''Somethin's Happening'' is the third studio album by English rock musician

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 1974. It reached #125 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart.

Background

Following the release of the 1973 album ''Frampton's Camel'', keyboard player Mick Gallagher chose to leave the group, and for the next album Peter Frampton played keyboards (except on 'Sail Away' and 'Waterfall' played by Nicky Hopkins) in addition to his more customary guitar duties. Frampton retained British bassist Rick Wills, and drummer

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(credited as John Headley-Down) for ''Somethin's Happening'' which was recorded, with

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engineering, at Olympic and Island Studios in London, and at

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in Hampshire, a former workhouse which had been previously used by Led Zeppelin for some of their notable recordings. The Hipgnosis-designed album cover is notable for its freeze-frame photos of the band having buckets of water thrown in their faces. Sales of ''Somethin's Happening'', like those of its predecessors, were disappointing. However, three of the eight songs from it appeared in energised concert performances from 1975 on the highly successful '' Frampton Comes Alive!'' album.

Track listing

All songs were written by

except where noted ;Side one #"Doobie Wah" – 4:04 (Frampton,

, Rick Wills) #"Golden Goose" – 5:30 #"Underhand" – 3:39 #"I Wanna Go to the Sun" – 7:29 ;Side two #"Baby (Somethin's Happening)" – 4:46 #"Waterfall" – 6:00 #"Magic Moon (Da Da Da Da Da!)" – 3:49 #"Sail Away" – 7:32

Personnel

– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, organ, drums (track 7), percussion, vocals * Rick Wills – bass, vocals *

(credited as John Headley-Down) – drums, percussion ;Additional personnel * Nicky Hopkins – piano on tracks 6 and 8

Charts

Album

References

{{Authority control Peter Frampton albums 1974 albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis A&M Records albums Albums produced by Peter Frampton Albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios