Life Beyond L.A.

Life Beyond L.A. is the third album by Ambrosia, and their first album on Warner Bros. Records, released in 1978. It marked the departure of their progressive rock roots in favor of a more commercial jazz & soft rock sound.[1] "How Much I Feel," "Life Beyond L.A." and "If Heaven Could Find Me" were released as singles.

Life Beyond L.A.
Studio album by
Ambrosia
ReleasedAugust 12, 1978
Recorded1977-1978
StudioMama Jo's
GenreSoft rock, art rock, jazz fusion
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerFreddie Piro
Ambrosia chronology
Somewhere I've Never Travelled
(1976)		 Life Beyond L.A.
(1978)		 One Eighty
(1980)
Singles from Life Beyond L.A.
  1. "How Much I Feel"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Life Beyond L.A."
    Released: 1978
  3. "If Heaven Could Find Me"
    Released: 1978

The album was Ambrosia's most successful, peaking at #19 on the Billboard 200. Among the three singles, "How Much I Feel" managed to reach the Top 10, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their second Top 40 hit.[2]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Life Beyond L.A."Drummond, PackPack4:45
2."Art Beware"PuertaPuerta2:15
3."Apothecary"Pack, PuertaPuerta4:49
4."If Heaven Could Find Me"DrummondPuerta4:28
5."How Much I Feel"PackPack4:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Dancin' By Myself"PackPack4:41
7."Angola"Pack, PuertaPuerta3:47
8."Heart To Heart"Pack, PuertaPack, Puerta2:46
9."Not As You Were"Drummond, Pack, PuertaPack, Puerta3:49
10."Ready For Camarillo"PuertaPuerta4:54

Personnel
Ambrosia
Additional musicians
  • Daniel Kobialka - violin (Heart To Heart)
  • Marty Krystall - saxophone (Dancin' By Myself)
Production
  • Producer: Freddie Piro
  • Engineers: Stewart Whitmore, Tom Trefethen
  • Mixing: Alan Parsons, Tom Trefethen, Stewart Whitmore
  • Photography: Ed Caraeff Studio

Charts
Album
Year Chart Position
1978 Billboard 200 19
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "How Much I Feel" Billboard Hot 100[3] 3
Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 11
Kent Music Report 30
Dutch Single Top 100[5] 24

References
  1. "Life Beyond L.A." Rhino Entertainment. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. "Ambrosia – Life Beyond L.A." Paste. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. "How Much I Feel (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. "How Much I Feel (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  5. "How Much I Feel (Netherlands)". Dutch Charts. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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