ULTIMATE AIR SUPPLY

Air Supply: Graham Russell, Russell Hitchcock. Compilation producers: Rob Santos, Gretchen Brennison. Liner Note Authors: Graham Russell; Michael Hill. Photographers: Jody Russell; Graham Russell. The Australian pop group led by Russel Hitchcock and Graham Russell dominated early-'80s AM radio in the U.S. with their soft, romantic ballads. Unlike many of their peers, though, they had a gift for genuinely memorable, melodically substantive songs. Main writer Graham R. handily mixed MOR with a Paul McCartney/classic-pop influence to turn out the likes of "Lost in Love" and countless others. He and Hitchcock traded off on lead vocals (often within the same song) in a totally organic, seamless way that became a trademark. This collection features smashes like the aforementioned "Lost in Love," "All Out of Love," and "The One That You Love" (are you sensing a lyrical thread here?), but also delves a bit deeper into the Air Supply story by offering such items as their cover of the Badfinger classic "Without You" and much more.

• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD
• Released: 6/3/2003