The Art of Control

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The Art of Control
Art of Control.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 1982
Recorded1982
Genre Rock, Pop rock
Length36:02
Label A&M
Producer Peter Frampton, Eddie Kramer
Peter Frampton chronology
Breaking All the Rules
(1981)
The Art of Control
(1982)
Premonition
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Art of Control is the eighth studio solo album by Peter Frampton, released in 1982 on A&M Records. It was his last for the label.

Contents

According to Peter Frampton, the record company, A&M forced him to make a commercial, radio-friendly album that he felt didn't sound like a "Peter Frampton album", which has caused him to hate the album. [2] [3]

Japanese reissue

The original mix of the album was reissued in Japan in a miniature replica of the original album artwork. The album was remastered, for this reissue using Direct Stream Digital (DSD) to transfer the digital files and included the bonus tracks added to the Compact disc (CD) release of the album. The release was a limited edition in the SHM-CD format. The reissue included a picture of the original vinyl label.

Super High Material (SHM), is a manufacturing process utilized on some Japanese pre-recorded Compact Discs (SHM-CDs) and super audio compact discs (SHM-SACDs) [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Frampton and Mark Goldenberg.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I Read the News"4:00
2."Sleepwalk"4:35
3."Save Me"3:46
4."Back to Eden"4:46
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."An Eye for an Eye"3:50
2."Don't Think About Me"3:42
3."Heart in the Fire"4:27
4."Here Comes Caroline"3:40
5."Barbara's Vacation"3:16

Personnel

Engineering
Album artwork

Sales chart performance

Album
YearChartPosition
1982 Billboard 200 (US)174

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References

  1. The Art of Control at AllMusic
  2. "PETER FRAMPTON - the Art of Control (1982) Remastered".
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Peter Frampton - Back To Eden (Remastered). YouTube .
  4. "PETER FRAMPTON - the Art of Control (1982) Remastered".