Frampton Comes Alive! (Peter Frampton Album) Live

Frampton Comes Alive! is a double live album by English rock musician Peter Frampton released in 1976. It is one of the best-selling live albums in the United States. “Show Me the Way”, “Baby, I Love Your Way”, and “Do You Feel Like We Do” were released as singles. All three singles reached the Top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and frequently receive airplay on classic rock radio stations. Following four solo albums with little commercial success, Frampton Comes Alive! was a breakthrough for the artist.

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Released on January 6, 1976, it debuted on the charts at 191. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 the week ending April 10, 1976, and was in the top spot for a total of 10 weeks. It was the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 8 million copies in the US and becoming one of the best-selling live albums to date, with estimated sales of 11 million worldwide.Frampton Comes Alive! was voted “Album Of The Year” in the 1976 Rolling Stone readers poll.

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The following is an excellent review of Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive! See more live albums here.

“In my opinion, Frampton Comes Alive! is the 2nd best live album ever released next to the Allman Brothers Band’s At Fillmore East. This was released during the great live album era of the mid to late 1970’s. Live albums would bring excellent acts such as Bob Seger, Little Feat, and Cheap Trick to the next level and this live album made Peter Frampton a superstar. And this still holds up. You know why? Peter was (still is) a great songwriter and more importantly, he was one with his audience. He wrote great songs but the passion didn’t show on the studio recordings. Here the passion shines through. Peter was a craftsman and a showman. His live shows even today (and I’ve seen him recently) still feel bigger than just a concert.

What is worth noting and not often acknowledged is that Peter had an excellent band that accompanied him perfectly. Bob Mayo’s piano work on “Something’s Happening” and “Lines on My Face”, Stanley Sheldon’s (still playing with Peter) funky basslines on “Doobie Wah”, John Siomos’ drumming throughout, especially on “(I’ll Give You) Money” and “Jumping Jack Flash”, often shared the spotlight and Peter was no dummy. He knew he had a top notch band and he made sure they were heard. As for the songs, all of them are great. No doubt about it. The singles released were the perfect choices. “Baby, I Love Your Way”, “Show Me the Way”, and “Do You Feel Like We Do” had the best hooks and the choruses that you would remember from the get go. You still hear them all the time. There’s a little here for everyone whether it’s the acoustic love songs (“All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side)”, “Winds of Change”), the driving rockers “(I’ll Give You) Money”, “Shine On”) or the passionate epics (“Lines on My Face”, “I Wanna Go to the Sun”). “Something’s Happening” was a fantastic opener that brought you in while “It’s a Plain Shame” is a scorching rocker with a great lyric. And last but not least: Peter can play guitar as well as he can sing and write. He remains a fantastic and underrated player who has a very distinctive tone with or without his talk box. Frampton Comes Alive! remains a classic live album. Want to know why the classic rockers from the ’70s still bring the crowds all these years later? Look no further.

Full disclosure: I bought this in 1990 on cassette as a 19 year old restless music lover. Listened to it regularly until the wear and tear kicked in and bought the CD last year. I love it as much now as I did then. Enjoy.”