Baby, I Love Your Way
"Baby, I Love Your Way" is a song written and performed by English singer Peter Frampton, released as a single in September 1975. It first featured on Frampton's 1975 album, Frampton, where it segues from the previous track "Nassau".
| "Baby, I Love Your Way" | ||||
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Side A of UK vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Peter Frampton | ||||
| from the album Frampton and Frampton Comes Alive! | ||||
| B-side | "It's a Plain Shame" | |||
| Released | September 1975 June 1976 (live) | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio (Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire) | |||
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| Label | A&M (1832) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Frampton | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Frampton | |||
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| Live video | ||||
| "Baby, I Love Your Way" (live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2022) on YouTube | ||||
| "Baby, I Love Your Way" (live, 1975) on YouTube | ||||
| Official audio | ||||
| "Nassau/Baby, I Love Your Way" on YouTube | ||||
| "Baby, I Love Your Way" (from Frampton Comes Live!) on YouTube | ||||
A live version of the song was later released on his 1976 multi-platinum album Frampton Comes Alive!, where it gained popularity as a hit song, peaking at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number three in Canada.
Billboard described the live version as an "easy rocker" and said that the portion of the song where Frampton sings the title lyrics made "an effective hook." Cash Box called it "an excellent tune" explaining that "primarily, this is an acoustic tune, and Frampton sings with sensitivity over the soft backing." Record World said that although the studio single released the prior year didn't sell well, "this single is...headed for the top."
In 2017, Frampton discussed this song while talking to lawmakers in Washington, D.C. about inequitable revenue payments from streaming music services like iTunes and Spotify. "For 55 million streams of 'Baby I Love Your Way', I got $1,700," said Frampton. "Their jaws dropped and they asked me to repeat that for them."