News from Nowhere (Air Supply album)

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News from Nowhere
Conway (Los Angeles)
  • Chapel (Los Angeles)
  • Enterprise (Los Angeles)
    • GenreSoft rock
    Length52:10
    LabelGiant Records
    ProducerGraham Russell
    Air Supply chronology
    The Vanishing Race
    (1993)     		News from Nowhere
    (1995)     		Greatest Hits Live ... Now and Forever
    (1995)

    News from Nowhere is the thirteenth studio album by British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released in 1995. The album marks a turn for the band from pop to more adult-oriented themes. The single "Someone" reached #60 in US Adult Contemporary charts.[1] The interpretation of the song "Unchained Melody" and single "Always" both have become favourites in the band's repertoire.[1]

    Reception

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[2]

    AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt it was a "carefully crafted piece of adult contemporary pop, but it lacks memorable songs and suffers from several uninspired performances."[2]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Someone"Guy Allison, Graham Russell5:12
    2."Just Between the Lines"Russell, Rex Goh4:03
    3."Heart of the Rose"Russell5:36
    4."Unchained Melody"Alex North, Hy Zaret3:43
    5."Feel for Your Love"Russell, Billy Sherwood, Marty Walsh5:21
    6."News from Nowhere"Russell6:10
    7."Always"Allison, Russell, Michael Sherwood4:12
    8."Can't Stop the Rain"Allison, Russell4:17
    9."Primitive Man"Allison, Russell5:04
    10."Spirit of Love"Russell, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Billy Sherwood4:30
    11."I Know You Better Than You Think"Russell, Johann Sebastian Bach4:02
    Total length:52:10

    Personnel

    • Russell Hitchcock – lead vocals (1–11), harmony vocals (4)
    • nylon guitar
      (2), harmony vocals (4), additional nylon guitar (8)
    • Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 8), guitar (7), dobro (8), nylon guitar (8)
    • Marty Walsh – guitar (3, 4, 9), electric guitar (5, 10)
    • Guy Allison – acoustic piano (1–4, 6, 8–10), keyboards (1, 4, 8–10), African drums (1), string arrangements (8)
    • Hans Zermuehlen – additional keyboards (3),
      harmonium
      (11), strings (11)
    • Michael Ruff –
      Hammond B3 organ
      (5)
    • Rob Mullins – additional keyboards (10)
    • Larry Antonino – bass (1, 3, 6–10)
    • Billy Sherwood – bass (4, 5), drum programming (5), backing vocals (5, 10), acoustic piano (7), keyboards (7), electric guitar (10)
    • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 6, 8)
    • Mark Towner Williams – additional percussion (1), talking drum (1), drums (3, 4, 7–10), percussion (5, 8)
    • Martin Tillman – cello (1, 8, 10)
    • Lili Haydn – violin (8, 10)
    • John Philip Shenale – string arrangements (2, 3, 7, 9)
    • Scott Smalley – string conductor (2, 3, 7, 9)
    • Michael Sherwood – backing vocals (1, 10, 11)
    • C.C. White – backing vocals (8)

    Production

    • Producer – Graham Russell
    • Engineered and Mixed by Alejandro Rodriguez
    • Strings recorded by Glen Niebaur
    • Assistant Recording – Pat Karamian, Manny Marroquin, James McIlvery, Krish Sharma and Andy Warwick.
    • Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
    • Art Direction and Design – Heather Laurie
    • Photography – Chris Reisig and Lisa Taylor

    References

    1. ^ a b Biographies: Air Supply 8-12-08
    2. ^
      All Media Guide
      . Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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