Biggest Part of Me explained
| Biggest Part of Me |
| Cover: | Biggest Part of Me Ambrosia.jpg |
| Caption: | Picture sleeve for Italian vinyl single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ambrosia |
| Album: | One Eighty |
| B-Side: | Livin' on My Own |
| Released: | March 19, 1980 |
| Genre: | Soft rock[1] [2] |
| Length: | 5:26 (album version)
3:59 (single version) |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Prev Title: | If Heaven Could Find Me |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | You're the Only Woman |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"Biggest Part of Me" is a song by American band Ambrosia, from the album One Eighty. Released as a single in 1980, the song reached number one on the Radio & Records chart[3] and number 3 on both the US Billboard Hot 100[4] and Adult Contemporary charts. The song was written by band member David Pack. Pack re-recorded the song for his 2005 album, The Secret of Movin' On.
Personnel
- David Pack – lead vocals, guitars
- Joe Puerta – bass guitar, harmony vocals, backing vocals
- David C. Lewis – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, Prophet-5
- Christopher North – Hammond Organ
- Royce Jones – percussion, harmony vocals, backing vocals
- Burleigh Drummond – drums, percussion, harmony vocals, backing vocals
- Ernie Watts – saxophone
Track listing
- US 7" single
A. "Biggest Part of Me (edit)" – 3:59
B. "Livin' on My Own" – 4:41Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1980) | Position |
|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 27 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 25 | |
Notes and References
- Chuck . Taylor . Radio 'Just Can't Let Go' of Songs from Ambrosia, Producer/Arranger David Pack . November 8, 1997 . 109 . 45 . . 84 . 0006-2510 .
- Web site: Stephen Thomas . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Ambrosia – Anthology . . September 15, 2017.
- Web site: Ambrosia Charts.
- Web site: Ambrosia – Chart history . Billboard . February 12, 2014 . May 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160516144336/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278864/ambrosia/chart . dead .
- Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - June 28, 1980.
- https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Ambrosia&cat=s NZ Top 40 Singles, 15 June 1980
- Web site: Top 40 Pop Chart . Radio & Records . May 9, 1980 . October 16, 2016.
- Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980 . Musicoutfitters.com . October 16, 2016.
- https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980
