Peter Frampton discography

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Peter Frampton discography
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Frampton performing in 2006
Studio albums18
Live albums4
Compilation albums7
Singles24
Video albums4

The English musician and songwriter Peter Frampton has released 18 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums, four videos, and 24 singles. This article chronologically catalogues all of Frampton's releases as a solo act.

Contents

Despite all of his releases, Frampton is best known for his multi-platinum 1976 live album, Frampton Comes Alive! , which is one of the best-selling live albums of all time. [1] [2] [3]

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4]
AUS
[5]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
1972 Wind of Change 177
1973 Frampton's Camel
  • Released: May 1973
  • Label: A&M Records
110
1974 Somethin's Happening
  • Released: March 1974
  • Label: A&M Records
125
1975 Frampton
  • Released: March 1975
  • Label: A&M Records
32
1977 I'm in You
  • Released: 3 June 1977 [12]
  • Label: A&M Records
19413721332
1979 Where I Should Be
  • Released: 30 May 1979
  • Label: A&M Records
352819
1981 Breaking All the Rules
  • Released: 14 May 1981
  • Label: A&M Records
894243
1982 The Art of Control
  • Released: 3 August 1982
  • Label: A&M Records
174
1986 Premonition 80
1989 When All the Pieces Fit 152
1994 Peter Frampton 89
2003 Now
2006 Fingerprints
  • Released: 12 September 2006
  • Label: A&M Records
129
2010 Thank You Mr. Churchill 154
2014Hummingbird in a Box: Songs for a Ballet
  • Released: 27 July 2014
  • Label: RED Distribution
2016Acoustic Classics
  • Released: 26 February 2016
  • Label: Phenix Phonograph
2019All Blues
  • Released: 7 June 2019
  • Label: UMe
183
[17]
2021 Frampton Forgets the Words
  • Released: 23 April 2021
  • Label: UMe

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4]
AUS [5] CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
1976 Frampton Comes Alive!
  • Released: 15 January 1976
  • Label: A&M Records
68141
1995 Frampton Comes Alive II 121
2000Live in Detroit
2004 Live in San Francisco, March 24, 1975
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: A&M Hip-O-Select records

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
1987Classics Volume 12
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: A&M Records
1992Shine On - A Collection
  • Released: 20 October 1992
  • Label: A&M Records
1996Greatest Hits
  • Released: 18 June 1996
  • Label: A&M Records
1998Peter Frampton Shows the Way
  • Released: 1998 (UK & Europe only)
  • Label: Spectrum Music
1998The Very Best of Peter Frampton
  • Released: 4 August 1998
  • Label: A&M Records
2001Anthology: The History of Peter Frampton
  • Released: 24 July 2001
  • Label: A&M Records
200320th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection. The Best of Peter Frampton
  • Released: 15 July 2003
  • Label: A&M Records
2005Gold
  • Released: 26 April 2005
  • Label: A&M Records

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
Main
US
AC
AUS
[5]
CAN UK
1972"Jumpin' Jack Flash"Wind of Change
"It's a Plain Shame"
1973"All Night Long"Frampton's Camel
"Which Way the Wind Blows"
1974"Baby (Somethin's Happening)"Somethin's Happening
1975"Show Me the Way"Frampton
"Baby, I Love Your Way"
"(I'll Give You) Money"
1976"Show Me the Way"625210Frampton Comes Alive!
"Baby, I Love Your Way"122865343
  • RIAA: Platinum [16]
"Do You Feel Like We Do"10739
1977"I'm in You"2269141I'm in You
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"1813
"Tried to Love"4141
1979"I Can't Stand It No More"148615Where I Should Be
1981"Breaking All the Rules"12Breaking All the Rules
1982"Sleepwalk"The Art of Control
1986"Lying"744100Premonition
1989"Holding on to You"2768When All the Pieces Fit
1994"Day in the Sun"9Peter Frampton
2010"I Want It Back / Road to The Sun (with Julian Frampton)"Thank You Mr. Churchill
2014"Hummingbird in a Box"Hummingbird in a Box: Songs for a Ballet
2016"Do You Feel Like I Do (Acoustic)"Acoustic Classics
2017"I Saved a Bird Today"

Videography

Video albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
1995Frampton Comes Alive! II
  • Released: 4 January 1996
  • Label: A&M
121
2000Live in Detroit16
2006Off the Hook (Live in Chicago)
  • Released: 2006
  • Label:
2012FCA!35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton-14

Guest appearances

YearTitleArtistNotesRef.
1987 Never Let Me Down David Bowie Guitar, sitar [20]
1988 Glass Spider David BowieGuitar, backing vocals, music director [21]

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