One Eighty (album)

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One Eighty
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 12, 1980
Recorded1979–1980
Studio
Genre Soft rock
Length39:23
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ambrosia, Freddie Piro
Ambrosia chronology
Life Beyond L.A.
(1978)
One Eighty
(1980)
Road Island
(1982)
Singles from One Eighty
  1. "Biggest Part of Me"
    Released: March 1980
  2. "You're the Only Woman (You & I)"
    Released: July 1980
  3. "No Big Deal"
    Released: 1980

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. [1]

Contents

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. [2] [3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Ready" David Pack Pack4:25
2."Shape I'm In" Joe Puerta, Pack Royce Jones 3:29
3."Kamikaze"Puerta, PackPuerta4:01
4."You're the Only Woman (You & I)"PackPack4:20
5."Rock n' a Hard Place"Puerta, Pack, Jeremy Kronsberg Puerta3:59
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Livin' on My Own" Burleigh Drummond, Puerta, PackJones, Puerta, Pack4:41
7."Cryin' in the Rain"DrummondDrummond4:37
8."No Big Deal"PackPack4:25
9."Biggest Part of Me"PackPack5:26

Personnel

Ambrosia
Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album
YearChartPosition
1980Billboard 20025
Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1980"Biggest Part of Me"Billboard Hot 100 [4] 3
Billboard Adult Contemporary [5] 3
Billboard Soul [6] 35
Dutch Singles Top 100 [7] 30
"You're the Only Woman (You & I)"Billboard Hot 100 [8] 13
Billboard Adult Contemporary [9] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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