The Vanishing Race is the twelfth album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply, released in 1993. Although the album failed to reach the US charts, its single "Goodbye" peaked at No. 48 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album became especially relevant in Asia, where singles "Goodbye", which reached No. 1 in several Asian countries, and "It's Never Too Late" helped the album reach platinum certification.[2] The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide.

The Vanishing Race
Studio album by Air Supply
Released	May 11, 1993 (1993-05-11)
Recorded	1993 at Trax Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Ground Control Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA).
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Giant Records
Producer	Humberto Gatica
Air Supply chronology
The Earth Is... (1991) The Vanishing Race (1993) News From Nowhere (1995)
Singles from The Vanishing Race
"Goodbye" Released: 1993 "It's Never Too Late" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "It's Never Too Late" (Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood) - 6:01
2. "Faith" (Rick Hahn, George Thatcher) - 4:53
3. "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" (Graham Russell, Guy Allison, Clifford Rehrig) - 4:27
4. "Evidence of Love" (Steve Diamond, Chris Farron) - 4:40
5. "Goodbye" (David Foster, Linda Thompson) - 4:05
6. "The Vanishing Race" (Graham Russell, Larry Antonino, Michael Sherwood) - 5:39
7. "Don't Tell Me" (Graham Russell, Jimmy Haun, Michael Sherwood) - 4:51
8. "Too Sentimental" (Brad Buxer, Graham Russell) - 3:54
9. "I Remember Love" (Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood) - 4:27
10. "I'll Be Thinking of You" (Graham Russell) - 4:26

Personnel

• Russell Hitchcock – lead vocals (1–3, 5, 8–10), backing vocals (1–3, 6–8)
• Graham Russell – lead vocals (1, 3–7), backing vocals (1-3, 6–9), arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6), electric guitar (7), acoustic piano (10)
• Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 9)
• Tim Pierce – electric guitar (2, 3, 6)
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (4, 5)
• Guy Allison – keyboards (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10), programming (7), acoustic piano (10)
• Simon Franglen – Synclavier (1), Synclavier programming (5)
• Rick Hahn – keyboard programming (2), drum programming (2)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (4, 10)
• Claude Gaudette – keyboards (5), drum programming (5, 8), Moog bass (8)
• Brad Buxer – keyboards (8), percussion programming (8)
• Billy Sherwood – 8-string bass (1), 5-string bass (1)
• Leland Sklar – bass (3, 6)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (6, 7, 9)
• Clifford Rehrig – stick bass (9, 10)
• Michael Baird – drums (1)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (3, 6, 9)
• Rafael Padilla – percussion (1–5, 9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (6, 7)
• Steve Tavaglione – saxophone (4, 7, 8)
• Anita Sherman – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Jessica Williams – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Warren Wiebe – backing vocals (2)
• Quiltman – backing vocals (6), Indian chant and prayer (6)
• Michael Sherwood – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Producer, Engineer and Mixing – Humberto Gatica
• Executive Producer – Graham Russell
• Assistant Producer and Engineer – Felipe Elgueta
• A&R – Jeff Aldrich
• Production Coordination – Tony DeFranco
• Mix Assistant – Alejandro Rodriguez
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Cover Artwork – Brett-Livingstone Strong
• Photography – Dean Armstrong

References