Life Beyond L.A.

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Life Beyond L.A.
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 1978
Recorded1977–1978
Studio
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.
  1. "How Much I Feel"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Life Beyond L.A."
    Released: 1978
  3. "If Heaven Could Find Me"
    Released: 1978
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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.

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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.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Life Beyond L.A."Drummond, PackPack4:45
2."Art Beware"PuertaPuerta2:15
3."Apothecary"Pack, PuertaPuerta4:49
4."If Heaven Could Find Me"DrummondPuerta4:28
5."How Much I Feel"PackPack4:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Dancin' by Myself"PackPack4:41
7."Angola"Pack, PuertaPuerta3:47
8."Heart to Heart"Pack, PuertaPack, Puerta2:46
9."Not as You Were"Drummond, Pack, PuertaPack, Puerta3:49
10."Ready for Camarillo"PuertaPuerta4:54

Personnel

Ambrosia
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1978"How Much I Feel"Billboard Hot 100 [7] 3
Billboard Adult Contemporary [8] 11
Kent Music Report30
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.