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]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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]

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.	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 Frampton band.

Artist

• Peter Frampton - guitar, keyboards, vocals

Additional personnel

• Steve Cropper - guitar
• Bob Mayo - Grand piano, synth ( A1 ) G. p, organ ( A2 ), G. p. ( A3 )
• Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. - bass guitar ( A1, A5
• Stanley Sheldon - bass guitar ( A2, A3,
• Donald Dunn - bass guitar
• Tower of Power - horns
• Gary Mallaber - drums A1,
• Jamie Oldaker - drums ( A2, A3,
• Steve Forman - percussion ( A1, A2,

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1979	US Pop Albums	19
1979	Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart [6]	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) [7]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [8]	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. 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.