Editing Peter Frampton (section)

===Solo career===
After four studio albums and one live album with [[Humble Pie]], Frampton left the band and went solo in 1971, just in time to see [[Performance Rockin' the Fillmore|''Rockin' the Fillmore'']] rise up the US charts.<ref name=60s70s /> He remained with [[Dee Anthony]] (1926–2009), the same personal manager that Humble Pie had used.<ref>Crowe, Cameron. – "Frampton: Rock Star of the Year" – ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' – 10 February 1977 – RS232</ref><ref>Greenblatt, Mike. "Peter Frampton". Goldmine 37, no. 10 (09, 2011): 60-64.</ref>

Frampton's own debut was 1972's ''[[Wind of Change (album)|Wind of Change]]'', with guest artists [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Billy Preston]].<ref name=TCE-2001-02-04 /><ref name=TCE-50 /> This album was followed by ''[[Frampton's Camel]]'' in 1973, which featured Frampton working within a group project. In 1974, Frampton released ''[[Somethin's Happening]]''. Frampton toured extensively to support his solo career, joined for three years by his former Herd mate [[Andy Bown]] on keyboards, [[Rick Wills]] on bass, and American drummer John Siomos. In 1975, the ''[[Frampton (album)|Frampton]]'' album was released. The album went to No. 32 in the US charts and is certified [[Gold Album|Gold]] by the [[RIAA]].<ref name=60s70s />

Frampton had little commercial success with his early albums. This changed with his best-selling live album, ''[[Frampton Comes Alive!]]'', in 1976, from which "[[Baby, I Love Your Way]]", "[[Show Me the Way (Peter Frampton song)|Show Me the Way]]", and an edited version of "[[Do You Feel Like We Do]]", were hit singles. The latter two tracks also featured his use of the [[talk box]] guitar effect. The album was recorded in 1975, mainly at the [[Winterland]] Ballroom in San Francisco, California, where Humble Pie had previously enjoyed a good following. Frampton had a new line-up, with Americans [[Bob Mayo]] on keyboards and rhythm guitar and Stanley Sheldon on bass. Wills had been sacked by Frampton at the end of 1974, and Bown had left on the eve of ''Frampton Comes Alive'', to return to England and new fame with [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]]. ''Frampton Comes Alive'' was released in early January, debuting on the charts on 14 February at number 191. The album was on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for 97 weeks, of which 55 were in the top 40, of which 10 were at the top. The album beat, among others, [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s ''[[Fleetwood Mac (1975 album)|Fleetwood Mac]]'' to become the top selling album of 1976,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1976-peter-framptons-classic-frampton-comes-alive-album-topped-the-billboard-200/ | title=On This Day in 1976: Peter Frampton's Classic 'Frampton Comes Alive!' Album Topped the 'Billboard' 200 | work=[[American Songwriter]] | first=Matt | last=Friedlander | date=11 April 2024 | access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> and it was also the 14th best seller of 1977. The album won Frampton a [[Juno Awards|Juno Award]] in 1977.<ref name="Inc.1977">{{cite magazine|author=Martin Melhuish|title=Juno 1977|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76|date=23 April 1977|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=76–|issn=0006-2510|access-date=9 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501134607/https://books.google.com/books?id=ayMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76|archive-date=1 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

A tribute to the album's staying power, readers of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Frampton Comes Alive'' No. 3 in a 2012 poll of all-time favourite live albums. The article's text stated, "He was loved by teenage girls, ''and'' their older brothers. He owned the year 1976 like nobody else in rock."<ref name=RSpoll-2012>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-10-best-live-albums-of-all-time-18920/6-deep-purple-made-in-japan-132257/ |title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Live Albums of All Time |work=rollingstone.com |date=21 November 2012 |access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> The success of ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' put him on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'', in a famous shirtless photo by [[Francesco Scavullo]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/coverwall/1976#0211 |title=Pictures and Photo Galleries |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=11 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201042530/http://www.rollingstone.com/coverwall/1976#0211 |archive-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Frampton later said he regrets the photo because it changed his image as a credible artist into a teen idol.<ref name=TCE-2001-02-04 />

In late 1976, Frampton and manager Dee Anthony visited the [[White House]] at the invitation of [[Steven Ford]], the president's son.<ref>"Random Notes" – 16 December 1976 – RS228</ref>

On 24 August 1979, Frampton received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6819 [[Hollywood Boulevard]] for his contributions to the recording industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/peter-frampton|title=Peter Frampton {{!}} Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=Walkoffame.com|access-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624022805/http://www.walkoffame.com/peter-frampton|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/peter-frampton/|title=Peter Frampton|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603085426/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/peter-frampton/|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>