Where I Should Be
Where I Should Be | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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 | |||
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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.[3]
Background
[edit]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.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Peter Frampton, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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
[edit]The line-up on this album was varied and did not consist solely of the previous Frampton band.
Artist
[edit]- Peter Frampton - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Additional personnel
[edit]- Steve Cropper - guitar
- Bob Mayo - keyboards
- Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. - bass
- Stanley Sheldon - bass
- Donald Dunn - bass
- Tower of Power - horns
- Gary Mallaber - drums
- Jamie Oldaker - drums
- Steve Forman - percussion
Charts
[edit]Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1979 | US Pop Albums | 19 |
1979 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[5] | 35 |
Single
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1979 | "I Can't Stand It No More" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 15 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Stone, Doug. Where I Should Be at AllMusic
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 261.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Peter Frampton | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Peter Frampton – Where I Should Be". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Peter Frampton – Where I Should Be". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 June 2023.