News from Nowhere (Air Supply album)
1995 studio album by Air Supply
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 Source Rating 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
Title Writer(s) 1. "Someone" Guy Allison , Graham Russell 5:12 2. "Just Between the Lines" Russell, Rex Goh 4:03 3. "Heart of the Rose" Russell 5:36 4. "Unchained Melody " Alex North , Hy Zaret 3:43 5. "Feel for Your Love" Russell, Billy Sherwood , Marty Walsh 5:21 6. "News from Nowhere" Russell 6:10 7. "Always" Allison, Russell, Michael Sherwood 4:12 8. "Can't Stop the Rain" Allison, Russell 4:17 9. "Primitive Man" Allison, Russell 5:04 10. "Spirit of Love" Russell, Benny Andersson , Björn Ulvaeus , Billy Sherwood 4:30 11. "I Know You Better Than You Think" Russell, Johann Sebastian Bach 4:02 Total length: 52:10
Personnel
Russell Hitchcock – lead vocals (1–11), harmony vocals (4)
Graham Russell – lead vocals (1–3, 5, 6, 8–11), acoustic guitar (1, 3–6, 10, 11), 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
Studio albums Live & compilations Singles Related articles
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