Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released in August 1983. It spent one week on top of the Australian (Kent Music Report) album chart on 26 September 1983. The Jim Steinman-written and produced track "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" was released as a single and is Air Supply's last top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was eventually certified 5x platinum in the US, denoting shipments of five million copies.
Background
British-Australian soft rock group Air Supply had been formed in Melbourne in 1975 by vocalists Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell. By the late 1970s, they were based in the United States. Their compilation album Greatest Hits was issued by Arista Records in August 1983, which included the new track "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" released as a single in July 1983.
Reception
Track listing
"Lost in Love" (Graham Russell) – 3:51
"Even the Nights Are Better" (Kenneth Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace) – 3:57 "The One That You Love" (Russell) – 4:17 "Every Woman in the World" (Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker) – 3:29 "Chances" (Russell) – 3:32 "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" (Jim Steinman) – 5:15 "All Out of Love" (Clive Davis, Russell) – 4:01 "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)" (Norman Sallitt) – 3:46 "Sweet Dreams" (Russell) – 5:19
Personnel
Credits (tracks 1–5, 7–9) Russell Hitchcock – lead and backing vocals Graham Russell – lead vocals (1, 4, 7), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9), rhythm guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), acoustic guitar (3, 8, 9) David Moyse – lead guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), bass (1, 4, 5, 7), backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7), rhythm guitar (3, 8, 9) Rex Goh – lead guitar (2), rhythm guitar (8, 9) Frank Esler-Smith – keyboards, orchestrations David Green – bass (2, 3, 8, 9) Ralph Cooper – drums (1-5, 7, 8, 9)
Credits (track 6 "Making Love Out of Nothing at All")
Air Supply
Russell Hitchcock – lead vocals
Graham Russell – backing vocals
Musicians
Roy Bittan – acoustic piano, synthesizers, arrangements
Larry Fast – synthesizers
Rick Derringer – guitar
Sid McGinnis – acoustic guitar
Steve Buslowe – bass
Max Weinberg – drums
Jimmy Maelen – percussion
Jim Steinman – arrangements
Rory Dodd – additional backing vocals
Holly Sherwood – additional backing vocals
Eric Troyer – additional backing vocals
Production
Clive Davis – executive producer
Rick Chertoff – producer (1) Charles Fisher – producer (1) Robie Porter – producer (1, 4, 5, 7) Harry Maslin – producer (2, 3, 4, 8, 9), engineer (2, 3, 8, 9) Jim Steinman – producer (6), mixing (6) John Jansen – associate producer (6), engineer (6), mixing (6) Rod Hui – engineer (6) Scott Litt – engineer (6) Arthur Payson – engineer (6) Dee Rob – engineer (6) Neil Dorfsman – mixing (6) Greg Calbi – mastering (6) Donn Davenport – art direction, design Linda Fenimore – illustration Don Arden – management
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
External links
Google Music: Air Supply
1983 greatest hits albums
Air Supply compilation albums
Arista Records compilation albums
Albums produced by Peter Dawkins (musician)