News from Nowhere (Air Supply album) explained
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
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."
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
Notes and References
- http://www.classicbands.com/airsupply.html Biographies: Air Supply
