I'm in You (song)
"I'm in You" | ||||
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File:"I'm in You" - Peter Frampton.jpg | ||||
Single by Peter Frampton | ||||
from the album I'm in You | ||||
B-side | "St. Thomas (Don't You Know How I Feel)" | |||
Released | May 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter Frampton | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Frampton | |||
Peter Frampton singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm in You" is the hit song released by Peter Frampton as a single from his album I'm in You, released in 1977. It rose to No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100 and in Canada, becoming his most successful single. The song was kept from reaching the top spot on Billboard by Andy Gibb's "I Just Want to Be Your Everything".
Writing and recording
"I'm in You" was written by Peter Frampton after returning to New York City from touring to record his live album Frampton Comes Alive! in 1976.
The song is about Frampton being recently separated from his first wife, the model Mary Lovett.
The song was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Frampton demanded that bodyguards keep overzealous fans from disturbing his recording sessions.
This song is mostly a keyboard-driven number, featuring background vocals from Mick Jagger, with the sound of a Baldwin Piano, Moog synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, Gibson Les Paul, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion and vocals. It is therefore omitted from the set list of his live performances of "Frampton's Guitar Circus", in spite of being his biggest hit.
Billboard Magazine described it as a "grandly contemporary rock ballad with a deep but touching lyric."[1]
Frampton recorded the song again as version for acoustic guitar for his 2016 CD Acoustic Classic
Personnel
- Peter Frampton – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, ARP String Synthesizer, vocals
- Bob Mayo – Moog synthesizer, background vocals
- Stanley Sheldon – bass guitar
- John Siomos – drums, percussion
- Mick Jagger – background vocals
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Gold | 75,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. May 21, 1977. p. 74. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Australian Chart Book". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-09-10. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ Steffen Hung (1977-03-13). "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "i%27m+in+you | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1977-07-30. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 91.
- ^ "Top 100 1977-07-23". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1977". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Peter Frampton – I'm in You". Music Canada. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 for Week Ending Aug. 13, 1977" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. worldradiohistory.com. 13 August 1977. Retrieved 6 November 2020.