''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

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. 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

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in a miniature replica of the original album artwork. The album was remastered, for this reissue using

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(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 Mark Goldenberg (born April 10, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, noted for his session work and composition of successful songs for Linda Ronstadt, the Pointer Sisters, and others. Biography Early career Raised in Chicago, Illin ...

. ;Side one ;Side two

Personnel

* Peter Frampton - lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar synthesizer *

- rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals * John Regan - bass guitar *

Harry Stinson Harry Stinson (born June 3, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian real estate developer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is president of Stinson Properties, Inc. He has been called Toronto's "condo king". Biography Stinson's most significant ...

- 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 Edwin H. Kramer (born 19 April 1942) is a British recording producer and engineer. He has collaborated with several artists now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppel ...

- backing vocals on "Barbara's Vacation" * JD Dworkow - backing vocals on "Barbara's Vacation" ;Engineering *

- 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 - cover artwork photography * Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff - artwork direction * Shinjiro Kawashima - artwork research * Chihiro Nozaki - artwork coordinator

Sales chart performance

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References

1982 albums Peter Frampton albums Albums produced by Eddie Kramer Albums produced by Peter Frampton A&M Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub