Air Supply (1985 album)

Air Supply
Studio album by Air Supply
Released	February 1985
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Arista
Producer	Peter Collins, Bob Ezrin
Air Supply chronology
Making Love... The Very Best of Air Supply (1983) Air Supply (1985) Hearts in Motion (1986)
Singles from Air Supply
"Just as I Am" Released: May 1985[1] "The Power of Love (You Are My Lady)" Released: July 1985

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AllMusic	[2]

Air Supply is the eighth studio and second eponymous album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The album was a step down in the band's sales, reaching gold certification and #26 in the US charts.^[3] The single "Just as I Am" was their last major entry on the charts, reaching #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, while their interpretation of the Jennifer Rush song "The Power of Love" became a minor hit, reaching #68.^[4]

Track listing[]

1. "Just as I Am" (Rob Hegel, Dick Wagner) – 4:46
2. "The Power of Love" (Gunther Mende, Candy DeRouge, Jennifer Rush, Mary Susan Applegate) – 5:22
3. "I Can't Let Go" (Graham Russell, Billy Steinberg) – 4:10
4. "After All" (Seth Swirsky) – 3:40
5. "I Wanna Hold You Tonight" (Russell, Don Cromwell, Ken Rarick) – 3:45
6. "Make It Right" (Russell, Cromwell, Rarick) – 3:48
7. "When the Time Is Right" (Gerald Milne) – 4:51
8. "Sandy" (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:17
9. "Great Pioneer" (Russell, Milne) – 4:11
10. "Black and Blue" (Russell, Steinberg, Cromwell, Rarick) – 3:58
11. "Sunset" (Russell) – 2:49
12. "Never Fade Away" (Russell) – 4:40

Personnel[]

Air Supply

• Russell Hitchcock – vocals
• Graham Russell – vocals, guitars
• Wally Stocker – guitars
• Frank Esler-Smith – keyboards, string arrangements
• Ken Rarick – keyboards
• Andy Richards – keyboard programming, synthesizer programming
• Don Cromwell – bass
• Ralph Cooper – drums

Additional Musicians

• Bob Ezrin – keyboards
• George Doering – guitars
• Grant Geissman – guitars
• Tim Thorney – guitars
• Dick Wagner – guitars
• Howard Ayee – bass, backing vocals
• Tim Ryan – bass
• Ken Sinnaeve – bass
• Jorn Anderson – drums
• Gary Craig – drums, percussion
• Charlie Morgan – drums, percussion
• Del Blake – percussion
• Marc Russo – saxophones
• Larry Williams – saxophones
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
• Joel Feeney – backing vocals
• Chrissie Hammond – backing vocals
• Lindsay Hammond – backing vocals
• Rachel Oldfield – backing vocals
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals
• Tata Vega – backing vocals

Production[]

• Bob Ezrin – producer (1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
• Peter Collins – producer (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12)
• Mark Weiss – photography
• David Arden – management
• Don Arden – management
• Jet Management – management company

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