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Christopher North (Ambrosia)
Christopher Reed North (born January 26, 1951) is an American musician. He is the founding keyboardist of the American progressive rock band Ambrosia. Career North was born in San Francisco. He grew up in San Pedro, California, playing in various bands through junior high and high school. Some of the early bands he played with were The Proones, The Livin End, and Thee Exceptions. In 1968 he formed the psychedelic rock band Blue Toad Flax with Tom Trefethen playing organ and singing lead vocals. In 1970 he formed the progressive rock band Ambrosia with David Pack, Joe Puerta and Burleigh Drummond. He is known for his very intense live performances. North and the other members of Ambrosia contributed to the album ''Tales of Mystery and Imagination'' by The Alan Parsons Project. He played organ and piano on the hit songs "Galilee" and "Rock 'N' Roll Preacher" from the debut album by Chuck Girard and also on Girard's 1980 album ''The Stand''. North played organ on the John Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammond Organ
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup, and then strengthening the signal with an Power amplifier, amplifier to drive a speaker enclosure, speaker cabinet. The organ is commonly used with the Leslie speaker. Around two million Hammond organs have been manufactured. The organ was originally marketed by the Hammond Organ Company to Church (building), churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, or instead of a piano. It quickly became popular with professional jazz musicians in organ trios—small groups centered on the Hammond organ. Jazz club owners found that organ trios were cheaper than hiring a big band. Jimmy Smith (musician), Jimmy Smith's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons (born 20 December 1948) is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Parsons was involved with the production of several notable albums, including the Beatles' ''Abbey Road'' (1969) and '' Let It Be'' (1970), Pink Floyd's ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' (1973), and the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia in 1975. Parsons's own group, The Alan Parsons Project, as well as his subsequent solo recordings, have also been commercially successful. He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, with his first win occurring in 2019 for Best Immersive Audio Album for '' Eye in the Sky'' (35th Anniversary Edition). Music career In October 1967, at the age of 18, Parsons went to work as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios. He was a tape operator during the Beatles' Get Back sessions, and he earned his first credit on the LP ''Abbey Road''. He became a regular there, engineering such projects as Wings' '' Wild Life'' and ''Red Rose Speedway' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology (Ambrosia Album)
''Anthology'' is a compilation album by Ambrosia, released in 1997 on Warner Bros. Records. The album includes three new recordings, including a re-recording of the David Pack solo "I Just Can't Let Go", which was released as a single. The two new recorded tracks are "Mama Don't Understand" and "Sky Is Falling". Track listing Personnel ;Ambrosia * David Pack – guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards * Chris North – keyboards, backing vocals * Joe Puerta – bass, lead and backing vocals *Burleigh Drummond – drums, backing vocals, percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ... ;Additional musicians *Colleen Ford – backing vocals ("Mama Don't Understand") * James Ingram – backing vocals ("I Just Can't Let Go") * Michael McDonald – backing vocals, bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Island (album)
''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 it was the first one produced by James Guthrie. 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. Track listing 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 *Royce Jones – backing vocals * Christopher North – keyboards, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *Jim Horn – saxophone (Kid No More) ;Production * Producer: James Guthrie *Engineers Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Eighty (album)
''One Eighty'' is the fourth album by Ambrosia, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The title was believed by fans to signal the group's "180-degree" change in direction. The album peaked at No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200, continuing the success of the band. Among the three singles, "Biggest Part of Me" and "You're the Only Woman" were top 20 hits, peaking at No. 3 and No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. The album also earned the band three Grammy nominations, including Best Pop Vocal Group. Track listing Personnel ;Ambrosia * David Pack – guitars, vocals * David Cutler Lewis – acoustic piano, Rhodes, Prophet-5, Minimoog, synthesizer solos * Joe Puerta – bass, vocals * Burleigh Drummond – drums, percussion, vocals * Royce Jones – percussion, vocals * Christopher North – Chamberlin, clavinet, Minimoog, organ, backing vocals ;Additional musicians * Ernie Watts – saxophone (4, 9) * Daniel Kobialka – violin (5) Production * Ambrosia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Beyond L
Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy transformation, and reproduction. Various forms of life exist, such as plants, animals, fungi, protists, archaea, and bacteria. Biology is the science that studies life. The gene is the unit of heredity, whereas the cell is the structural and functional unit of life. There are two kinds of cells, prokaryotic and eukaryotic, both of which consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane and contain many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Cells reproduce through a process of cell division, in which the parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells and passes its genes onto a new generation, sometimes producing genetic variation. Organisms, or the individual entities of life, are generally thought to be open systems that m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere I've Never Travelled
''Somewhere I've Never Travelled'' is the second album by Ambrosia, and their final album on 20th Century Fox Records, released in 1976. The 1st pressings of the vinyl LP were issued in a custom "pyramid" cover, having 3 fold-out panels that turned the cover into a Pyramid. The album peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200. None of its singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Track listing Personnel ;Ambrosia *David Pack – guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards * Christopher North – keyboards, backing vocals *Joe Puerta – bass, lead and backing vocals *Burleigh Drummond – drums, lead and backing vocals, percussion, bassoon ;Additional musicians *Ruth Underwood – marimba *Andrew Powell – orchestration (Tracks 3, 8, 10) *Ian Underwood – saxophone *Daniel Kobialka – violin ;Production * Producer: Alan Parsons *Engineers Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosia (album)
''Ambrosia'' is the debut album by Ambrosia. It was released in 1975 on 20th Century Fox Records. It spawned the top 20 chart single " Holdin' on to Yesterday" as well as the minor hit "Nice, Nice, Very Nice". The latter sets to music the lyrics to a poem in Kurt Vonnegut's ''Cat's Cradle''. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording (other than Classical). Alan Parsons was the mixdown engineer for Ambrosia's first album and the producer for their second. Track listing Personnel ;Ambrosia * David Pack - guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards on "Lover Arrive" * Christopher North - keyboards, backing vocals * Joe Puerta - bass, lead and backing vocals *Burleigh Drummond - drums, backing vocals, percussion, bassoon ;Additional musicians * Daniel Kobialka - violin *James Newton Howard - synthesizer programming ;Production *Producer: Freddie Piro *Engineers: Chuck Johnson, Billy Taylor, Freddie Piro, Tom Trefethen * Mixing: Alan Parsons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're The Only Woman (You & I)
"You're the Only Woman (You & I)" is a song by American soft rock band Ambrosia, released in 1980 as the second single from the album '' One Eighty''. The song was their fifth and final U.S. top 40 hit, peaking at No. 13 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart during late summer/early fall of 1980. Track listing ;U.S. 7-inch single :A. "You're the Only Woman (You & I)" - 4:20 :B. "Shape I'm In" - 3:29 Chart performance Certifications Other versions Brat Pack released a cover version on their 1990 self-titled album, peaking at No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and No. 90 in Canada. Ambrosia band member David Pack David Robert Pack (born July 15, 1952) is an American singer and musician who co-founded the rock band Ambrosia in the 1970s. Career As performer Pack was co-founder, guitarist and main vocalist for the band Ambrosia. His collected works as ..., who wrote the song, re-recorded it for his 2005 solo album ''The Secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biggest Part Of Me
"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 and number 3 on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts. The song was written by band member David Pack. Pack re-recorded the song on 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 Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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