Side One.
01 - Introduction.
02 - Something's Happening.
03 - Doobie Wah.
04 - Show Me The Way
05 - It's A Plane Shame.

Side Two.
01 - All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)
02 - Wind Of Change.
03 - Baby, I Love Your Way.
04 - I Wanna Go To The Sun.

Side Three.
01 - Penny For Your Thoughts.
02 - (I'll Give You) Money.
03 - Shine On.
04 - Jumping Jack Flash.

Side Four.
01 - Lines On My Face.
02 - Do You Feel Like We Do.

Peter Frampton - Guitar, Vocals, Talkbox, Remix, Arranged by, Producer
Bob Mayo - Guitar, Vocals, Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ, Grand Piano
Stanley Sheldon - Bass Guitar, Vocals
John Siomos – Drums

At the time of its release, Frampton Comes Alive! was an anomaly, a multi-million-selling (mid-priced) double LP by an artist who had previously never burned up the charts with his long-players in any spectacular way. The biggest-selling live album of all time, it made Peter Frampton a household word and generated a monster hit single in "Show Me the Way." And the reason why is easy to hear: the Herd/Humble Pie graduate packed one hell of a punch on-stage -- where he was obviously the most comfortable -- and, in fact, the live versions of "Show Me the Way," "Do You Feel Like I Do," "Something's Happening," "Shine On," and other album rock staples are much more inspired, confident, and hard-hitting than the studio versions. [The 1999 reissue in A&M's "Remastered Classics" (31454-0930-2) series is a considerable improvement over the original double CD or double LP in terms of sound -- the highs are significantly more lustrous, the guitars crunch and soar, and the bottom end really thunders, and so you get a genuine sense of the power of Frampton's live set, at least the heavier parts of his set, rather than the compressed and flat sonic profile of the old double-disc version. Frampton and the band sound significantly closer as well, even on the softer songs such as "Wind of Change," and the disc is impressive listening even a quarter century later. Of course, one must take this all with a grain of salt as a concert document -- as was later revealed, there was considerable studio doctoring of the raw live tapes, a phenomenon that set the stage for such unofficial hybrid works as Bruce Springsteen's Live/1975-85 and countless others.] ---Bruce Eder, allmusic

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A1 	I'm In You 	4:08
A2 	(Putting My) Heart On The Line 	3:41
A3 	St. Thomas (Don't You Know How I Feel) 	4:14
A4 	Won't You Be My Friend 	8:00
B1 	You Don't Have To Worry 	5:14
B2 	Tried To Love 	4:26
B3 	Rocky's Hot Club 	3:22
B4 	(I'm A) Road Runner 	3:43
B5 	Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 	3:47

Bass – Stanley Sheldon
Drums, Tambourine, Cabasa – John Siomos 
Piano, drums, guitars, Arp string ensemble, ARP AXXE synthesizer, fender bass, vocals – Peter Frampton 
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Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer [ARP Bass, ARP String Ensemble], Backing Vocals – Bob Mayo (A1, A3, A4, B1, B2, B4, B5)
Congas, Drums – Richie Hayward (A3, A4, B2)
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder (B3)
Backing Vocals – Mike Finnegan (B4)

It was almost inevitable that I'm in You would be thought of as a letdown no matter now good it was. Following up to one of the biggest selling albums of the decade, Peter Frampton faced a virtually impossible task, made even more difficult by the fact that in the two years since he'd cut any new material, he had evolved musically away from some of the sounds on Frampton Comes Alive. The result was mostly a surprisingly laid-back album steeped in lyricism and craftsmanship, particularly in its use of multiple overdubs even on the harder rocking numbers. From the opening bars of "I'm in You," dominated by the sound of the piano (played by Frampton) and an ARP synthesizer-generated string section, rather than a guitar, it was clear that Frampton was exploring new sides of his music. Cuts like "Won't You Be My Friend," a piece of white funk that might've been better at six minutes running time, seemed to be dangerously close to self-indulgence at eight minutes long. The high points also include the title track, "Don't Have to Worry," and a killer cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)"; a couple of solid rock numbers, "Tried to Love" and the crunching "(I'm A) Roadrunner" also work their way in here to pump up the tension and excitement. I'm in You was successful on its own terms, and had Frampton recorded it before the live album, it would probably be very fondly looked back on. As it was, many listeners were not impressed. The spring 2000 reissue in 20-bit audio recreates the original album artwork and notes and is the best way to appreciate the multi-layered sound (and the crunchier rock moments) on this album. ---Bruce Eder, AllMusic Review

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1		Fig Tree Bay	3:50
2		Wind Of Change	3:05
3		All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)	4:33
4		Show Me The Way	4:05
5		Lines On My Face	5:24
6		Sail Away	4:45
7		Baby, I Love Your Way	5:09
8		All Down To Me		(Guitar – Gordon Kennedy)	4:12
9		Penny For Your Thoughts	1:41
10		Do You Feel Like I Do	6:13
11		I'm In You	4:10

Guitar, Acoustic Bass [Guitar], Vocals – Peter Frampton

The acoustic setting emphasizes Peter's tastily understated highly rhytmic guitar playing and his still expressive lilting voice to the utmost degree. In the absence of any studio gimmickry or trendy effects, it suddenly becomes as resoundingly clear as the chiming ring of Peter's acoustic guitars that truly great music is not reliant on flavor of the month production technologies or stylistic fads. The minimal natural setting of Acoustic Classics also renders Peter's songs as timeless - sounding as good or better than they did in their original forms.

This record could have come out in the '70s and been the perfect accompaniment to many a wine-enhanced fireside, campfire or beachfront rendezvous. It can just as effectively serve the same function today in 2016. Speaking of 2016, Peter sounds as good as he ever did. His voice has a mellower, warmth to it which suits the acoustic nature of this record. The stripped-down simplicity and beauty of this album only serve to make it all the more compelling in the all-too-often noisy cookie cutter din of today's "pop" music. I'm sure glad that the classic musicians are still around to show the next generation of musicians what GREAT music SHOULD sound like! ---RH Loren, allmusic.com

Any new album from UK rocker Frampton is bound to generate interest. A former Grammy award winner for his 2006 album Fingerprints, Frampton kicked off his career way back in England as a young 16-year-old frontman with the Herd before moving on and up with arguably one of the first ‘Supergroups,’ Humble Pie, where he shared the stage with his old buddy Steve Marriot. As early as 1976, he captured the USA with the multi-million selling Frampton Comes Alive. While his career has been a roller-coaster ride, with ups and downs aplenty, he has also managed to fit in sessions playing and touring with David Bowie, Bill Wyman and Ringo Starr, confirming his place as a major-league guitarist with those in the know.

In many ways this offering is perfect for time-travellers. It’s firmly rooted in Frampton’s past with a delightfully hippy, trippy sort of feel at times, yet a rewarding freshness with the stripped-down covers of many of his old hits including “Show Me The Way’, “Lines On My Face” and a track that alone would make this worth buying, “Baby, I Love Your Way,” here pared-down and played with passion and beauty by a quality fretworker.

Older guys amongst us will be irresistibly sucked in here, nodding, bopping and singing along to a remarkable back-catalogue that inevitably raises the thought of how surprisingly overlooked Frampton is and just how significantly prolific he was back in the day. While Acoustic Classics is unlikely to become a “Frampton Unplugged,” challenging Clapton’s immense success with the format, it remains a genuine delight and a truly wonderful release. --–Iain Patience, elmoremagazine.com

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