 | American HeartsAir Supply |
Writer(s): Graham Russell, Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker, Clive Davis (see lyrics here) Released: March 3, 1980 (as an album cut) First Charted: -- Peak: 1 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 0.54 video, -- streaming |
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About the Song:Air Supply formed in Australia in 1975. While their have been multiple members of this soft-rock group over the years, they’ve come to be known more as the duo of Graham Russell, an English-born singer/songwriter, and Russell Hitchcock, an Australian-born singer. They met in 1975 as part of the chorus for an Australian production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Jesus Christ Superstar. They released four albums in Australia from 1976 to 1979 before achieving their international breakthrough with 1980’s Lost in Love. The album went double-platinum in the United States on the strength of three top-5 hits – “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” and “Every Woman in the World.” That newfound success had much to do with Clive Davis. He became the founder and president of Arista Records in 1974. Lost in Love was the first album by Air Supply after they signed to Arista. Davis even served as a co-songwriter on the songs “All Out of Love” and “American Hearts.” The latter wasn’t a single, but became a personal favorite. In my early teen years, many of my favorites fell into the soft-rock category, including Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, and John Denver. However, Air Supply may have been the most embarrassing of the lot for a teenage boy. No matter. I’ve long believed that when it comes to music you like what you like and don’t have to offer any apologies. The song about a couple’s idyllic romantic dream-gone-wrong ranked in the top-10 on my first personal chart on September 18, 1982. As a response to a local radio station’s countdown of the best songs of all time, I compiled my own list. I intended to make it a one-time list of favorites, but it turned into a weekly personal chart which I maintained for a little more than a decade. Resources:
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First posted 9/9/2022. |
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