Frampton Comes Alive! was a double live album by Peter Frampton released in 1976. It is one of the best-selling live albums in the U.S., and considered by many to be one of the finest live rock recordings of all time. Following four solo albums with little commercial success, Frampton Comes Alive! was a breakthrough for Frampton.
Track listing
1. “Introduction/Something’s Happening”
2. “Doobie Wah”
3.”Show Me the Way”
4. “It’s a Plain Shame”
5. “All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side)”
6. “Wind of Change”
7. “Baby, I Love Your Way”
8. “I Wanna Go to the Sun”
9. “Penny for Your Thoughts”
10. “(I’ll Give You) Money”
11. “Shine On”
12. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
13. “Lines on My Face”
14. “Do You Feel Like We Do”
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Released on January 6, 1976, Frampton Comes Alive! debuted on the charts at Number 191. The album reached Number 1 on the Billboard 200 the week ending April 10, 1976, and was in the top spot for a total of 10 weeks
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Frampton Comes Alive! was the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 8 million copies in the U.S. It went on to become one of the best-selling live albums ever, with sales over 11 million worldwide
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The album was recorded in summer and fall 1975, primarily at Winterland in San Francisco and the Long Island Arena in Commack, New York, as well as a concert on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus in Plattsburgh, New York. Recordings from four shows were used for the original album
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Originally, the live album had been intended to be a single LP. At the suggestion of A&M Records, additional shows were recorded and the album expanded to two LPs for release
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The album was pressed in "automatic sequence,” with sides one and four on one record, followed by sides two and three on the other. This arrangement was intended to make it easier to listen through the whole album in sequence on automatic record changers
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The double album was released in the U.S. with a special reduced list price of $7.98. This was only $1.00 more than the standard $6.98 of most single-disc albums in 1976
In January 2001, a 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the album was released, with four additional tracks that were not included on the original version. The track sequence was also significantly different to more accurately reflect the set list used in the original concerts
