One Eighty (album) explained
| One Eighty |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Ambrosia |
| Cover: | Ambrosia180.jpg |
| Released: | April 12, 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1979–1980 |
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| Length: | 39:23 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Ambrosia, Freddie Piro |
| Prev Title: | Life Beyond L.A. |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Road Island |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
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.[2]
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.[3] [4]
Personnel
- Ambrosia
- David Pack – guitars, vocals
- David Cutler Lewis – acoustic piano, Rhodes, Prophet-5, Minimoog, synthesizer solos
- Joe Puerta – bass, vocals
- Burleigh Drummond – drums, percussion, vocals
- Royce Jones – percussion, vocals
- Christopher North – Chamberlin, clavinet, Minimoog, organ, 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
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Biggest Part of Me" | Billboard Hot 100[5] | 3 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] | 3 |
| Billboard Soul[7] | 35 |
| Dutch Singles Top 100[8] | 30 |
| "You're the Only Woman (You & I)" | Billboard Hot 100[9] | 13 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] | 5 |
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Notes and References
- Book: Scapelliti, Christopher. Gary . Graff . Daniel . Durchholz . 1998 . MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Ambrosia. . Detroit . 24.
- http://www.earthtone-music.com/amb.htm Sonboleh, R. (2002). Earthtone music, Ambrosia.
- Web site: Ambrosia – One Eighty Review. ProgNaut. November 11, 2019.
- Web site: The One after the Big One: Ambrosia, ONE EIGHTY. Rhino Entertainment. November 11, 2019.
- Web site: Biggest Part of Me (Hot 100). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111025824/https://www.billboard.com/music/ambrosia/chart-history/HSI/song/21480. dead. November 11, 2019. Billboard. November 11, 2019.
- Web site: Biggest Part of Me (Adult Contemporary). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111021045/https://www.billboard.com/music/ambrosia/chart-history/ASI/song/21480. dead. November 11, 2019. Billboard. November 11, 2019.
- Web site: Biggest Part of Me (Soul). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111024301/https://www.billboard.com/music/ambrosia/chart-history/BSI/song/21480. dead. November 11, 2019. Billboard. November 11, 2019.
- Web site: Biggest Part of Me (Netherlands). Dutch Charts. December 4, 2019.
- Web site: You're the Only Woman (Hot 100). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111022925/https://www.billboard.com/music/ambrosia/chart-history/HSI/song/390958. dead. November 11, 2019. Billboard. November 11, 2019.
- Web site: You're the Only Woman (Adult Contemporary). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111025813/https://www.billboard.com/music/ambrosia/chart-history/ASI/song/390958. dead. November 11, 2019. Billboard. November 11, 2019.
