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Formation of the group
Chrissie Hammond, 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. Chrissie and Russell were the vocals and Graham played guitar, they formed a harmony vocal group in Melbourne while the show was still playing., Chrisse left the group to form Cheetah and was replaced by Jeremy Paul on bass guitar and vocals in 1976. Together they formed Air Supply -
First Single
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Debute Album
Air Supply released their first album, titled Air Supply -
Second Album released
Air Supply released their second album, The whole things Started, and later on their third Album, Love and other Bruises. -
Yet, anothe album
Air Supply released Life Support, a concept album which included a picture disc on its first printing -
Lost in Love - Major turning point for Air Supply
A remake of their one of their earlier singles was re-released and an album titled Lost in love followed. It contained three US Top 5 singles, including the title track which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 in the United Kingdom Singles Chart. The other US Top 5 singles were "Every Woman in the World" and "All Out of Love". The album sold three million copies in the US and peaked at No. 22 on Billboard 200. -
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Even better news for Air Supply
In 1981, Air Supply released The One That You Love, with the title track issued as a single which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] It also featured two other Top 5 hits, "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)", written by Norman Saleet and "Sweet Dreams". A fourth single, "I'll Never Get Enough", co-written by Jeanne Napoli, Gary Portnoy and Judy Quay, was released in Japan and achieved Top 10 status.
Their next album Now And Forever, in 1982, continued the group's popularity -
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More fame
In 1983, Air Supply also released their first live video, Air Supply Live in Hawaii. In 1984, their song "I Can Wait Forever" was featured in a scene of the blockbuster movie Ghostbusters, and was included in the soundtrack album. In 1985, they had a Top 20 Billboard hit with "Just as I Am" from the Air Supply album, a couple of minor hits ("Lonely Is the Night" and "One More Chance") from the album Hearts in Motion released in 1986. -
The breaking of the Duo
Air Supply recorded a 1987 Christmas Album before taking a break as a band. During this time, Hitchcock released his self-titled album in 1988 which was not a big seller. However, he did have the single "Swear to Your Heart" in 1990 - from the movie soundtrack for Arachnophobia - which received significant airplay. -
Back together
Air Supply got back together and the duo record The Earth Is, which was released in 1991. The recording contains their hit single "Without You," along with singles for "Stronger Than the Night" (with a music video announcing that Air Supply was back) and "Stop the Tears" and the album sold more than one million copies. The official fan club released The Earth Is World Tour video, a rare collector's item that contains live footage from the band's global tour in support of the album. -
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AroundAsia
The Vanishing Race in 1993 which was supported by the hit single "Goodbye" produced by David Foster, This would lead to another world tour in 1993 which included Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Dick Smith. "It's Never too Late" was another single released from the Vanishing Race. the album sold 4 million copies.
Their third album of the decade, News from Nowhere, was released in 1995. It contained the Asian hit singles "Someone", "Always", and a cover of "Unchained Melody" -
Still in Asia
Their popularity continued to soar in Southeast Asian countries, culminating in the release of Now and Forever: Greatest Hits Live, a CD and DVD recording of a live concert in Taipei, Taiwan, also in 1995, which stayed at the top of the Asian album charts for 16 weeks. -
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Struggle in Modern day times
They continued to tour heavily throughout Asia and in select venues in the U.S., and continued to released the more adult contemporary titled The Book of Love (1997), Yours Truly (2001), and Across the Concrete Sky (2003). In 2005, they released a live CD/DVD recording, and performed in Havana, Cuba, becoming one of the first foreign bands invited to perform in the country. -
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Struggle in Modern day
They were booked to perform two concerts, and played the first show on 7 July, the day before Hurricane Dennis hit the country. In high winds, their first concert had an audience of 175,000. Due to the hurricane, they could not play the second show. Fans staying at the same hotel as Air Supply on 8 July had to be content with Russell performing acoustically for them, as there was no electricity.
Their songs were featured in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Wedding Date and Bad Company (2002 film). -
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Struggle in Modern day
In 2006, they released an acoustic album, The Singer and the Song, and are gearing up for the release of their first studio album in three years, Zed. In support of the acoustic album, they made their first trip to India in May 2006. On 2 December 2006 the duo performed to a capacity crowd in Kingston, Jamaica. This was their second visit to Jamaica, having performed at the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in January 2006. -
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Struggle in Modern day
They also have been seen endorsing Time–Life's Classic Soft-Rock Collection. In 2007, Russell released his first adult contemporary solo album called The Future.
Russell made an appearance in Believe, a comedy about Multi-Level Marketing.
In 2008, based on their chart performance, they were ranked the 83rd best musical act of all time in Billboard Hot 100's 50th anniversary edition.
They appeared on the 19 December 2008, edition of Don't Forget the Lyrics.