''Breaking All the Rules'' is the seventh studio album by English musician Peter Frampton, released on May 14, 1981,

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Background

The ''Breaking All the Rules'' album had featured a raw live in the studio approach like its predecessor '' Rise Up'', which was a Brazilian release to promote Frampton's concert tour in

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in 1980. The piece of the same name was re-recorded for ''Breaking All the Rules'' with an almost entirely different lineup of musicians, with only Frampton and Regan appearing on both versions of the song. The album had won airplay for its anthemic title track, which was co-written with

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lyricist

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. The album's cover was photographed at 350 W 23rd Street, Chelsea, New York City. The album features Steve Lukather and

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of Toto.

Track listing

All tracks written by Peter Frampton except where indicated. # "Dig What I Say" - 4:09 # "I Don't Wanna Let You Go" - 4:18 # "Rise Up" (

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) - 3:46 # "Wasting the Night Away" - 4:08 # "Going to L.A." - 5:54 # "You Kill Me" - 4:12 # "

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" ( George Young,

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) - 4:15 # "Lost a Part of You" - 3:39 # "Breaking All the Rules" (Frampton,

) - 7:05

Charts

Personnel

*Peter Frampton -

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* Steve Lukather - guitar * John Regan -

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*Arthur Stead -

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, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, Fender Rhodes *

- drums,

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References

1981 albums Peter Frampton albums Albums produced by Chris Kimsey Albums produced by Peter Frampton Albums produced by David Kershenbaum A&M Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub