''The Art of Control'' is the eighth studio solo album by
Peter Frampton
Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English musician and songwriter who was a member of the rock bands Humble Pie and the Herd. As a solo artist, he has released several albums, including his major breakthrough album, the live ...
, released in 1982 on
A&M Records. It was his last for the label.
According to Peter Frampton, the record company, A&M forced him to make a commercial, radio-friendly album that he felt didn't sound like a "Peter Frampton album", which has caused him to hate the album.
Japanese reissue
The original mix of the album was reissued in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
in a miniature replica of the original album artwork. The album was remastered, for this reissue using
Direct Stream Digital (DSD) to transfer the digital files and included the bonus tracks added to the Compact disc (CD) release of the album. The release was a limited edition in the SHM-CD format. The reissue included a picture of the original vinyl label.
Super High Material (SHM), is a manufacturing process utilized on some Japanese pre-recorded Compact Discs (SHM-CDs) and super audio compact discs (SHM-SACDs)
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Frampton and
Mark Goldenberg.
;Side one
;Side two
Personnel
* Peter Frampton - lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar synthesizer
*
Mark Goldenberg - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
*
John Regan - bass guitar
*
Harry Stinson - drums
*
Ian Lloyd - backing vocals on "I Read the News", "An Eye for an Eye", "Heart in the Fire" and "Barbara's Vacation"
*
Eddie Kramer - backing vocals on "Barbara's Vacation"
* JD Dworkow - backing vocals on "Barbara's Vacation"
;Engineering
*
Eddie Kramer - engineer, mixer
* Guy Charbonneau - assistant engineer
* Alan Myerson - assistant engineer
* Cliff Bonnell - assistant engineer
* Phil Magnotti - assistant engineer
* Mike Scott - assistant engineer
* Don Wershba - assistant engineer
* George Marino - mastering engineer
* Hitoshi Takiguchi - mastering engineer
;Album artwork
* Norman Moore - artwork direction, cover artwork, cover artwork concept, design
*
Glenn Wexler
Glenn Thomas Walksler (born 1963) is an American contemporary artist based in Chicago. He is known primarily for works involving silkscreen printing and photographic site-specific installations. His Far East travels and interest in the urban envi ...
- cover artwork photography
* Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff - artwork direction
* Shinjiro Kawashima - artwork research
* Chihiro Nozaki - artwork coordinator
Sales chart performance
;Album
References
1982 albums
Peter Frampton albums
Albums produced by Eddie Kramer
Albums produced by Peter Frampton
A&M Records albums
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