# David Pack

David Robert Pack (born July 15, 1952) is an American singer and musician best known as co-founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Ambrosia in the 1970s and 80s. Pack wrote and sang most of Ambrosia’s biggest hits, including “Biggest Part of Me”, “You're the Only Woman (You & I)”, and “How Much I Feel”.
In the mid 90’s Pack produced Ambrosia’s Anthology CD on Warner Bros. (Best of) along with three new tracks. These included “I Just Can’t Let Go” with James Ingram & Michael McDonald remixed from Pack’s Solo Album in 1986 (a top 15 Billboard Hit).
Pack stopped touring with the band in 2000, after they played a concert in Atlantic City without him while he was on vacation with his family, fraudulently advertising that Pack would be performing. This and other acts of betrayal towards Pack including using the Ambrosia name for live concerts without Pack’s permission while misleading fans and promoters, caused years of legal issues.

## Career
### As performer

Pack was co-founder, guitarist and main vocalist for the band Ambrosia. His collected works as a performer and producer have sold over forty million units worldwide. Hits from the band written and sung by Pack include certified gold singles "Biggest Part of Me" (1980), "You're the Only Woman (You & I)" (1980) and "How Much I Feel" (1978). He co-wrote and sang lead on the band's first top 20 hit, "Holdin' on to Yesterday" (1975). His 2005 solo album, The Secret of Movin' On, included remakes of "Biggest Part of Me" and "You're the Only Woman".
Pack guested on lead vocals on the song "Ground Zero" for Kerry Livgren's 1980 solo album, Seeds of Change. He then performed on Kansas' Vinyl Confessions album in 1982. He would later contribute guest lead vocals on the track "Shine On" off of the album It's a Jungle Out There! by Mastedon, one of two Mastedon albums written and produced by former Kansas lead singer John Elefante and his brother Dino Elefante. He also Appeared on Chet Atkins & Friends (1987) on Cinemax as guitarist.
During the 1980s, Pack enjoyed moderate success as a solo artist with the release of his Anywhere You Go LP in 1985. The album generated three charting singles, the greatest of which was "I Just Can't Let Go" (US AC #13), a collaboration with Michael McDonald and James Ingram. In 1988, he recorded a duet with Bette Midler titled "I Know You by Heart", which was featured in the film Beaches and on its soundtrack.
He co-wrote three songs ("The Three of Me", "I'm Talkin' to You" and "Oh, Life (There Must Be More)"), for which he also sang and played guitar, on Alan Parsons's 1993 album Try Anything Once, and sang and played guitar on the song "You Can Run" on Parsons' 2004 album, A Valid Path. (Ambrosia's first album was engineered by Alan Parsons, who served as producer and engineer for their second; all four members of Ambrosia played on the first Alan Parsons Project album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination.) Pack joined producer Alan Parsons on his 2001 live tribute tour to the music of the Beatles called A Walk Down Abbey Road.
Pack again appeared as lead vocalist on the song "I Won't Be Led Astray" on Parsons' 2022 album From the New World.

### As producer

Pack has worked as producer for Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, Kenny Loggins, and Wynonna Judd. He has also produced music for Chet Atkins, Patti Austin, David Benoit, Natalie Cole, Chick Corea, Andrae Crouch, DC Talk, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Bruce Hornsby, Jennifer Hudson, James Ingram, Patti LaBelle, Little Richard, Branford Marsalis, Bette Midler, Michael McDonald, Brian McKnight, Olivia Newton-John, The Pointer Sisters, LeAnn Rimes, Linda Ronstadt, Brian Setzer, Mavis Staples, Take 6, Steve Vai, Trisha Yearwood, and CeCe Winans.
Pack produced the 1995 album The Songs of West Side Story, which benefited a school. The album is notable for being the final recorded performance of Selena, made three weeks before her murder in March 1995, and for containing the final work by Marty Paich, who arranged the strings on Franklin's "Somewhere".
He served as producer and music director for President Bill Clinton's inaugurations in January 1993 and 1997. In 1997, the White House asked him to direct the music and produce the presidents' Volunteer Summit in Philadelphia for presidents Clinton, Bush, Carter and Ford. In 2000, he was asked to direct and produce Yamaha's Michael McDonald Lifetime Achievement Award Show at the L.A. Shrine for his good friend. Pack brought together Ray Charles, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Boz Scaggs and Christopher Cross for the event. In 2005, he produced and directed the 2005 World Aids Day Concert at Saddleback Church in Orange County for author and pastor Rick Warren.

## Discography
### Albums with Ambrosia

| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | U.S. | Certifications |
| 1975 | Ambrosia Released: February 1975 Labels: 20th Century Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | 22 | |
| 1976 | Somewhere I've Never Travelled Released: September 1976 Labels: 20th Century Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | 79 | |
| 1978 | Life Beyond L.A. Released: August 1978 Labels: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | 19 | |
| 1980 | One Eighty Released: April 1980 Labels: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | 25 | RIAA: Gold |
| 1982 | Road Island Released: June 1982 Labels: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | 115 | |

### Compilation Albums with Ambrosia

| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions |
| Year | Album details | U.S. |
| 1997 | Anthology Released: May 1997 Labels: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |
| 2002 | The Essentials Released: June 2002 Labels: Rhino/Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, digital | — |
| 2003 | How Much I Feel and Other Hits Released: April 2003 Labels: Collectables Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |

### Singles with Ambrosia

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US AC | AU | CAN | Certifications | Album |
| 1975 | "Holdin' on to Yesterday" | 17 | 46 | — | 37 | | Ambrosia |
| 1975 | "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" | 63 | — | — | — | | Ambrosia |
| 1976 | "Magical Mystery Tour" | 39 | — | — | — | | All This and World War II |
| 1976 | "Can't Let a Woman" | 102 | — | — | — | | Somewhere I've Never Travelled |
| 1976 | "Runnin' Away" | — | — | — | — | | Somewhere I've Never Travelled |
| 1978 | "How Much I Feel" | 3 | 11 | 30 | 2 | RIAA: Gold | Life Beyond L.A. |
| 1978 | "Life Beyond L.A." | — | — | — | — | | Life Beyond L.A. |
| 1978 | "If Heaven Could Find Me" | 107 | — | — | — | | Life Beyond L.A. |
| 1980 | "Biggest Part of Me" | 3 | 3 | — | 18 | RIAA: Gold | One Eighty |
| 1980 | "You're the Only Woman (You & I)" | 13 | 5 | — | 15 | RIAA: Gold | One Eighty |
| 1980 | "No Big Deal" | 105 | — | — | — | | One Eighty |
| 1981 | "Outside" | 102 | — | — | — | | Inside Moves soundtrack |
| 1982 | "Feelin' Alive Again" | — | — | — | — | | Road Island |
| 1982 | "How Can You Love Me" | 86 | — | — | — | | Road Island |
| 1982 | "For Openers (Welcome Home)" | — | — | — | — | | Road Island |
| 1997 | "I Just Can't Let Go" | — | 26 | — | — | | Anthology |
| 2004 | "Biggest Part of Me" (Remix) | — | 31 | — | — | | Non-album single |

### Solo Albums

| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | U.S. | Certifications |
| 1985 | Anywhere You Go Released: November 1985 Labels: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | |
| 2004 | Unborn Released: January 2004 Labels: Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | |
| 2005 | The Secret of Movin On Released: August 2005 Labels: Peak Records Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | |
| 2014 | David Pack’s NapaCrossroads Released: April 2014 Labels: Concord Records Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | |

### Solo singles

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US AC | AU | CAN | Certifications | Album |
| 1985 | That Girl Is Gone | -- | 16 | — | 93 | | Anywhere You Go |
| 1986 | Prove Me Wrong | 95 | | — | — | | White Nights |
| 1986 | I Just Can't Let Go | — | 13 | — | | | Anywhere You Go |

### Movie Soundtracks

| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | U.S. | Certifications |
| 1985 | White Nights Released: November 1985 Labels: “Atlantic” Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | RIAA: Gold |
| 1986 | Wildcats Released: February 1986 Labels: “Warner Bros” Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | |
| 1988 | Beaches Released: December 1988 Labels: “Atlantic” Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | RIAA: Platinum 3x |
| 1995 | The Music of Cinderella Released: September 1995 Labels: “Walt Disney Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | |
| 1997 | Selena Released: March 1997 Labels: “Warner Bros.” Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | RIAA: Platinum |
| 2015 | Gallows Road Released: August 2015 Labels: Provident Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | |

### Contemporary & Smooth Jazz

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | Notes |
| Year | Title | US | Album | Notes |
| 1987 | "The Key To You" | ** #1 Smooth Jazz / AC Hit ** | | Duet with David Benoit |
| 2005 | "You're The Only Woman" re-make | ** #1 Smooth Jazz / AC Hit ** | The Secret of Movin On |
| 2005 | "Biggest Part of Me" re-make | ** #10 Smooth Jazz radio ** | The Secret of Movin On |

### Country Music

| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications | Notes |
| Year | Album details | U.S. | Certifications | Notes |
| 1997 | Wynonna LP "The Other Side" Released: October 1997 Labels: “Curb Records" Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | | RIAA:Gold | Pack Produced "The Wyld Unknown" & "Why Now." |

### Christian Gospel Works

| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Notes |
| Year | Album details | U.S. | Notes |
| 2018 | The Purpose of Christmas: Rick Warren Released: October 2018 Labels: Wal Mart Exclusive Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | David Produced & Arranged Benefitting Global P.E.A.C.E. |
| | A Tribute to Andre Crouch Released: Labels: Formats: CD, cassette, digital | — | ** Grammy Winner Best Contemporary Gospel Album of Year. DP Produced Finale "To God Be the Glory." |
| | Cece Winans: His Gift Released: Labels: Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |
| | Thank You: Billy Graham Released: Labels: Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |
| | Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration Released: Labels: Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | ** Grammy Winner Best Contemporary Christian album of year. DP Produced Patti Austin's "But Who May Abide." |
| | Wayne Watson: Field of Souls Released: Labels: Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |
| | Lisa Nevill: Love of Heaven Released: Labels: Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |
| | Brian Duncan Released: Labels: Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |

### Other projects

* Symbols of Tyme
* Beato Band