One Eighty (album)

One Eighty
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 12, 1980
Recorded1979–1980
Studio
Genre
Length39:23
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerAmbrosia, 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.[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]

  1. ^ Scapelliti, Christopher (1998). "Ambrosia". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 24.
  2. ^ Sonboleh, R. (2002). Earthtone music, Ambrosia. Archived April 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved November 11, 2019).
  3. ^ "Ambrosia – One Eighty Review". ProgNaut. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "The One after the Big One: Ambrosia, ONE EIGHTY". Rhino Entertainment. Retrieved November 11, 2019.