Where I Should Be

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Where I Should Be
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Studio album by
Released30 May 1979
RecordedNovember 1978 – May 1979
Studio The Record Plant, New York City
Genre Rock, pop
Length41:04
Label A&M
Producer Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton chronology
I'm in You
(1977)
Where I Should Be
(1979)
Breaking All the Rules
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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Where I Should Be is the sixth studio album by English musician and songwriter Peter Frampton, released on 30 May 1979 by A&M Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on 3 July 1979. [4]

Contents

Background

Released in May 1979, the album achieved gold status and yielded the hit "I Can't Stand It No More", which peaked at #14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Frampton, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Stand It No More" 4:14
2."Got My Feet Back on the Ground"Frampton, Rodney Eckerman3:57
3."Where I Should Be (Monkey's Song)" 4:30
4."Everything I Need"Frampton, Bob Mayo 5:13
5."May I Baby" Isaac Hayes, David Porter 3:37
6."You Don't Know Like I Know"Hayes, Porter3:15
7."She Don't Reply" 3:39
8."We've Just Begun"Frampton, Mayo5:26
9."Take Me by the Hand" 4:13
10."It's a Sad Affair" 4:20

Personnel

The line-up on this album was varied and did not consist solely of the previous Frampton band.

Artist

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1979US Pop Albums19
1979Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart [6] 35

Single

YearSingleChartPosition
1979"I Can't Stand It No More"U.S. Billboard Hot 10014
Canada RPM Top Singles15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [7] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Stone, Doug. Where I Should Be at AllMusic
  2. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Frampton, Peter". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 1,832. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 261.
  4. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. "Peter Frampton | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 117. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Canadian album certifications – Peter Frampton – Where I Should Be". Music Canada . Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. "American album certifications – Peter Frampton – Where I Should Be". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 22 June 2023.