The Vanishing Race
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The Vanishing Race is the twelfth album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply
released in 1993. The album didn't reach US charts, except the single Goodbye, which peaked at #50. The album became especially relevant in Asia, where singles "Goodbye", which got to be #1 in several Asian countries, and "It's Never Too Late" made the album reach platinum certification. The album has become a cult fan favourite.
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 1993. The album didn't reach US charts, except the single Goodbye, which peaked at #50. The album became especially relevant in Asia, where singles "Goodbye", which got to be #1 in several Asian countries, and "It's Never Too Late" made the album reach platinum certification. The album has become a cult fan favourite.
Track listing
- "It's Never Too Late" (Russell, Sherwood) - 6:01
- "Faith" (Hahn, Thatcher) - 4:53
- "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" (Allison, Rehrig, Russell) - 4:27
- "Evidence of Love" (Diamond, Farron) - 4:40
- "Goodbye" (FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, Thompson-Jenner) - 4:05 - "The Vanishing Race" (Antonio, Russell, Sherwood) - 5:39
- "Don't Tell Me" (Haun, Russell, Sherwood) - 4:51
- "Too Sentimental" (Buxer, Russell)- 3:54
- "I Remember Love" (Russell, Sherwood) - 4:27
- "I'll Be Thinking of You" (Russell) - 4:26
Personnel
- Guy Allison: Piano, Keyboards, Programming.
- Dean Armstrong: Photography.
- Michael Baird: Drums.
- Robbie BuchananRobbie BuchananRobbie Buchanan is a Canadian keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer.Buchanan began playing the piano at the age of 6. He acquired his first paying gig as a pianist at the age of 12 playing 6 nights a week in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. While still a teenager, Buchanan joined a band...
: Keyboards. - Brad Buxer: Keyboards, Percussion Programming.
- Vinnie ColaiutaVinnie ColaiutaVincent Colaiuta is an American drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Republic, Pennsylvania, he began playing drums as a child and received his first full drum kit from his parents at the age of 14...
: Drums. - 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. - Tony DeFranco: Production Coordination.
- Felipe Elgueta: Production Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer.
- Simon Franglen: Synclavier.
- Humberto GaticaHumberto GaticaHumberto Gatica is a Chilean-born American record producer, music mixer, audio engineer anda long-time collaborator with producer David Foster....
: Producer, Mixing. - Claude Gaudette: Synthesizer, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Moog Bass.
- Rick Hahn: Synthesizer, Drums, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming.
- 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, Vocals (bckgr). - George Marino: Mastering.
- Rafael Padilla: Percussion.
- Dean ParksDean ParksDean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar. - Tim Pierce: Guitar (Electric).
- Quiltman: Vocals (bckgr), Chant.
- Clifford Rehrig: Stick Bass, bass.
- Alejandro Rodriguez: Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant.
- Hum Rodriguez: Engineer.
- 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), Piano, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Executive Producer. - Anita Sherman: Vocals (bckgr).
- 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...
: Bass, 8-String Bass, 5-string Bass. - Michael Sherwood: Vocals (bckgr).
- Leland SklarLeland SklarLeland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
: Bass. - Neil StubenhausNeil StubenhausNeil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.-Career:He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975...
: Bass. - Steve Tavaglione: Saxophone.
- Michael Hart Thompson: Guitar (Electric).
- Warren Wiebe: Vocals (bckgr).
- Jessica Williams: Vocals (bckgr).