Anthology

by Ambrosia

Overview

For various legal reasons, no Ambrosia recordings were released on compact disc in America until 1997's Anthology, and while it's an imperfect collection, it does offer a reasonably thorough overview of the group's career. It only briefly touches on Ambrosia's early art rock records, choosing to concentrate instead on the band's early-'80s soft rock hits like "Biggest Part of Me," "You're the Only Woman," and "How Much I Feel." As a result, dedicated prog rock fans will find this collection inadequate, but for most casual listeners, it will contain everything they need and then some, since the disc is padded with three new songs that are pleasant but unremarkable. [In 2004, Warner reissued Anthology as Greatest Hits. Apart from a paper slip that wraps over the CD and says the album is called Greatest Hits, the disc is identical -- the same artwork, same remastering, and it even reads Anthology on the spine and the disc itself.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/1997
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624516323
Rank:	4833

Tracks

1. Mama Don't Understand
2. Biggest Part of Me
3. You're the Only Woman
4. Nice, Nice, Very Nice
5. Life Beyond L.A.
6. Livin' on My Own
7. Holdin' on to Yesterday
8. Angola
9. How Much I Feel
10. Time Waits for No One
11. I Just Can't Let Go
12. Heart to Heart
13. And...Somewhere I've Never Travelled
14. Sky Is Falling
15. Still Not Satisfied
16. Cowboy Star

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ambrosia   Primary Artist
James Ingram   Guest Artist,Vocals
Michael McDonald   Guest Artist,Bass
Ernie Watts   Guest Artist
Joe Puerta   Vocals,Bass
Burleigh Drummond   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Christopher North   Vocals,Keyboards
David Pack   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Bill Pfordresher   Producer
James Guthrie   Engineer,Producer
Chuck Johnson   Engineer
Freddie Piro   Producer
Joe Puerta   Composer,Lyricist
Burleigh Drummond   Composer,Lyricist
Christopher North   Lyricist,Composer
Ben Rodgers   Engineer
Mary Chapin Carpenter   Composer
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.   Composer
Vonnegut   Composer
Tom Trefethen   Remix Engineer
Billy Taylor   Engineer
Arthur Levy   Liner Notes
David Pack   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Jimmie Haskell   Arranger
Michael Verdick   Remix Engineer
Alan Parsons   Remix Engineer,Producer,Engineer
Ambrosia   Producer