"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. The song is Frampton's biggest hit on charts around the world. It rose to No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks (having been denied the No. 1 spot by Andy Gibb's "I Just Want to Be Your Everything") and No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100 and in Canada.
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's recent separation from his first wife, 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 keyboard-driven, 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 described it as a "grandly contemporary rock ballad with a deep but touching lyric." Cash Box said that "it is Peter's voice in front of a string-led wall of sound, with occasional piano and guitar emphasis, that give the single a soaring quality." Record World said that it "relies on a quiet intensity to deliver its message, and its impact increases with each listening."
Frampton re-recorded the song for acoustic guitar for his 2016 CD Acoustic Classic
Frank Zappa wrote I Have Been in You as a reaction to this song.
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 +Weekly chart performance for "I'm in You"Chart (1977)PeakpositionAustralia (KMR)9Canada Top Singles (RPM)1Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)11New Zealand13UK (OCC)41US Billboard Hot 1002US Billboard Adult Contemporary26US Cash Box Top 1001
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "I'm in You"Chart (1977)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)65Canada26US Billboard Hot 10042 US Cash BoxTop 10049
Certifications
See also "I Have Been in You" List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1977
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