Do You Feel Like We Do
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"Do You Feel Like We Do" is a song by Peter Frampton originally on the Frampton's Camel album released in 1973. The song became one of the highlights of his live performance in following years. It was one of the three hit singles released from his Frampton Comes Alive! album released in 1976 which reached number one on the album charts and became the best-selling live album of all time until Garth Brooks' Double Live album was released in 1998.[1]
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[edit] Writing and Recording
The song was written in the early seventies with members of Frampton's band, then called Frampton's Camel. The song was originally about waking up with a hangover with the opening lyrics being "Well, woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand". Nevertheless, the song states that the singer had "a champagne breakfast" with the intention of "let's do it again".
It was released on the 1973 Frampton's Camel album which reached a peak of 110 on the US charts. The album version of the track was relatively short at 6:44 minutes and was not then released as a single. The two singles that were released "All Night Long" and "Which Way the Wind Blows" neither of which made the charts.
After the lack of success of the Frampton's Camel album, Frampton performed under his own name as he felt that the band was being confused with Camel. He began touring the United States extensively for the next two years supporting acts such as the J. Geils Band and ZZ Top as well as performing his own shows at smaller venues.
As a result, he developed a strong live following while his albums sold moderately and his singles failed to chart. "Do You Feel Like We Do" became the closing number of his set and one of the highlights of his show. It was considerably longer with the version recorded on Frampton Comes Alive lasting over 14 minutes. The live version featured a number of solos most notably featuring a talk box solo and this song helped to popularise its use.
As a result of the strength of Frampton's live show, A&M Records decided to release a live album taped when Frampton performed at Winterland in San Francisco. Frampton Comes Alive was originally going to be a single album until Jerry Moss said "Where's the rest" . "Do You Feel Like We Do" was one of the tracks added to the album as a result of the decision to expand the album to a double album. The track had been recorded live on November 22, 1975 on the college campus of SUNY Plattsburgh in Plattsburgh, New York. This was a student-association sponsored concert that was originally scheduled to be held at the college gymnasium but overwhelming ticket demand forced the event to be moved to a much larger arena used primarily for ice hockey.
[edit] Release as a Single
"Do You Feel Like We Do" was released as the third single from Frampton Comes Alive in September 1976. By that stage, Gerald Ford had invited him to stay at the White House as a result of the success of Frampton Comes Alive. It was cut down for pop radio stations but the single version was still seven minutes long. It reached number 10 on the US pop charts and number 39 in the UK making it one of the longest songs to reach the US top 10.
Many album-oriented rock stations played the full 14 minute length version (with many disc jockeys taking advantage of that length by taking a bathroom break while the song was playing). The album went on to top the US charts for ten weeks and became the best selling live album of all time as well as one of the best selling double albums. Billboard Magazine named Frampton artist of the year for 1976 as a result of the success of the album, as did the readers of Rolling Stone Magazine.
Frampton continues to play this song live to close his concerts, and he played the song in his solo spot while playing with Ringo Starr's All-Star band. The Simpsons episode "Homerpalooza" featured the song with the London Symphony Orchestra supporting Frampton and the Pink Floyd pig which Frampton had picked up from "the Pink Floyd yard sale." However, as often happens when Homer Simpson is involved, things go awry, leading Frampton to say "Homer Simpson ruins my pig, Cypress Hill steals my orchestra, and now Sonic Youth is in my cooler" .
[edit] References
- "Peter Frampton" article in Contemporary Musicians, Volume 3. Gale Research, 1990. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2005.
- ↑ Jerry Moss, cited in Classic Bands article on Peter Frampton
- ↑ Crowe, Cameron (1976). Do You Feel Like We Do. In Frampton Comes Alive [CD liner notes]. Santa Monica: A&M Records.
- ↑ Peter Frampton in "Homerpalooza" (episode of The Simpsons, originally aired May 19, 1996)
