Air Supply is the eighth studio and second eponymous album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply

Air Supply

Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of Graham Russell as guitarist and singer-songwriter and Russell Hitchcock as lead vocalist. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s...

, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music

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). The album was a step down in the band's sales, reaching gold certification and #26 in the US charts. The single "Just As I Am" was their last major entry on the charts, reaching #19 on the Billboard Hot 100

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, while their interpretation of the Jennifer Rush song "The Power of Love

The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)

"The Power of Love" is a power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Laura Branigan, Air Supply, and Céline Dion, and translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard....

" became a minor hit, reaching #68.

Track listing

1. "Just as I Am" (Hegel, Wagner) – 4:44
2. "The Power of Love (You Are My Lady)
   The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)
   "The Power of Love" is a power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Laura Branigan, Air Supply, and Céline Dion, and translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard....
   
   " (Applegate, Derouge, Mende, Rush) – 5:22
3. "I Can't Let Go" (Russell, Steinberg) – 4:10
4. "After All" (Swirsky) – 3:40
5. "I Wanna Hold You Tonight" (Russell, Cromwell, Rarick) – 3:45
6. "Make It Right" (Russell, Cromwell, Rarick) – 3:48
7. "When the Time Is Right" (Milne) – 4:51
8. "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
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   " – (Springsteen
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   ) – 4:17
9. "Great Pioneer" (Russell) – 4:11
10. "Black and Blue" (Russell, Cromwell, Rarick) – 3:58
11. "Sunset" (Russell) – 2:49
12. "Never Fade Away" (Russell) – 4:40

Personnel

• Don Cromwell- Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Ralph Cooper- Drums
  Drum kit
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• Wally Stocker
  Wally Stocker
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  - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Graham Russell
  Graham Russell
  Graham Cyrill Russell is a British musician and, with Russell Hitchcock, is one of the mainstays of soft rock group Air Supply which formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1975 and had top ten hits nationally and in United States.He released The Future, his 10-track, debut solo album...
  
  - Guitar
  Guitar
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  , Vocals
• Russell Hitchcock
  Russell Hitchcock
  Russell Charles Hitchcock is an Australian musician and one half of the group Air Supply. He formed the group after meeting Englishman Graham Russell in 1975 on the set of a production of Jesus Christ Superstar....
  
  - Vocals
• Frank Esler-Smith
  Frank Esler-Smith
  Frank Esler-Smith was an arranger and keyboard player for the soft-rock band Air Supply in the 1970s and during their 1980s heyday....
  
  - Keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , String arrangements
  String section
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• Ken Rarick- Keyboards
• Andy Richards- Synthesizer
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   and Keyboard programming
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