Peter Frampton “Baby I Love Your Way” live version charted

Baby I Love Your Way Peter Frampton

Writer(s): Peter Frampton (see lyrics here) Released: September 1975 First Charted: June 19, 1976 Peak: 12 US, 16 CB, 16 HR, 9 RR, 28 AC, 2 CL, 43 UK, 65 CN, 3 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.4 UK Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 33.1 video, 82.03 streaming

Baby I Love Your Way/Free Bird Medley Will to Power

Released: August 1988 First Charted: September 10, 1988 Peak: 11 US, 11 CB, 12 RR, 2 AC, 6 UK, 11 CN, 20 AU, 9 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sales (in millions): 0.5 US Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 23.2 video, 34.05 streaming

Baby I Love Your Way Big Mountain

Released: February 1, 1994 First Charted: February 25, 1994 Peak: 6 US, 2 CB, 2 RR, 10 AC, 2 UK, 2 CN, 4 AU (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.2 UK Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 4.5 video, 204.52 streaming

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About the Song: British guitarist Peter Frampton had made eight studio albums – four with Humble Pie and four more as a solo artist – before becoming a superstar with his blockbuster live album Frampton Comes Alive. As a solo artist, he never even dented the Billboard Hot 100 until the live version of “Show Me the Way” reached #6 in 1976. That opened the door for Frampton. He followed it up with a live take on “Baby I Love Your Way.” Like “Show Me the Way,” the song was featured on Frampton Comes Alive but had previously been released as a single in support of his last studio album, 1975’s Frampton. In the “romantic love ballad, Frampton is telling his girl that he loves everything about her and wants to be with her day and night.” SF Billboard described “Baby I Love Your Way” as an “easy rocker” with “an effective hook.” WK Cash Box called it “an excellent tune” that “Frampton sings with sensitivity over the soft backing.” WK Frampton’s version was bested twice on the charts. In 1988, the pop group Will to Power recorded the song as a medley with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” and took it all the way to #1 in the United States. In 1994, the American reggae/pop band Big Mountain climbed to #6 with a cover of the song from the Reality Bites soundtrack. The song was also featured in the 2000 movie High Fidelity. John Cusack’s character hates the song until he hears Lisa Bonet sing it. Resources: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Peter Frampton SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 7/27/2022.