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Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Australian soft rock group Air Supply, released in August 1983. It spent one week on top of the Australian (Kent Music Report) album chart on 26 September 1983.[1] The Jim Steinman-written and produced track "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" was released as a single and is Air Supply's last top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album sold over 7 million copies in the US.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Air Supply
Released	August 1983
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	37:27 (CD Edition)
Label	Arista
Producer	Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher Harry Maslin Robie Porter Jim Steinman Peter Dawkins
Air Supply chronology
Now and Forever (1982) Greatest Hits (1983) Ghostbusters: Original Soundtrack Album (1984)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Making Love Out of Nothing at All" Released: July 1983

Background

Australian soft rock group Air Supply had been formed in Melbourne in 1975 by vocalists Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell.[2][3] By the late 1970s they were based in the United States.[2] Their compilation album Greatest Hits was issued by Arista Records in August 1983, which included a new track "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" released as a single in July 1983.[2][4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Track listings

1. "Lost in Love" (Graham Russell) – 3:51
2. "Even the Nights Are Better" (Kenneth Bell, Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace) – 3:57
3. "The One That You Love" (Russell) – 4:17
4. "Every Woman in the World" (Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker) – 3:29
5. "Chances" (Russell) – 3:32
6. "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" (Jim Steinman) – 5:15
7. "All Out of Love" (Clive Davis, Russell) – 4:01
8. "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)" (Norman Sallitt) – 3:46
9. "Sweet Dreams" (Russell) – 5:19

Personnel

Credits (tracks 1–5, 7–9)

• Russell Hitchcock – lead and backing vocals
• Graham Russell – lead vocals (1, 4, 7), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9), rhythm guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), acoustic guitar (3, 8, 9)
• David Moyse – lead guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), bass (1, 4, 5, 7), backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7), rhythm guitar (3, 8, 9)
• Rex Goh – lead guitar (2), rhythm guitar (8, 9)
• Frank Esler-Smith – keyboards, orchestrations
• David Green – bass (2, 3, 8, 9)
• Ralph Cooper – drums (1-5, 7, 8, 9)

Credits (track 6 "Making Love Out of Nothing at All")

Air Supply

• Russell Hitchcock – lead vocals
• Graham Russell – backing vocals

Musicians

• Roy Bittan – acoustic piano, synthesizers, arrangements
• Larry Fast – synthesizers
• Rick Derringer – guitar
• Sid McGinnis – acoustic guitar
• Steve Buslowe – bass
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Jim Steinman – arrangements
• Rory Dodd – additional backing vocals
• Holly Sherwood – additional backing vocals
• Eric Troyer – additional backing vocals

Production

• Clive Davis – executive producer
• Rick Chertoff – producer (1)
• Charles Fisher – producer (1)
• Robie Porter – producer (1, 4, 5, 7)
• Harry Maslin – producer (2, 3, 4, 8, 9), engineer (2, 3, 8, 9)
• Jim Steinman – producer (6), mixing (6)
• John Jansen – associate producer (6), engineer (6), mixing (6)
• Rod Hui – engineer (6)
• Scott Litt – engineer (6)
• Arthur Payson – engineer (6)
• Dee Rob – engineer (6)
• Neil Dorfsman – mixing (6)
• Greg Calbi – mastering (6)
• Donn Davenport – art direction, design
• Linda Fenimore – illustration
• Don Arden – management

Charts

References

External links

• Google Music: Air Supply

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