How Much I Feel
{{Infobox song
| name = How Much I Feel
| cover = How_Much_I_Feel_-_Ambrosia.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ambrosia
| album = Life Beyond L.A.
| B-side = Ready for Camarillo
| released = August 1978
| recorded = 1978
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Soft rock{{cite magazine|first= Chuck |last= Taylor |title= Radio 'Just Can't Let Go' of Songs from Ambrosia, Producer/Arranger David Pack |date= November 8, 1997 |volume= 109 |issue= 45 |magazine= Billboard |page= 84 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7QkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22soft+rock%22&pg=PA84}}{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Ambrosia – Anthology |website= AllMusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthology-mw0000022933 |accessdate= September 15, 2017}}
- pop{{cite book|first= Christopher|last= Scapelliti|editor1-first= Gary |editor1-last= Graff |editor2-first= Daniel |editor2-last= Durchholz |year= 1998 |title= MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |chapter= Ambrosia|publisher= Visible Ink Press |location= Detroit |page= 24}}{{cite book|title= Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= July 17, 2000|chapter= The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop|page= 46|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=978-0-312-19821-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh04AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT95}}
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=46}}
| label = Warner Bros. 8640
| writer = David Pack
| producer = Freddie Piro
Ambrosia
| prev_title = Magical Mystery Tour
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Life Beyond L.A.
| next_year = 1978
| misc =
}}
"How Much I Feel" is a 1978 song by American rock band Ambrosia. The song, written by the band's guitarist/vocalist David Pack, was released in the summer of 1978 as the lead single from their third album, Life Beyond L.A., peaking at position three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart{{cite book |title=Top Pop Singles: 1955–2006 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2007 |publisher=Record Research}} and number two for three weeks on the Cash Box Top 100.{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19781202.html |title=Top 100 1978-12-02 |work=Cashbox Magazine |accessdate=March 8, 2015 }}
Personnel
- David Pack – lead and backing vocals, guitars, acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
- Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
- Burleigh Drummond – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements
Chart performance
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=Weekly singles charts=
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| align="left"|Chart (1978–1979)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
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| scope="row" |Australia {{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |title=Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) |website=Australian-charts.com |accessdate=October 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084720/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |archivedate=June 2, 2016 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|30 |
| {{singlechart |Canadaadultcontemporary |6 |chartid=0032 |publishdate=November 18, 1978 |rowheader=true }} |
| {{singlechart |Canadatopsingles |2 |chartid=0044a |publishdate=December 2, 1978 |rowheader=true }} |
| scope="row" |Netherlands (NED){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ambrosia&titel=How+Much+I+Feel|title=How Much I Feel (Netherlands)|website=Dutch Charts|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"|24 |
| scope="row" |New Zealand (RIANZ)[NZ Top 40 Singles, 17 December 1978]
| style="text-align:center;"|24 |
| {{singlechart |Billboardadultcontemporary |11 |artist=Ambrosia |rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart |Billboardhot100 |3 |artist=Ambrosia |rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row" |US Cash Box Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
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=Year-end charts=
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| align="left"|Chart (1979)
! style="text-align:center;"|Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 {{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1979.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |date= |accessdate=October 30, 2016}}
| style="text-align:center;"|84 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Ambrosia|title=How Much I Feel|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1978|certyear=2022|accessdate=November 30, 2022}}
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Covers and sampling
"How Much I Feel" was covered by English duo Alibi; it reached No. 58 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/how-much-i-feel/|title=How Much I Feel | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}}
It was sampled in the song "All Your Fault" by Big Sean featuring Kanye West, the third track on the 2015 album Dark Sky Paradise.{{cite news |last=Stern |first=Bradley |url= http://www.idolator.com/7581848/big-sean-kanye-west-all-your-fault-listen |title=Big Sean Teams Up Again With Kanye West On "All Your Fault": Listen |work=Idolator |date=February 19, 2015 |accessdate=January 11, 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|hQB5qpxcixc|Listen to "How Much I Feel"}}
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Category:Ambrosia (band) songs
Category:Warner Records singles