Road Island (album)

Road Island
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
Singles from Road Island
	"Feelin' Alive Again"; Released: 1982; "How Can You Love Me"; Released: 1982; "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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
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 two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
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

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

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Billboard 200	115

Singles

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

References

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

External links

Road Island at Discogs
Road Island at AllMusic

[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.

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