News from Nowhere (Air Supply album)

News from Nowhere is the 13th 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-oriented themes. 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.

News from Nowhere
Studio album by
Air Supply
ReleasedApril 11, 1995
Recorded1994 at A&M Studios, Sound Chamber, Conway Studios, Chapel Studios, Enterprise Studio (Los Angeles, CA).
GenreSoft rock
LabelGiant Records
ProducerGraham Russell
Air Supply chronology
The Vanishing Race
(1993)		 News from Nowhere
(1995)		 Greatest Hits Live ... Now and Forever
(1995)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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
  1. "Someone" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell) - 5:12
  2. "Just Between the Lines" (Graham Russell, Rex Goh) - 4:03
  3. "Heart of the Rose" (Graham Russell) - 5:36
  4. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) - 3:43
  5. "Feel for Your Love" (Graham Russell, Billy Sherwood, Marty Walsh) - 5:21
  6. "News from Nowhere" (Graham Russell) - 6:10
  7. "Always" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood) - 4:12
  8. "Can't Stop the Rain" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell) - 4:17
  9. "Primitive Man" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell) - 5:04
  10. "Spirit of Love" (Graham Russell, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Billy Sherwood) - 4:30
  11. "I Know You Better Than You Think" (Graham Russell, Johann Sebastian Bach) - 4:02

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)
  • John Philip Shenale – string arrangements (2, 3, 7, 9)
  • Scott Smalley – string conductor (2, 3, 7, 9)
  • Lili Haydn – violin (8, 10)
  • 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 – Heather Laurie
  • Photography – Chris Reisig and Lisa Taylor

References
  1. Biographies: Air Supply 8-12-08
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "News from Nowhere – Air Supply". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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