News from Nowhere (album)

News from Nowhere
Studio album by Air Supply
Released	1995
Recorded	A&M, Sound Chamber, Conway, Chapel, Enterprise: Los Angeles, CA. 1994
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Giant Records
Producer	Graham Russell
Air Supply chronology
The Vanishing Race (1993) News From Nowhere (1995) Now and Forever...Greatest Hits Live (1995)

News from Nowhere is the 13th studio album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply released in 1995. The album marks a turn for the band from pop to more adult-oriented themes. Single "Someone" reached #60 in US Adult Contemporary charts.^[1] The interpretation of the song "Unchained Melody" and single "Always" both have become favourites in the band's repertoire.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt it was a "carefully crafted piece of adult contemporary pop, but it lacks memorable songs and suffers from several uninspired performances."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Someone" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell) - 5:12
2. "Just Between the Lines" (Graham Russell, Rex Goh) - 4:03
3. "Heart of the Rose" (Graham Russell) - 5:36
4. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) - 3:43
5. "Feel for Your Love" (Graham Russell, Billy Sherwood, Marty Walsh) - 5:21
6. "News from Nowhere" (Graham Russell) - 6:10
7. "Always" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood) - 4:12
8. "Can't Stop the Rain" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell) - 4:17
9. "Primitive Man" (Guy Allison, Graham Russell) - 5:04
10. "Spirit of Love" (Graham Russell, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Michael Sherwood) - 4:30
11. "I Know You Better Than You Think" (Graham Russell, J.S. Bach) - 4:02

Personnel

• Guy Allison: piano, keyboards, African drums
• Larry Antonino: bass
• Paulinho Da Costa: percussion
• Lili Haydn: violin
• Russell Hitchcock: lead and backing vocals
• Alex Rodriguez: engineer
• Michael Ruff: Hammond organ
• Graham Russell: acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals, producer
• John Philip Shenale: strings, arranger
• Billy Sherwood: synthesizer, drums, backing vocals, engineer
• Michael Sherwood: backing vocals
• Scott Smalley: conductor
• Michael Thompson: dobro, electric guitar
• Martin Tillman: cello
• Marty Walsh: guitar
• C.C. White: backing vocals
• Mark Towner Williams: percussion, drums
• Hans Zermuellen: strings, harmonium, keyboards

References

1. Biographies: Air Supply 8-12-08
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "News from Nowhere – Air Supply". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 5 July 2015.