals features a variety of British rock and jazz talent, including the saxophonist Courtney Pine, the seminal 1960s guitarist Hank Marvin, and the reunited Rolling Stones rhythm section Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts, in a varied set that runs the gamut of contemporary musical styles, from Latin, blues, and R&B;, to hard rock, funk, and Django Reinhardt-influenced jazz. | ||
 | Album: 31 of 38 Title: The Collection Released: 2006-11-27 Tracks: 14 Duration: 59:26 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (04:04) 2 All Night Long (03:16) 3 Im in You (04:11) 4 Nassau / Baby I Love Your Way (05:53) 5 White Sugar (03:35) 6 One More Time (03:22) 7 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (06:32) 8 I Got My Eyes on You (04:28) 9 Baby (Somethins Happening) (04:46) 10 (Im a) Road Runner (03:45) 11 Shine On (remixed version) (03:32) 12 Nowheres Too Far (For My Baby) (04:22) 13 Magic Moon (Da Da Da Da Da!) (03:48) 14 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Im Yours (03:48) |
 | Album: 32 of 38 Title: Love Taker Released: 2008-05-05 Tracks: 7 Duration: 30:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Going Home (03:20) 2 Madame (06:25) 3 All I Wanna Be (04:01) 4 Loving Cup (04:45) 5 Gifts and Cornbread (02:23) 6 Love Taker (05:33) 7 There’s a Man (03:40) |
 | Album: 33 of 38 Title: Thank You Mr. Churchill Released: 2010-04-27 Tracks: 11 Duration: 55:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Thank You Mr. Churchill (04:54) 2 Solution (03:49) 3 Road to the Sun (05:10) 4 I’m Due a You (05:00) 5 Vaudeville Nanna and the Banjolele (04:35) 6 Asleep at the Wheel (06:50) 7 Suite Liberte: A. Megumi, B. Huria Watu (07:28) 8 Restraint (03:42) 9 I Want It Back (04:38) 10 Invisible Man (04:51) 11 Black Ice (04:49) |
| Thank You Mr. Churchill : Allmusic album Review : Peter Frampton releases records so rarely that he’s almost forced to plainly admit their themes in the titles: 2003’s Now dealt with the present while its 2010 successor, Thank You Mr. Churchill, casts an eye toward the past, Frampton piecing together his history from WWII to modern times. Fittingly for a concept album so ambitious, Frampton has wound up with a heavy progressive rock record, roiling with dense riffs, segmented songs, and winding blues jams. Happily, he hasnt ignored his previous life as either a Tamla/Motown devotee or pop star, cutting the introspection and ambition with a handful of lighter moments -- such as the unashamed arena rocker “I’m Due a You,” the irrepressible bounce of “Invisible Man” (which does indeed feature members of the Funk Brothers), and even the circular acoustic guitar of “Restraint” -- that give the album levity while broadening its palette, helping to push Thank You Mr. Churchill to one of Frampton’s richest records and unexpectedly one of his best. | ||
 | Album: 34 of 38 Title: Icon Released: 2012 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:19:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Show Me the Way (live version) (04:36) 2 I Cant Stand It No More (04:13) 3 Its a Plain Shame (03:11) 4 Baby, I Love Your Way (live) (04:51) 5 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (03:49) 6 (Ill Give You) Money (04:37) 7 Lines on My Face (04:47) 8 Baby (Somethins Happening) (04:44) 9 Breaking All the Rules (07:04) 10 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (06:30) 11 (Putting My) Heart on the Line (03:42) 12 Do You Feel Like We Do (live version) (14:18) 13 Everything I Need (05:12) 14 Boot It Up (03:27) 15 Float (04:05) |
| Icon : Allmusic album Review : Part of Universals Icon compilation series, the Peter Frampton volume collects various tracks off the 70s pop/rockers albums. Besting other budget-level single-disc collections by focusing on Framptons better live takes, Icon is a nice introduction to the singer/guitarists work. Included are such well-known Frampton numbers as his live versions of "Show Me the Way" and "Baby, I Love Your Way" from his classic 1976 concert album Frampton Comes Alive! Also included is the live take of "Do You Feel Like We Do" as well as stellar album cuts like "All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side)" off his 1972 debut Wind of Change and the ballad "Lines on My Face" from 1973s Framptons Camel. Its also nice to get such lesser-known cuts as "I Cant Stand It No More" and the glitter rock-sounding "Its a Plain Shame." While some collectors may want to seek out each of Framptons albums, given the importance of the live versions in his discography and that his best cuts are spread over several of his 70s releases, its nice to have many of them gathered together on Icon. | ||
 | Album: 35 of 38 Title: FCA!35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton Released: 2012-11-12 Tracks: 30 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Somethin’s Happening (?) 2 Doobie Wah (?) 3 Lines on My Face (?) 4 Show Me the Way (?) 5 It’s a Plain Shame (?) 6 Wind of Change (?) 7 Just the Time of Year (?) 8 Penny for Your Thoughts (?) 9 All I Wanna Be (Is by Your Side) (?) 10 Baby, I Love Your Way (?) 11 (I Wanna) Go to the Sun (?) 12 Nowhere’s Too Far (for My Baby) (?) 13 (I’ll Give You) Money (?) 1 Do You Feel Like We Do (?) 2 Shine On (?) 3 Jumpin’ Jack Flash (?) 4 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (?) 1 Asleep at the Wheel (?) 2 Restraint (?) 3 Float (?) 4 Boot It Up (?) 5 Double Nickels (?) 6 Vaudeville Nanna and the Banjolele (?) 7 Suite: Liberté (?) 8 All I Wanna Be (Is by Your Side) (electric) (?) 9 Road to the Sun (?) 10 I Don’t Need No Doctor (?) 11 Black Hole Sun (?) 12 Four Day Creep (?) 13 Off the Hook (?) |
 | Album: 36 of 38 Title: Show Me the Way - The Collection Released: 2013 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:19:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Baby (Somethins Happening) (04:45) 2 Show Me the Way [live] (04:38) 3 All I Want to Be (Is Close by Your Side) (06:31) 4 Baby I Love Your Way [live] (04:51) 5 (Ill Give You) Money (04:38) 6 Breaking All the Rules (07:04) 7 Its a Plain Shame (03:11) 8 I Cant Stand It No More (04:13) 9 (Putting My) Heart on the Line (03:43) 10 Everything I Need (05:12) 11 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Im Yours (03:48) 12 Boot It Up (03:29) 13 Do You Feel Like We Do [live] (14:19) 14 Float (04:04) 15 Lines on My Face (04:48) |
| Show Me the Way - The Collection : Allmusic album Review : Spectrums Show Me the Way: Collection stays true to similar Peter Frampton compilations penchant for including the iconic live versions of tracks like "Do You Feel Like We Do" and "Show Me the Way," and at 15 cuts, its a little longer than budget comps like Icon and 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton, making it a good buy for listeners who are unwilling to commit to 2005s double-disc Gold. | ||
 | Album: 37 of 38 Title: Hummingbird in a Box: Songs for a Ballet Released: 2014-06-23 Tracks: 7 Duration: 28:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Promenade’s Retreat (04:20) 2 Hummingbird in a Box (03:55) 3 The One in 901 (03:44) 4 Friendly Fire (04:40) 5 Heart to My Chest (04:29) 6 Shadow of My Mind (03:52) 7 Norman Wisdom (03:15) |
 | Album: 38 of 38 Title: Acoustic Classics Released: 2016-02-26 Tracks: 11 Duration: 47:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Fig Tree Bay (03:50) 2 Wind of Change (03:05) 3 All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) (04:33) 4 Show Me the Way (04:05) 5 Lines on My Face (05:24) 6 Sail Away (04:45) 7 Baby, I Love Your Way (05:09) 8 All Down to Me (04:12) 9 Penny for Your Thoughts (01:41) 10 Do You Feel Like I Do (06:13) 11 I’m in You (04:10) |