Show Me the Way (Peter Frampton song)

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"Show Me the Way"
Side A of 1976 UK live single
Single by Peter Frampton
from the album Frampton and Frampton Comes Alive!
B-side"The Crying Clown"
"Shine On" (live)
ReleasedJune 1975
February 1976 (live)
RecordedAugust 1975 (live)
VenueLong Island Arena, Commack, New York
GenreRock
Length
  • 4:02 (album version)
  • 3:25 (single edit)
  • 4:32 (1976 live version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Peter Frampton
Producer(s)Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton singles chronology
"Baby (Somethin's Happening)"
(1974) 		"Show Me the Way"
(1975) 		"Baby, I Love Your Way"
(1975)
(I'll Give You) Money
(1975)
Baby, I Love Your Way
(1976)

"Show Me the Way" is a song by the English rock musician

UK Singles Chart, becoming his biggest US hit until "I'm in You
" in 1977.

Cash Box said of the studio single that "Peter turns in a dynamic performance both instrumentally and vocally" and that "his highly emotive vocals are matched by some of his usually dexterous guitar playing".[1] Record World said that "Frampton's voice and guitar are crisp and the song is a scintillating treat for the ears."[2]

Like "Do You Feel Like We Do," another single from the Frampton Comes Alive! album, the song prominently features a talk box effects pedal.

Track listing

1975 release

7" vinyl - United States (1975)
  1. "Show Me the Way" - 3:18
  2. "The Crying Clown" - 4:05

Live version

7" vinyl - United States (1976)
  1. "Show Me the Way" - 3:25
  2. "Shine On" - 3:35

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–2017) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 25
Belgium (
HUMO)[4][page needed
] 		5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 5
Belgium (Ultratop Back Catalogue Flanders)[7] 34
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 2
France (IFOP)[9] 8
Netherlands (
Single Tip 100)[10]
 1
Netherlands (
Single Top 100)[11]
 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 26
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[14]
 10
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 6
US Rock Singles Best Sellers (Billboard)[16] 11
US Top 100 Singles (Cash Box)[17] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 99
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 50
US Top 100 Singles (Cash Box)[20] 35

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21]
Live version 		Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Later versions

The American

Uncle Ben's
Beginners rice. Frampton recorded the song again as a version for acoustic guitar for his 2016 CD Acoustic Classics.

References

  1. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews". Cash Box. May 24, 1975. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week". Record World. February 21, 1976. p. 1.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  4. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard Magazine. 24 July 1976. p. 72.
  5. ^ "ultratop.be – Peter Frampton – Show Me The Way (Live)". Ultratop 50 (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Peter Frampton – Show Me the Way" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "ultratop.be – Back Catalogue Singles". Ultratop 50 (in Dutch). 25 February 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collections Canada. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Accès direct à ces Artistes : F". Institut français d'opinion publique (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 05/06/1976". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). 5 June 1976. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Peter Frampton – Show Me The Way (Live)". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Peter Frampton – Show Me The Way (Live)". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  13. ^ "SA Charts 1965–1989 – Acts F". Springbok Radio. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Peter Frampton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Rock Singles Best Sellers". Billboard Magazine. 24 April 1976. p. 24.
  17. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cash Box. 8 May 1976. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collections Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Music Outfitters. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1976". Cashbox. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  21. ^ "American single certifications – Peter Frampton – Show Me the Way (Live)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Videos". Jake Kitchin. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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