Life Beyond L.A.

Life Beyond L.A.
Studio album by Ambrosia
Released	August 12, 1978
Recorded	1977–1978
Studio	Mama Jo's (North Hollywood)
Genre	Soft rock, art rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Freddie Piro
Ambrosia chronology
Somewhere I've Never Travelled (1976) Life Beyond L.A. (1978) One Eighty (1980)
Singles from Life Beyond L.A.
"How Much I Feel" Released: 1978 "Life Beyond L.A." Released: 1978 "If Heaven Could Find Me" Released: 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

Life Beyond L.A. is the third album by Ambrosia, and their first album on Warner Bros. Records, released in 1978. It marked the departure of their progressive rock roots in favor of a more commercial jazz & soft rock sound. ^[2] "How Much I Feel," "Life Beyond L.A." and "If Heaven Could Find Me" were released as singles.

The album was Ambrosia's most successful, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard 200. Among the three singles, "How Much I Feel" managed to reach the Top 10, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their second Top 40 hit. ^[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Life Beyond L.A."	Drummond, Pack	Pack	4:45
2.	"Art Beware"	Puerta	Puerta	2:15
3.	"Apothecary"	Pack, Puerta	Puerta	4:49
4.	"If Heaven Could Find Me"	Drummond	Puerta	4:28
5.	"How Much I Feel"	Pack	Pack	4:45

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
6.	"Dancin' by Myself"	Pack	Pack	4:41
7.	"Angola"	Pack, Puerta	Puerta	3:47
8.	"Heart to Heart"	Pack, Puerta	Pack, Puerta	2:46
9.	"Not as You Were"	Drummond, Pack, Puerta	Pack, Puerta	3:49
10.	"Ready for Camarillo"	Puerta	Puerta	4:54

Personnel

Ambrosia

• David Pack – guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• Joe Puerta – bass, lead and backing vocals
• Burleigh Drummond – drums, backing vocals, percussion, bassoon
• David Cutler Lewis – keyboards, clavinet
• Christopher North – keyboards, backing vocals (tracks 4 and 10)

Additional musicians

• Daniel Kobialka – violin (Heart To Heart)
• Marty Krystall – saxophone (Dancin' By Myself)
• Joe Sample – piano (Art Beware) and (Apothecary)
• Cliff Woolley - Harmonica (Art Beware)

Production

• Producer: Freddie Piro
• Engineers: Stewart Whitmore, Tom Trefethen
• Mixing: Alan Parsons, Tom Trefethen, Stewart Whitmore
• Photography: Ed Caraeff Studio

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1978) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 14 US Billboard 200 [5] 19

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 97

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"How Much I Feel"	Billboard Hot 100 [7]	3
		Billboard Adult Contemporary [8]	11
		Kent Music Report	30
		Dutch Single Top 100 [9]	24

References

1. "Life Beyond L.A. Review by Tim Griggs". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
2. "Life Beyond L.A." Rhino Entertainment . Retrieved November 14, 2019.
3. "Ambrosia – Life Beyond L.A." Paste . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0062a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
5. "Album / Ambrosia / Life Beyond L.A." Billboard Database. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0069". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
7. "How Much I Feel (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2019.^{[ dead link ‍]}
8. "How Much I Feel (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2019.^{[ dead link ‍]}
9. "How Much I Feel (Netherlands)". Dutch Charts . Retrieved December 4, 2019.

External links

• Life Beyond L.A. at Discogs