Road Island (album)

1982 studio album by Ambrosia

Road Island

Studio album by

Ambrosia

Released| May 3, 1982
Recorded| 1982
Studio| Audio International Studios, London; Konk Studios, London; Davlen Sound Studios, LA; Producers Workshop, LA
Genre| Progressive rock
Label| Warner Bros.
Producer| James Guthrie
Ambrosia chronology
| One Eighty
(1980)  | Road Island
(1982)  | Anthology
(1997)

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Singles from  Road Island

1. "Feelin' Alive Again"
Released: 1982
2. "How Can You Love Me"
Released: 1982
3. "For Openers (Welcome Home)"
Released: 1982

Road Island is the fifth and final album by Ambrosia, released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Records. The album marks the band's return to their progressive rock roots and was produced by James Guthrie.[1]

Despite positive reviews from critics, the album was a commercial disappointment, peaking at #115 on the Billboard 200. "How Can You Love Me" only managed to reach #86 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "For Openers (Welcome Home)" peaked at #44 on the Mainstream Rock charts.[2][3]

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Lead vocals| Length

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1.| "For Openers (Welcome Home)"| Drummond, Lewis, Pack, Puerta| Pack| 5:31
2.| "Still Not Satisfied"| Drummond, Pack, Puerta| Puerta| 3:57
3.| "Kid No More"| Puerta, Pack| Pack| 2:56
4.| "Feelin' Alive Again"| Pack| Pack| 5:46

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Lead vocals| Length

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5.| "How Can You Love Me"| Puerta, Pack| Pack| 4:02
6.| "Fool Like Me"| Puerta| Puerta| 4:31
7.| "Ice Age"| Drummond, Pack, Bernstein, Puerta| Pack| 7:07
8.| "Endings"| Pack| Pack| 5:11

## Personnel

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Ambrosia

* David Pack – guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards
* Joe Puerta – bass, lead and backing vocals
* Burleigh Drummond – drums, backing vocals, percussion, bassoon
* David Cutler Lewis – keyboards
* Royce Jones – backing vocals
* Christopher North – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional musicians

* Jim Horn – saxophone (Kid No More)

Production

* Producer: James Guthrie
* Engineers: Ben Rodgers, Damian Korner, Ernie Sheesley, Simon Hurrell
* Art direction and illustration: Ralph Steadman

## Charts

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Album
Year  | Chart  | Position

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1982  | Billboard 200  | 115

Singles
Year  | Single  | Chart  | Position

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1982  | "How Can You Love Me"  | Billboard Hot 100[4] | 86
"For Openers (Welcome Home)"  | Billboard Top Tracks[5] | 44

## References

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1. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 15, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2018 – via Google Books.
2. ^ "Ambrosia - Road Island Review". ProgNaut. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
3. ^ "Ambrosia - Road Island". Rate Your Music. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
4. ^ "How Can You Love Me". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
5. ^ "For Openers (Welcome Home)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

## External links

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* Road Island at Discogs
* Road Island at AllMusic

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Ambrosia

* Joe Puerta
* Burleigh Drummond
* Christopher North
* Doug Jackson
* Mary Harris

* David Pack
* David C. Lewis
* Royce Jones
* Ken Stacey
* Robert Berry
* Kipp Lennon

Albums|

* Ambrosia
* Somewhere I've Never Travelled
* Life Beyond L.A.
* One Eighty
* Road Island
* Anthology

Singles|

* "Holdin' on to Yesterday"
* "Magical Mystery Tour"
* "How Much I Feel"
* "Biggest Part of Me"
* "You're the Only Woman (You & I)"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Anywhere You Go
* "I Just Can't Let Go"

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