News from Nowhere (album)
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News from Nowhere is the thirteenth studio album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply
released in 1995. The album marks a turn for the band from pop to more adult contemporary centered themes. Single "Someone" reached #60 in US Adult Contemporary charts. The interpretation of the song "Unchained Melody
" and single "Always" both have become favourites in the band's repertoire.
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 1995. The album marks a turn for the band from pop to more adult contemporary centered themes. Single "Someone" reached #60 in US Adult Contemporary charts. The interpretation of the song "Unchained Melody
Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
" and single "Always" both have become favourites in the band's repertoire.
Track listing
- "Someone" (Allison, Russell) - 5:12
- "Just Between the Lines" (Russell) - 4:03
- "Heart of the Rose" (Russell) - 5:36
- "Unchained MelodyUnchained Melody"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
" (North, Zaret) - 3:43 - "Feel for Your Love" (Russell, Sherwood, Walsh) - 5:21
- "News from Nowhere" (Russell) - 6:10
- "Always" (Allison, Russell, Sherwood) - 4:12
- "Can't Stop the Rain" (Russell) - 4:17
- "Primitive Man" (Allison, Russell) - 5:04
- "Spirit of Love" (Russell, Sherwood) - 4:30
- "I Know You Better Than You Think" (Russell) - 4:02
Personnel
- Guy Allison: Piano, Keyboards, Drums (African).
- Larry Antonino: Bass.
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
: Percussion. - Lili Haydn: Violin.
- Russell HitchcockRussell HitchcockRussell 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. - Alex Rodriguez: Engineer.
- Michael Ruff: Organ (Hammond).
- Graham RussellGraham RussellGraham 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 (Acoustic), Vocals, Produce. - John Philip ShenaleJohn Philip ShenaleJohn Philip Shenale is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles. He has contributed his talents to over forty Gold and Platinum albums, and over thirty Top 40 singles. His work has also been associated with twenty-one Grammy Award nominations.-Background:Shenale...
: Strings, Arranger. - Billy SherwoodBilly SherwoodWilliam "Billy" Wyman Sherwood is a musician, record producer, and engineer.-Family:Sherwood comes from a musical family which includes his father Bobby Sherwood, who was an actor, musician, and big band leader, his mother Phyllis, a singer and drummer, and brother Michael, a keyboardist and...
: Synthesizer, Drums, Vocals, Engineer. - Michael Sherwood: Vocals.
- Scott Smalley: Conductor.
- Michael Thompson: Dobro, Guitar (Electric).
- Martin Tillman: Cello.
- Marty Walsh: Guitar.
- C.C. White: Vocals.
- Mark Towner Williams: Percussion, Drums.
- Hans Zermuellen: Strings, Harmonium, Keyboards.