Such a great interview with a man who has gone about being a rock-star in a healthy way. You won’t find him in the tabloids or out at the bars late night. These days he spends his time at home in Utah, when not on tour tending to his greenhouse, which he grows vegetables and flowers. He doesn’t live like a rock-star and that is how he has managed to keep rocking for 47 plus years and making over 130 concert appearances per year.
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“Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Sweet Dreams,” and “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All,” have each achieved multi-million plays on the radio for Air Supply.
Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock met on May 12, 1975, the first day of rehearsals for “Jesus Christ Superstar” in Sydney, Australia. They became instant friends with their common love for The Beatles and, of course, singing.
“Lost in Love” became the fastest-selling single in the world, leaping to the top of all of the charts. Now Air Supply was on its way.
The second single was “All Out of Love,” and that went up the charts even quicker.
Seven top-five singles later, Air Supply at that time, had equaled The Beatles’ run of consecutive top-five singles.
The albums Lost in Love, The One That You Love, Now & Forever, and The Greatest Hits sold in excess of 20 million copies. “Lost in Love” was named Song of the Year in 1980, and, with the other singles, sold more than 10 million copies
In this 45th Anniversary Year, the duo continues to play more than 130 shows a year worldwide, including stops in England, Ireland, Israel, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Canada, the U.S., and beyond.
The band will be performing LIVE in Denver on Thursday, March 23 at the Paramount Theatre. For all the tour and ticket information head to the Air Supply website, linked above.
VAN WERT — Classic pop-rock group Air Supply will bring the Lost in Love Experience to Van Wert’s Niswonger Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The Australian duo made up of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock first formed in 1975, bringing the world hits like “All Out of Love” and “Making Love Out of Nothing at All”, and are still going strong today in their 48th year.
“We do a lot of shows and we come into town and play all these massive hit songs and people just love it,” said Russell, who shares vocal duties with Hitchcock and plays lead on guitar. “It’s going to be a great evening and especially for people that haven’t seen us before, they will get a real treat.”
Russell said that the show will get into the Air Supply catalog and that fans who have not seen them perform might be surprised to hear some songs.
“It’ll be everything for people that haven’t seen this before,” he said. ” It’s a rock and roll show and it’s kind of in your face. There will be a lot of big hit songs that they might not know them all. And then they will probably say, ‘Oh, I didn’t know that was those guys,’ because we have a barrage of hits.”
Following a 30-minute break, the group will get into the more emotional side of the show, Russell said.
“They’re going to have a great live show. It’s a rock and roll show that is just excellent that they’re going to love.”
Fans should have high expectations judging by what Russell promises they will come home from the show feeling.
“They should feel like they saw the best show they’ve ever seen,” he said, “and that’s quite likely to happen. But that’s our greatest joy, is to bring people the best show they’ve ever seen.”
For now, Air Supply is working on their first album in 14 years as well as a musical set to be in production next year.
“So there’s a lot of stuff going on,” Russell said. “There’s always things going on. But our prime objective is our shows.”
The group has done over 5,300 live shows, and that is what Russell said they truly want to be remembered for. With the group’s 50th anniversary on the horizon, this might just be a warm-up.
“We don’t do much these days, but we will for the 50th,” Russell said. “We’ll be figuring what we want to do and where we want to be. It’s a milestone for any artist, I think.”
Air Supply can be found on social media and streaming services, as well as the group’s website airsupplymusic.com.
On a cold, romantic, snowy Saturday night date night, the North Shore was nothing cold. Lynn Massachusetts got lost In LOVE with Air Supply.
In your mind, imagine this scene:
2112 SCREAMING female fans at the beautiful Lynn Auditorium. The moment Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell cracked the mic to sing the Air Supply smash, Even The Nights Are Better, the audience was transplanted BACK to their 1980’s teen youth.
When my wife told me we are seeing Air Supply, (that’s exactly how it went down) my mind took me to a 1980’s place when I remembered playing their songs on the air, when they were NEW. I said to myself, how can lead singer Russell Hitchcock hit ALL of those high notes, today. Their first big hit Lost In Love, came out in 1980, FORTY FOUR years ago. At 73, there is NO way that Russell Hitchcock could still hit every note. He MUST have backup singers to create the original sound. Was I right?
We arrived at the venue and got into the sound check around 5pm. That’s where the band hit’s the stage before the doors open to make sure the sound equipment and acoustics of the venue sound perfect. It’s a cool private, behind the scenes thing that these days, you can pay for, with some bands. Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell walked out and greeted the small group of fans. Right at that moment, the drummer counted, 1,2,3,4 and BOOM! The amazing band when into the lyric of Even The Nights Are Better. Relaxed, with his hand in his pocket, Hitchcock testing his mic, effortlessly, began singing. WOW! Hitchcock sounded EXACTLY like 1980’s! How is that possible? Heidi and I were stunned.
Many of the 1980’s artists that perform today, have to adjust the LIVE versions of their songs, because they simple can’t vocally recreate them in the same way, 40 plus years later. Russell Hitchcock, DID. Graham Russell, the band’s lower pitched singer, who wrote their first big hit Lost In Love, still sounds amazing as well.
It was a heartfelt moment when 2112 screaming female fans, began to take over the show and SING EVERY WORD to many of the massive Air Supply hits. I’m not gonna lie. I sang too.
Graham Russell said during the sound check that Air Supply’s success, represents a style of music that never really dies. He felt his meeting Russell Hitchcock and the success of the band was maybe a meant to be, thing, powered by the universe, for a purpose.
The show didn’t have glitzy lights, or effects, or dancers, or back up singers. Just two guys, with three other band mates.
At 73, for Russell Hitchcock to sound EXACTLY the same, if not better, HAD to be powered by a higher power, probably for a reason: love?
Saturday night, Lynn Massachusetts got lost in LOVE. You will too.
If you were asked to single out a definitive Air Supply song, you could be forgiven for struggling to narrow it down.
First of all, Air Supply racked up a whopping seven consecutive top five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 — a string that tied them for a record, at the time, with none other than The Beatles. Secondly, many of those hits cited a common word in their titles; for example, “All Out of Love,” “Making Love Out of Nothing At All,” and “The One That You Love” — which soared to number one.
That remarkable record started out with a literal “Love” song, as well; namely, “Lost in Love.” After failing to enter the singles charts for their first few years, Australia’s Air Supply struck gold in 1980; which, oddly enough, is the same year that their Australian country mates AC/DC released “Back In Black.”
While the Young brothers duck-walked and shot cannons, however, Air Supply’s Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell stayed true to their personal brand of lush love songs with sumptuous, string-filled serenades – and radio could not get enough of it.
Eventually, the tides of American rock radio shifted; but Air Supply never wavered from their signature sound. Rather than being left to dry as the tides shifted from North America, however, Air Supply merely followed the tides to other continents. In the ’90s, while grunge was surging in the States, Air Supply’s career in Asia kicked into high gear.
This might surprise some, given how many Asian languages bear little resemblance to English; but it’s a testament to how Air Supply’s consistent, compelling anthems of professing love are universal in their appeal – transcending dialects and distances across the globe and validating the successes of their drives to be sincere, no matter how much long-forgotten critics might have scoffed along the way.
This year, Air Supply is celebrating the roots of their success. They have embarked on the Lost In Love Experience Tour, named after that first smash hit of theirs; and also after the live album that they recently recorded with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic.
Air Supply extended their Lost In Love Experience tour into 2023, and this includes an encore presentation at the Peoples’ Bank Theatre in Marietta (222 Putnam Street) after a rapturous response to their February 26, 2022 show.
Air Supply is touring across North America, and this includes a show at the historic Peoples’ Bank Theatre in Marietta (222 Putnam Street) on Saturday, February 26.
Ahead of that concert, WOUB’s Ian Saint had the chance to speak with Air Supply’s lead singer, Russell Hitchcock. They had a fascinating chat on a wide variety of topics, including: how Air Supply was rewarded for their authenticity in the long run, despite facing cold critical receptions for years; the drivers of their sudden stratospheric success with “Lost in Love” in 1980, and sustaining their chart reign through the next several singles; manifesting his music career dream in his 30s, and how Russell kept motivated as his 20s ended in struggle. You can stream the full interview on-demand, by clicking play on the SoundCloud widget beneath the headline.
The soft rock superstar duo, Air Supply, consisting of Englishman Graham Russell and Australian Russell Hitchcock, performed before a sold-out crowd at the Chumash Casino Resort on February 17th. The beautiful Santa Ynez valley concert was a massive hit with the band’s many fans, who call themselves “Airheads.”
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This Valentine’s Day, show the one that you love all the ways you care for them with an Air Supply Valentine. Create a digital e-card with a personalized message and share with your loved ones. 💕
Create + send yours at https://bit.ly/AirSupplyValentine
We are excited to be working with Soundwaves Art Foundation to bring some of our best love songs to life.. Artist Tim Wakefield has turned the sound waves of “All Out of Love,” “The One You Love,” and “Lost in Love” into these stunning artworks, and we’ll be autographing each one ordered. Orders are only open now through Valentines day! The best part is we’re donating all profits to IFAW, to share the love with our animal neighbors.
Order yours here: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com/collections/Air-Supply
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