Air Supply (1976 album)


Air Supply is the debut album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply which was released on CBS Records in December 1976. The album peaked at No. 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. It includes the single, "Love and Other Bruises" released ahead of the album in October which reached No. 6 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The second single, "Empty Pages", issued in February 1977 did not reach the Top 40. The album reached gold status in Australia. It wasn't until the album Lost In Love that the band broke through international charts. In Japan, the album was reissued as Strangers in Love to avoid confusion with the band's 1985 self-titled album.

Background

, Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell met in May 1975 while performing in the Australian production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. With Hammond and Hitchcock on vocals and Russell on guitar, they formed Air Supply as a harmony vocal group in Melbourne. Hammond left to form Cheetah and was replaced by Jeremy Paul on bass guitar and vocals in 1976. The group's first single, "Love and Other Bruises", peaked at No. 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in October. It was followed by Air Supply, their debut album, in December, which reached No. 17 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart and achieved gold in Australia. The album was produced by Peter Dawkins with Air Supply line-up as Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and drummer Jeff Browne, guitarist Mark McEntee and keyboardist, arranger Adrian Scott. The second single was "Empty Pages" peaked at No. 43. A national tour followed with Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and Scott joined by Nigel Macara on drums and Brenton White on guitar. Brenton White rehearsed but did not perform with Air Supply.

Track listing

Personnel

Air Supply members
Additional musicians
Recording details
Artwork
7" Singles
DateTracksLengthLabelCatalog
1976"Love and Other Bruises"3:43CBSBA 222231
1976"If You Knew Me"4:02CBSBA 222231
1977"Empty Pages"4:20CBSBA 222274
1977"Feel the Breeze"3:55CBSBA 222274

Album
DateRegionLabelFormatCatalogNotes
1976AustraliaCBSLPSBP 234929
1976New ZealandCBSLPSBP 234929
1976CanadaColumbiaLPPES 90413
1976AustraliaCBSCASPC 4929
1976AustraliaSummit/RainbowCASSUL 3002
1977AustraliaCBS2LPSBP 241031Repackaged with The Whole Thing's Started
1980JapanEpic/SonyLP25•3P-232Issued as Strangers in Love, alternate cover
1981AustraliaHarmonyLPHC 15070Love and Other Bruises compilation, includes six tracks from Air Supply
1981AustraliaHarmonyCASTCHC 15070Love and Other Bruises compilation, includes six tracks from Air Supply
1981AustraliaSummit/RainbowCASSC 3036Love and Other Bruises compilation, includes six tracks from Air Supply
1988AustraliaColumbia/SonyCD463016 2Love and Other Bruises compilation, includes six tracks from Air Supply
1988AustraliaCBS/DisctronicsCD463016 2Reissue of 1981 compilation, alternate cover
1988AustraliaCBSCAS463016 4Reissue of 1981 compilation, alternate cover
1991AustraliaRainbowCDRCD 1118First appearance of full album on CD
1992AustraliaRainbow2CD2RCD 111/112Feel the Breeze, includes Air Supply and The Whole Thing's Started
1996KoreaColumbia/SonyCD486553.2Once Upon a Time, includes three tracks from Air Supply
1996KoreaColumbia/SonyCAS486553.4Once Upon a Time, includes three tracks from Air Supply