One Eighty | ||||
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Released | April 12, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
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Length | 39:23 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Ambrosia, Freddie Piro | |||
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Ready" | David Pack | Pack | 4:25 |
2. | "Shape I'm In" | Joe Puerta, Pack | Royce Jones | 3:29 |
3. | "Kamikaze" | Puerta, Pack | Puerta | 4:01 |
4. | "You're the Only Woman (You & I)" | Pack | Pack | 4:20 |
5. | "Rock n' a Hard Place" | Puerta, Pack, Jeremy Kronsberg | Puerta | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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6. | "Livin' on My Own" | Burleigh Drummond, Puerta, Pack | Jones, Puerta, Pack | 4:41 |
7. | "Cryin' in the Rain" | Drummond | Drummond | 4:37 |
8. | "No Big Deal" | Pack | Pack | 4:25 |
9. | "Biggest Part of Me" | Pack | Pack | 5:26 |
Year | Chart | Position |
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1980 | Billboard 200 | 25 |
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 | ||
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [11] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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