Air Supply sure has a knack for changing lineups. By 1982, several members had come and gone, with the lineup for their next studio album consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Graham Russell, additional lead vocalist, Russell Hitchcock, keyboardist Frank Esler-Smith, drummer Ralph Cooper, lead guitarist Rex Goh, and bassist David Green. Together, they would produce Now And Forever that year, which continued the trend of the group's popularity. The album would become their last platinum status to date.
There's not much more to tell on the history of Air Supply at this point, having covered most of it in yesterday's post. So, what say we just jump right in? Admittedly, this one's not going to be as long as the prior two.
While I'd love to say that at this point it was just Air Supply fatigue, having listened to three of their albums in a row, the fact of the matter is that this was the first of the bunch I played. Basically, this was my starting point for the band, and it wasn't shaping up to be all that amazing.
Truthfully, of the four songs noted above, I only grabbed the first two for my shuffle list. Thus the notation of the other two being "subjective hits". The charts may have been kind to Now And Forever, me, I'm not as forgiving. Like I said above, it's bland and boring for the most part.
Air Supply would take a break from the studio after its release not returning until their 1985 (second) self titled album. However, noteworthy in between this was their 1983 Greatest Hits, which featured the Jim Steinman penned and produced Making Love Out Of Nothing At All. This would be the band's last top ten hit. It was also never featured on any studio albums, having been released as a single prior to being featured on the compilation.
My interest in Air Supply is waning, and my level of excitement only dips further based on the above notation of there being no further hits to look forward to. But is this true? Could it be possible that Air Supply had nothing left to offer? Well, I guess we'll find out tomorrow.
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| THIS WEEK ON THE CHARTS May 28, 1983 |
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