Frampton's Camel

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Frampton's Camel
Frampton's Camel Album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1973
Studio Electric Lady, New York City; Olympic, London
Genre Rock
Length37:18
Label A&M
Producer Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton chronology
Wind of Change
(1972)
Frampton's Camel
(1973)
Somethin's Happening
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Frampton's Camel is the second studio album by English musician and songwriter Peter Frampton, recorded and released in 1973. It was the first album that Frampton recorded in the United States. Most of the album was written in New York City. It reached No. 110 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.

Contents

Background

Frampton pursued a grittier sound on this record. It was recorded at Jimi Hendrix's old Electric Lady Studios. Four years later, Frampton would record there again for I'm in You .

The album shared its name with the band Frampton assembled in 1972, which was more of a group project, including bassist Rick Wills, new drummer John Siomos, and keyboardist Mick Gallagher. In fact, early editions of the LP, eight-track and cassettes all listed and denoted the album as "Frampton's Camel" by "Frampton's Camel".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Peter Frampton; except where indicated

Side One

  1. "I Got My Eyes on You" – 4:29
  2. "All Night Long" – 3:19 (Frampton, Mick Gallagher)
  3. "Lines on My Face" – 4:50
  4. "Which Way the Wind Blows" – 3:32
  5. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" – 4:10 (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright)

Side Two

  1. "White Sugar" – 3:37
  2. "Don't Fade Away" – 4:39
  3. "Just the Time of Year" – 3:58
  4. "Do You Feel Like We Do" – 6:44 (Frampton, Mick Gallagher, Rick Wills, John Siomos)

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1973Pop Albums110

Single

YearSingleChartPosition
1973"All Night Long"
1973"I Got My Eyes On You"
1973"Lines On My Face"
1973"Which Way The Wind Blows"

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