Biggest Part of Me

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"Biggest Part of Me"
Biggest Part of Me Ambrosia.jpg
Picture sleeve for Italian vinyl single
Single by Ambrosia
from the album One Eighty
B-side "Livin' on My Own"
ReleasedMarch 19, 1980
Genre Soft rock [1] [2]
Length5:26 (album version)
3:59 (single version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) David Pack
Producer(s)
  • Ambrosia
  • Freddie Piro
Ambrosia singles chronology
"If Heaven Could Find Me"
(1978)
"Biggest Part of Me"
(1980)
"You're the Only Woman"
(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.

Contents

Personnel

Track listing

US 7" single
A. "Biggest Part of Me (edit)" – 3:59
B. "Livin' on My Own" – 4:41

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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