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. "How Much I Feel," "Life Beyond L.A." and "If Heaven Could Find Me" were released as singles.
The album was Ambrosia's most successful, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard 200. Among the three singles, "How Much I Feel" managed to reach the Top 10, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their second Top 40 hit.
Personnel
;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, clavinet
- Christopher North – keyboards, backing vocals
- Daniel Kobialka – violin
- Marty Krystall – saxophone
- Joe Sample – piano and
- Cliff Woolley - Harmonica
- Producer: Freddie Piro
- Engineers: Stewart Whitmore, Tom Trefethen
- Mixing: Alan Parsons, Tom Trefethen, Stewart Whitmore
- Photography: Ed Caraeff Studio
Charts
Year-end charts
;Singles| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1978 | "How Much I Feel" | Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| 1978 | "How Much I Feel" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 11 |
| 1978 | "How Much I Feel" | Kent Music Report | 30 |
| 1978 | "How Much I Feel" | Dutch Single Top 100 | 24 |