News from Nowhere (Air Supply album)

News from Nowhere is the thirteenth studio album by British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released in 1995. The album marks a turn for the band from pop to more adult-oriented themes. The 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.

Reception

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."

Track listing

Personnel

• Russell Hitchcock – vocals, harmony vocals (4)
• Graham Russell – vocals (1–3, 5, 6, 8–11), acoustic guitar (1, 3–6, 10, 11), nylon guitar (2), harmony vocals (4), additional nylon guitar (8)
• 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)
• Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 8), guitars (7), dobro (8), nylon guitar (8)
• Marty Walsh – guitars (3, 4, 9), electric guitar (5, 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)
• Mark Towner Williams – talking drum (1), additional percussion (1), drums (3, 4, 7–10), percussion (5, 8)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 6, 8)
• Martin Tillman – cello (1, 8, 10)
• Lili Haydn – violin (8, 10)
• John Philip Shenale – string arrangements (2, 3, 7, 9)
• Scott Smalley – string conductor (2, 3, 7, 9)
• Michael Sherwood – backing vocals (1, 10, 11)
• C.C. White – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Graham Russell – producer
• Alejandro Rodriguez – mixing, engineer (1–3, 5–11)
• Billy Sherwood – engineer (4)
• Pat Karamian – recording assistant
• Manny Marroquin – recording assistant
• James McIlvery – recording assistant
• Krish Sharma – recording assistant
• Andy Warwick – recording assistant
• Glen Niebaur – live string recording assistant
• Jodi Russell – string dates coordinator
• Simon Russell – studio support
• Bruttars Copying Services – copyist
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Heather Laurie – art direction
• Chris Reisig –photography
• Lisa Taylor – photography
• Beth Goodman – stylist
• Katrina Borgstrom – hair, make-up
• Barry Siegel – management

References