Where I Should Be

Where I Should Be
Studio album by Peter Frampton
Released	30 May 1979
Recorded	November 1978 – May 1979
Studio	The Record Plant, New York City
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	41:04
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Music Week	Unfavorable [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

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. ^[5]

Background

Released in May 1979, Where I Should Be achieved Gold status and yielded the hit "I Can't Stand It No More", which peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Frampton, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Stand It No More"		4:14
2.	"Got My Feet Back on the Ground"	Frampton, Rodney Eckerman	3:57
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, Porter	3:15
7.	"She Don't Reply"		3:39
8.	"We've Just Begun"	Frampton, Mayo	5:26
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 Peter Frampton band.

Artist

• Peter Frampton - guitar, keyboards, vocals

Additional personnel

• Steve Cropper - guitar
• Bob Mayo - grand piano, electric piano, organ
• Eddie N. Watkins, Jr., Stanley Sheldon, Donald Dunn - bass guitar
• Tower of Power - horns
• Gary Mallaber, Jamie Oldaker - drums
• Steve Forman - percussion

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1979	US Pop Albums	19
1979	Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart [7]	35

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"I Can't Stand It No More"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	14
		Canada RPM Top Singles	15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [9]	Gold	500,000^
^ 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. "Album Reviews: Peter Frampton — Where I Should Be" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. 23 June 1979. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.com.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 261.
5. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
6. "Peter Frampton | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
7. 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.
8. "Canadian album certifications – Peter Frampton – Where I Should Be". Music Canada . Retrieved 22 June 2023.
9. "American album certifications – Peter Frampton – Where I Should Be". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 22 June 2023.