Wind of Change (album)


Wind of Change is the debut solo studio album by English musician Peter Frampton. It was released in 1972. This album features appearances by Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Klaus Voormann.

Background

Peter Frampton decided to remain with Humble Pie's U.S. label A&M, and assembled an impressive supporting cast including Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Spooky Tooth members Mick Jones and Mike Kellie, and former Herd member Andy Bown, for his first solo effort following his departure from Humble Pie in 1971.
The self-produced debut album was engineered by Chris Kimsey, who had worked on Humble Pie's Rock On. Frampton and Kimsey together introduced a melodic sensibility that contrasted with the raucous boogie that characterized the Humble Pie sound, with a particular emphasis on Frampton's acoustic guitar work. Kimsey continued to work with Frampton on the production of his albums throughout the 1970s.
Many of the songs on Wind of Change are built primarily around acoustic guitar foundations, but the inclusion of such songs as "It's a Plain Shame", and "All I Want To Be " have a hard rock edge, as does an extended reworking of the Rolling Stones "Jumpin' Jack Flash", which was the project's only non-Frampton composition. The brass arrangements in this latter song and "The Lodger", performed by Jim Price, are strongly reminiscent of that in the Rolling Stones' song "Bitch", recorded the previous year, in which Price participated.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Frampton except "Jumpin' Jack Flash", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Side One
  1. "Fig Tree Bay" – 3:36
  2. "Wind of Change" – 3:05
  3. "Lady Lieright" – 2:56
  4. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 5:20
  5. "It's a Plain Shame" – 3:14
  6. "Oh for Another Day" – 3:53
Side Two
  1. "All I Wanna Be " – 6:36
  2. "The Lodger" – 5:44
  3. "Hard" – 4:30
  4. "Alright" – 4:26

    Personnel

Album
YearChartPosition
1972Pop Albums177

Single
YearSingleChartPosition
1972Jumpin' Jack Flash
1972It's A Plain Shame