"Show Me the Way" is a song by the English rock musician Peter Frampton. Originally released in June 1975 as the lead single from his fourth studio album '' Frampton'', it gained popularity after being recorded live and released in February 1976 as the lead single from his live album ''

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'' In the US, the song reached number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 10 on the

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, becoming his biggest US hit until "

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" in 1977. '' Cash Box'' said of the studio single that "Peter turns in a dynamic performance both instrumentally and vocally" and that "his highly emotive vocals are matched by some of his usually dexterous guitar playing". Like "

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," another single from the ''

'' album, the song prominently features a

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effects pedal.

Track listing

1975 release

;7" vinyl - United States (1975) # "Show Me the Way" - 3:18 # "The Crying Clown" - 4:05

Live version

;7" vinyl - United States (1976) # "Show Me the Way" - 3:25 # "Shine On" - 3:35

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Later versions

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recorded it as a bonus track on the 1987 album '' You're Living All Over Me''. In May 2000, Peter Frampton revisited it in a performance with the Foo Fighters, on '' Late Show with David Letterman''. It was also recorded in 2014 by Jake Kitchin for use as background music television commercials for

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Beginners rice. Frampton recorded the song again as a version for acoustic guitar for his 2016 CD ''Acoustic Classics''.

References

External links

* * 1975 singles 1976 singles European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Peter Frampton songs Songs written by Peter Frampton Song recordings produced by Peter Frampton Live singles 1975 songs A&M Records singles {{1970s-rock-song-stub