The Book of Love (album)
The Book of Love | ||||
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Released | 9 December 1997 | |||
Recorded | Runs With The Wild: Utah; Westlake Studios: Los Angeles. 1997 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, adult contemporary | |||
Label | Giant Records | |||
Producer | Sageman for A Nice Pear Inc. | |||
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The Book Of Love is the 14th studio album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply, released in 1997. The album was a serious attempt for the band to penetrate the charts, mainly focusing on mature adult contemporary songs. Though the album didn't have any chart entries, the singles "So Much Love" and "When I Say" have gained critical acclaim in USA, although in Asia the single "Strong Strong Wind" was a big hit.
Track listing[]
All songs written by Graham Russell, except where noted.
- "The Book of Love" - 4:50
- "Strong, Strong Wind" (Diane Warren) - 4:21
- "So Much Love" (Russell, Tom Evans) - 4:14
- "When I Say" - 5:27
- "We the People" (Russell, Mark Williams) - 3:41
- "Once" (Jed Moss, Russell) - 4:59
- "Let's Stay Together Tonight" (Clifford Rehrig, Russell, Noble Williams) - 7:56
- "Daybreak" - 4:28
- "Mother Said" - 3:15
- "Would You Ever Walk Away" - 3:58
- "All That You Want" (Guy Allison, Russell) - 3:51
Personnel[]
Air Supply
- Russell Hitchcock – lead vocals (2, 3, 6–9), backing vocals (2, 8, 9)
- Graham Russell – keyboards (1), programming (1), acoustic guitar (1), lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (2, 8, 9), guitar (3, 6, 9, 10), harp (8), drum programming (10)
Additional musicians
- Jed Moss – acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Randy Kerber – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 8), strings (7)
- John Philip Shenale – strings (3), keyboards (6)
- Guy Allison – keyboards (6, 9, 10), drum programming (10)
- Rex Goh – electric guitar (1), guitar (2, 4, 6, 10)
- Larry Antonio – bass (1)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 2, 4)
- Clifford Rehrig – bass (3, 6, 8, 9)
- Mark T. Williams – drums (2, 3, 4, 6, 9), keyboards (4), percussion (4)
- Rafael Padilla – percussion (2, 3, 9, 10)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4)
- The Beejeagles (Russell Hitchcock, Graham Russell and Michael Sherwood) – lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10)
- The Waters Family (Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard and Oren Waters) – backing vocals (4)
Production[]
- Producer – Graham Russell
- Engineer and Mixing – Alejandro Rodriguez
- Assistant Engineer – Tony Meador
- Mix Assistants – Tony Meador and Jeff Robinette
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME)
- Art Direction and Design – Lyn Bradley
- Stylist – Xavier Cabrera
- Photography – Michael Wilson
Categories:
- 1997 albums
- Air Supply albums