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1980 studio album by Ambrosia
One Eighty is the fourth album by Ambrosia , released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records . The title was believed by fans to signal the group's "180-degree" change in direction.[ 1]
The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 , continuing the success of the band. Among the three singles, "Biggest Part of Me" and "You're the Only Woman" were Top 20 hits, peaking at No. 3 and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 , respectively. The album also earned the band three Grammy nominations, including Best Pop Vocal Group.[ 2] [ 3]
Track listing
Side one Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "Ready" Pack Pack 4:25 2. "Shape I'm In" Puerta, Pack Jones 3:29 3. "Kamikaze" Puerta, Pack Puerta 4:01 4. "You're the Only Woman (You & I) " Pack Pack 4:20 5. "Rock N' a Hard Place" Puerta, Pack, Kronsberg Puerta 3:59
Side two Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 6. "Livin' on My Own" Drummond, Puerta, Pack Jones, Puerta, Pack 4:41 7. "Cryin' in the Rain" Drummond Drummond 4:37 8. "No Big Deal" Pack Pack 4:25 9. "Biggest Part of Me " Pack Pack 5:26
Personnel
Ambrosia
David Pack – guitars , lead and backing vocals
Christopher North – Chamberlin , clavinet , Minimoog , organ , backing vocals
David Cutler Lewis – acoustic piano, Rhodes , Prophet-5 , Minimoog, synthesizer solos
Joe Puerta – bass , lead and backing vocals
Burleigh Drummond – drums , percussion , backing vocals
Royce Jones – percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Production
Ambrosia – producers
Freddie Piro – producer
Bill Pfordresher – associate producer
Michael Verdick – engineer, mixing
Joe Bellamy – additional recording
Win Kutz – additional recording
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
Teri Piro – production coordinator
Glen Christensen – design
Norman Seeff – photography
Charts
Album
Year
Chart
Position
1980
Billboard 200
25
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1980
"Biggest Part of Me"
Billboard Hot 100[ 4]
3
Billboard Adult Contemporary[ 5]
3
Billboard Soul[ 6]
35
Dutch Singles Top 100[ 7]
30
"You're the Only Woman (You & I)"
Billboard Hot 100[ 8]
13
Billboard Adult Contemporary[ 9]
5
References
^ Sonboleh, R. (2002). Earthtone music, Ambrosia. Archived April 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved November 11, 2019).
^ "Ambrosia - One Eighty Review" . ProgNaut . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "The One after the Big One: Ambrosia, ONE EIGHTY" . Rhino Entertainment . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Biggest Part of Me (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Biggest Part of Me (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Biggest Part of Me (Soul)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Biggest Part of Me (Netherlands)" . Dutch Charts . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ "You're the Only Woman (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "You're the Only Woman (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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