Air Supply

AIR SUPPLY- zespół australijski. Powstał w 1976 w Sydney z inicjatywy dwóch aktorów musicalowych, piosenkarzy i kompozytorów, Russella Hitchcocka (15.06.1949. Melbourne) - voc oraz Grahama Russella (1.06.1950, Nottingham, Wielka Brytania) - voc, g.

Skład ustalił się na początku lat osiemdziesiątych. Oprócz obydwu wokalistów stanowili go także Frank Esler-Smith (5.06.1948, Londyn, Wielka Brytania) - k. David Moyse (5.11.1957, Adelaide) - g. Rex Goh (5.05.1951, Singapur) - g. David Green (30.10.1949, Melbourne)- b oraz Ralph Cooper (6.04.1951, Coffs Harbour) -dr.
Popularność na całym świecie, zwłaszcza w Stanach Zjednoczonych, zapewniły grupie opracowane ze smakiem sentymentalne piosenki w musicalowym stylu: Lost In Love, All Out Of Love, Every Woman In The World, The One That You Love, Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You), Sweet Dreams, Even The Nights Are Better, Making Love Out Of Nothing At All oraz Just As I Am.

Hitchcock jako solista nagrał album "Russell Hitchcock" (Arista, 1987). Graham Russell skomponował i napisał musical Sherwood (1988) o przygodach Robina Hooda.

Single
Data wydania [UK]	Tytuł	UK Top 40	Billboard	Wytwórnia [USA]	Komentarz
5/3/80	Lost In Love/I Don´t Want To Lose You	-	3[23]	Arista 0479	[written by G.Russell][produced by Robie Porter, Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher]
12/31/80	Every Woman In The World/My Best Friend	-	5[22]	Arista 0564	[written by Dominic Bugatti/Frank Musker ][produced by Robie Porter, Harry Maslin]
9/13/81	All Out Of Love/Old Habits Die Hard	11[8]	2[27]	Arista 0520	[written by Clive Davis / Graham Russell][produced by Robie Porter]
8/8/81	The One That You Love/I Want To Give It All	-	1[1][19]	Arista 0604	[written by Graham Russell ][produced by Harry Maslin]
11/21/81	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)/I've Got Your Love	-	5[20]	Arista 0626	[written by Norman Sallitt ][produced by Harry Maslin]
3/20/82	Sweet Dreams/Don't Turn Me Away	-	5[20]	Arista 0655	[written by Graham Russell ] [produced by Harry Maslin]
9/4/82	Even the Nights Are Better/One Step Closer	44[4]	5[18]	Arista 0691	[written by Ken Bell/Terry Skinner/J.L. Wallace ][produced by Harry Maslin]
23.10.82	Young love/She Never Heard Me Call	-	38[9]	Arista 1005	[written by Graham Russell][produced by Harry Maslin]
8.01.83	Two less lonely people in the world/What Kind Of Girl	-	38[14]	Arista 1004	[written by Howard Greenfield, Ken Hirsch][produced by Harry Maslin]
10/8/83	Making Love Out of Nothing At All/Late Again	-	2[25]	Arista 9056	[written by Jim Steinman ][produced by Jim Steinman]
7/29/85	Just As I Am/Crazy Love	-	19[15]	Arista 9353	[written by Rob Hegel/Dick Wagner ][produced by Bob Ezrin]
6.09.86	Lonely in the night/I'd Die For You	-	76[8]	Arista 9521	[written by Albert Hammond/Diane Warren][produced by John Boylan]
1.11.86	Power of love [You are my lady]/Sunset	-	68[6]	Arista 9391	[written by Mary Applegate/Cindy DeRouge/Gunther Mende/Jennifer Rush ][produced by Peter Collins]

Albumy
Data wydania	Tytuł	UK Top 40 /ilość tyg. na liście/	Billboard	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
05.1980	Lost In Love	-	22[104]	Arista 4268	[2x-platinum-US][produced by Rick Chertoff,Charles Fisher,Harry Maslin,Robie Porter]
06.1981	The One that you love	-	10[60]	Arista 9551	[ platinum-US][produced by Harry Maslin]
06.1982	Now and forever	-	25[38]	Arista 9587	[platinum-US][produced by Harry Maslin]
08.1983	Greatest hits	-	7[51]	Arista 8024	[5x-platinum-US][produced by Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher, Harry Maslin, Robie Porter, Jim Steinman, Peter Dawkins]
06.1985	Air Supply	-	26[21]	Arista 88 283	[gold-US][produced by Peter Collins, Bob Ezrin]
09.1986	Hearts in motion	-	84[9]	Arista 98 426	[produced by Bernard Edwards, John Boylan, Clive Davis]