One Eighty (album)

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.

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.

Personnel

 * Ambrosia
 * David Pack – guitars, vocals
 * David Cutler Lewis – acoustic piano, Rhodes, Prophet-5, Minimoog, synthesizer solos
 * Joe Puerta – bass, vocals
 * Burleigh Drummond – drums, percussion, vocals
 * Royce Jones – percussion, vocals
 * Christopher North – Chamberlin, clavinet, Minimoog, organ, backing vocals


 * Additional musicians
 * Ernie Watts – saxophone (4, 9)
 * Daniel Kobialka – violin (5)

Production

 * Ambrosia – producers
 * Freddie Piro – producer
 * Bill Pfordresher – associate producer
 * Michael Verdick – engineer, mixing
 * Joe Bellamy – additional recording
 * Win Kutz – additional recording
 * Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
 * Teri Piro – production coordinator
 * Glen Christensen – design
 * Norman Seeff – photography

Charts

 * Album


 * Singles