Wind of Change
Studio album by
Peter Frampton
Released26 May 1972 (UK)
10 July 1972 (US)
RecordedOctober 1971 - April 1972
Studio
GenreRock, hard rock
LabelA&M
ProducerPeter Frampton
Chris Kimsey
Peter Frampton chronology
Wind of Change
(1972)		 Frampton's Camel
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[3]

Wind of Change is the debut studio album by English guitarist and singer Peter Frampton, released in 1972 by A&M. The album features appearances by Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Klaus Voormann.

Background

Peter Frampton decided to remain with Humble Pie's U.S. label A&M, and assembled a supporting cast including Ringo Starr,[4] Billy Preston, Spooky Tooth members Mick Jones and Mike Kellie, and former Herd member Andy Bown, for his first solo effort following his departure from Humble Pie in 1971.

The self-produced debut album was engineered by Chris Kimsey, who had worked on Humble Pie's Rock On. Frampton and Kimsey together introduced a melodic sensibility that contrasted with the raucous boogie that characterized the Humble Pie sound, with a particular emphasis on Frampton's acoustic guitar work. Kimsey continued to work with Frampton on the production of his albums throughout the 1970s.

Many of the songs on Wind of Change are built primarily around acoustic guitar foundations, but the inclusion of such songs as "It's a Plain Shame", and "All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)" have a hard rock edge, as does an extended reworking of the Rolling Stones "Jumpin' Jack Flash", which was the project's only non-Frampton composition. The brass arrangements in this latter song and "The Lodger", performed by Jim Price, are strongly reminiscent of that in the Rolling Stones' song "Bitch", recorded the previous year, in which Price participated.

Track listing

All tracks written by Peter Frampton except "Jumpin' Jack Flash", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Side One

  1. "Fig Tree Bay" – 3:36
  2. "Wind of Change" – 3:05
  3. "Lady Lieright" – 2:56
  4. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Jagger, Richards) – 5:20
  5. "It's a Plain Shame" – 3:14
  6. "Oh for Another Day" – 3:53

Side Two

  1. "All I Wanna Be (Is By Your Side)" – 6:36
  2. "The Lodger" – 5:44
  3. "Hard" – 4:30
  4. "Alright" – 4:26

Personnel

Peter Frampton

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1972 Pop Albums 177

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1972 Jumpin' Jack Flash
1972 It's A Plain Shame

References

  1. ↑ Newson, Jim. Wind of Change at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 136.
  4. 1 2 Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (Second ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 114. ISBN 0-345-25680-8.
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