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Today's "Great Song of the '70s" originally appeared on Peter Frampton's 1973 studio album, "Frampton's Camel," but didn't become a hit until it was released as a single from the incredible "Frampton Comes Alive," which dominated their airwaves in 1976.
(Note: "Frampton's Camel" was also the name of Peter's original backup band.)
As an album, "Frampton Comes Alive" seemed to find its way into everyone's record collection--selling more than 8 million copies, and yet, THREE cuts also became top selling singles in 1976: "Show Me the Way," which we highlighted on 6/27/21, "Baby I Love Your Way," which we highlighted on 3/8/21 (Check the links below), and finally, "Do You Feel Like We Do."
What makes "Do You Feel" different from the rest is that, as an album cut, the live version was more than 14 minutes long! After some serious editing, it was released as a single at 6:44...which was mighty long for a single back then.
Many radio stations edited it down even further, and since it was done individually, there were probably dozens of different versions being played all over North America!
But that certainly didn't stop it from becoming a Top 10 hit in Canada (#7) or the US (#10).
Recently, when I highlighted Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way," I mentioned it was one of the first hits to use the "talk box," which, when hooked to a guitar and spoken into, makes the guitar sound like it's talking.
Peter uses the "talk box" to great effect on "Do You Feel Like We Do," and it's one of the many reasons it became a "Great Song of 1976." That, and the fact that the "Frampton Comes Alive" LP was beyond excellent as a whole!"
"Do You Feel Like We Do" (Single Version):
"Baby I Love Your Way:" https://www.facebook.com/MichaelCuuuk/posts/294662322007222
"Show Me the Way:" https://www.facebook.com/MichaelCuuuk/posts/361136505359803
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