Biggest Part of Me

1980 single by Ambrosia

"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^[1]^[2]

Length

5:26 (album version)
3:59 (single version)

Label

Warner Bros.

Songwriter(s)

David Pack

Producer(s)

Ambrosia
Freddie Piro

Ambrosia singles chronology

"If Heaven Could Find Me"
(1978)

"Biggest Part of Me"
(1980)

"You're the Only Woman"
(1980)

"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 for his 2005 album, The Secret of Movin' On.

Personnel

David Pack – lead vocals, guitars
Joe Puerta – bass guitar, harmony vocals, backing vocals
David C. Lewis – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, Prophet-5
Christopher North – Hammond 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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[12]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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.
^ "American single certifications – Ambrosia – Biggest Part of Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2022.