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"Lost in Love" is a 1980 song recorded by the Australian soft rock group Air Supply. The song was written by group member Graham Russell. The original version of the song appeared on the Life Support album in 1979 and was released as a single in Australia, reaching number 13 on the Kent Music Report. The group re-recorded the song for the album of the same name in 1980 and this version was released as a single in the US, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Lost in Love"
Single by Air Supply
from the album Lost in Love and Life Support
B-side	"I Don't Want to Lose You"
Released	January 1980
Recorded	1978
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:51 5:34 (Original version)
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Graham Russell
Producer(s)	Robie Porter, Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher
Air Supply singles chronology
"What a Life" (1978) "Lost in Love" (1980) "All Out of Love" (1980)
Music video
"Lost in Love" on YouTube

Air Supply's popularity in their native country during the mid to late 1970s had not been matched elsewhere. Russell travelled to England in 1979, and while there, discovered that the group's Australian record label Big Time Records had sold "Lost in Love" to Arista Records in the United States for distribution. Soon thereafter, their song became a hit on the music charts in the US.[1] The song spent four weeks at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1980 and topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart for six weeks that same year.[2]

Cash Box described it as "soft rock, with elegant acoustic guitar work, glistening harmonies, light rhythm and electric piano touches."[3]

This song was featured in an episode of Family Guy, "Emission Impossible", the 1981 American film Private Lessons, and the Australian film Hotel de Love.

Personnel

• Russell Hitchcock – vocals
• Graham Russell – vocals, guitar
• Frank Esler-Smith – keyboard

Music videos

There are two music videos for "Lost in Love". One, an official video, has Air Supply singing on a blue background, while their entire band of additional personnel play their music for them. The other one has Air Supply singing live at a concert.[4][5]

Charts

Dickey Lee and Kathy Burdick version

A country music version of "Lost in Love" was recorded later in 1980 by singers Dickey Lee and Kathy Burdick. This version peaked at number 30 on the Billboard country music chart.

Demis Roussos version

"Lost in Love"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album Man of the World
Released	1980 (1980)
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Graham Russell
Producer(s)	David Mackay
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me" (1978) "Lost in Love" (1980) "Follow Me" (1982)
Music video
"Lost in Love" (Official Video) on YouTube

That same year 1980, Demis Roussos covered the song on his 1980 studio album Man of the World. The recording featured singer Florence Warner. The cover was also released as a single, which reached no. 3 in Belgium (Flanders) and no. 4 in the Netherlands.[18]

The recording was produced by David Mackay.[18]

Track listing

7" single Mercury 6000 419 (1980, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, UK, Peru, South Africa, etc.)

A. "Lost In Love" (featuring Florence Warner) (3:31)

B. "Had to Run'" (3:04)[18][19]

7" single Mercury 6000 601 (1980, Italy)

A. "Lost In Love" (featuring Florence Warner) (3:30)

B. "Nascerà (Highway Home)'" (3:10)[18][20]

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22]	4

Deep Obsession version

In 1998, "Lost in Love" was covered by New Zealand pop group Deep Obsession. It was released as their debut single and topped the charts in their homeland, staying at number one for two weeks in August 1998.[23] Their next two singles, "Cold" and "One & Only" were also number one hits.

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.)
• List of number-one singles in 1998 (New Zealand)

References

External links

• Demis Roussos — "Lost in Love" at Discogs
• Demis Roussos — "Lost In Love / Nascerà (Highway Home)" at Discogs

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