Biggest Part of Me

"Biggest Part of Me"
"Biggest Part of Me"
	Picture sleeve for Italian vinyl single
Single by Ambrosia
from the album One Eighty
B-side	"Livin' on My Own"
Released	March 19, 1980
Genre	Soft rock
Length	5:26 (album version); 3:59 (single version)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	David Pack
Producer(s)	Ambrosia; Freddie Piro;
Ambrosia singles chronology

"Biggest Part of Me" is a song by American band Ambrosia, from the album One Eighty. Released as a single in 1980, the song reached number one on the Radio & Records chart^[3] and number 3 on both the US Billboard Hot 100^[4] and Adult Contemporary charts. The song was written by band member David Pack. Pack re-recorded the song on his 2005 album, The Secret of Movin' On.

Personnel[]

David Pack – vocals, guitars
Joe Puerta – bass guitar, harmony vocals, backing vocals
David C. Lewis – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, Prophet-5
Christopher North – organ
Royce Jones – percussion, harmony vocals, backing vocals
Burleigh Drummond – drums, percussion, harmony vocals, backing vocals
Ernie Watts – saxophone

Track listing[]

US 7" single: A. "Biggest Part of Me (edit)" – 3:59; B. "Livin' on My Own" – 4:41

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[5]	18
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[6]	30
US Billboard Hot 100	3
US Adult Contemporary^[7]	3
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[8]	35
Radio & Records^[9]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1980)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	27
US Cash Box Top 100^[11]	25

References[]

^ Taylor, Chuck (November 8, 1997). "Radio 'Just Can't Let Go' of Songs from Ambrosia, Producer/Arranger David Pack". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 45. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ambrosia – Anthology". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^ "Ambrosia Charts".
^ "Ambrosia – Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 28, 1980" (PDF).
^ NZ Top 40 Singles, 15 June 1980
^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. May 24, 1980. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 29.
^ "Top 40 Pop Chart". Radio & Records. May 9, 1980. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
^ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980 December 27, 1980. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] Taylor, Chuck (November 8, 1997). "Radio 'Just Can't Let Go' of Songs from Ambrosia, Producer/Arranger David Pack". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 45. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510.

[2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ambrosia – Anthology". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

[3] "Ambrosia Charts".

[4] "Ambrosia – Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

[5] "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 28, 1980" (PDF).

[6] NZ Top 40 Singles, 15 June 1980

[7] "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. May 24, 1980. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

[8] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 29.

[9] "Top 40 Pop Chart". Radio & Records. May 9, 1980. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

[10] "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

[11] The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980 December 27, 1980. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

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Joe Puerta Burleigh Drummond Christopher North Doug Jackson Mary Harris Kipp Lennon David Pack David C. Lewis Royce Jones Ken Stacey Robert Berry
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Singles	"Holdin' on to Yesterday" "Magical Mystery Tour" "How Much I Feel" "Biggest Part of Me" "You're the Only Woman (You & I)"
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