Peter Frampton - Thank You Mr. Churchill

Thank You Mr. Churchill takes Peter Frampton back to the beginning. Literally. "This album is very autobiographical. It starts with my birth, in which I thank Mr. Churchill for bringing my father back from the Second World War," says Frampton of his new set. "I woke up one morning and I wondered what would have happened if Winston Churchill hadn't been at the helm and the British and the Allies had not won. Would my dad have not come back? Would I be here? Probably not." Thank You Mr. Churchill is Frampton's first collection since his innovative Grammy-winning instrumental album, Fingerprints. "Since Fingerprints, it's been a very creative period for me," he says. "I wrote over 50 songs between Fingerprints and choosing what will be the 11 on the record. Awards aren't supposed to enhance one's creative juices, but they don't hurt. With the Grammy I feel validated as the musician that I always felt I've been." Throughout Thank You Mr. Churchill, Frampton's guitar playing is sharp and expressive. Over the course of his 40-plus year career, including his co-formation of super group Humble Pie, Frampton has realized that success isn't measured in how many albums you sell or how many concert tickets people buy (although in his case, the answer is in the millions), but by an internal barometer.

 

1. Thank You Mr Churchill

2. Solution

3. Road To The Sun [with Smoking Gun featuring Julian Frampton]

4. I'm Due A You

5. Vaudeville Nanna And The Banjolele

6. Asleep At The Wheel

7. Suite Liberte [a. Megumi / b. Huria Watu]

8. Restraint

9. I Want It Back

10. Invisible Man

11. Black Ice

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