The Book Of Love is the 14th studio album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply, released in 1997. The album was a serious attempt for the band to penetrate the charts, mainly focusing on mature adult contemporary songs.
Though the album didn’t have any chart entries, the singles “So Much Love” and “When I Say” have gained critical acclaim in USA.
The writing of songs on the album began during their Asian tour on 1995, with the song “Mother Said” being demonstrated by Graham Russell at their room in a hotel on Taipei, Taiwan. It was showned at their interactive CD-ROM titled As Close As This.
Tracks
1 The Book Of Love (Graham Russell) 04:50
2 So Much Love (Graham Russell; Tom Evans) 04:14
3 When I Say (Graham Russell) 05:27
4 We The People (Graham Russell; Mark T Williams) 03:41
5 Once (Graham Russell; Jed Moss) 04:59
6 Let’s Stay Together Tonight (Graham Russell; Mark T Williams; Clifford Rehrig) 07:56
7 Daybreak (Graham Russell) 04:28
8 Mother Said (Graham Russell) 03:15
9 Would You Ever Walk Away (Graham Russell) 03:58
10 All That You Want (Graham Russell; Guy Allison Steiner) 03:51
Musicians
1 The Book Of Love
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Bass | Larry Antonino |
Guitar | Rex Goh |
Acoustic Guitar | Graham Russell |
Keyboards | Graham Russell |
Piano | Jed Moss |
Programming | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
2 So Much Love
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Mark T Williams |
Guitar | Rex Goh |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Piano | Jed Moss |
Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
3 When I Say
Bass | Clifford Rehrig |
Drums | Mark T Williams |
Guitar | Graham Russell |
Piano | Jed Moss |
Strings | Phil Shenale |
Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
Background Vocals | Graham Russell |
Background Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
4 We The People
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Mark T Williams |
Guitar | Rex Goh |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Keyboards | Mark T Williams |
Percussion | Mark T Williams |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
Background Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
Background Vocals | The Waters |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
5 Once
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Piano | Jed Moss |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
6 Let’s Stay Together Tonight
Bass | Clifford Rehrig |
Drums | Mark T Williams |
Guitar | Rex Goh |
Guitar | Graham Russell |
Keyboards | Guy Allison Steiner |
Keyboards | Phil Shenale |
Background Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
7 Daybreak
Piano | Jed Moss |
Strings | Randy Kerber |
Background Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
Background Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
8 Mother Said
Bass | Clifford Rehrig |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Piano | Jed Moss |
Harp | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
9 Would You Ever Walk Away
Bass | Clifford Rehrig |
Guitar | Graham Russell |
Keyboards | Guy Allison Steiner |
Percussion | Mark T Williams |
Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
10 All That You Want
Drums (programming) | Graham Russell |
Drums (programming) | Guy Allison Steiner |
Guitar | Rex Goh |
Keyboards | Guy Allison Steiner |
Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
Background Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
Vocals | Graham Russell |
Vocals | Russell Hitchcock |
Liner Notes
Producer – Graham Russell
Conductor – Mark T. Williams
Coordinator – Jodi Russell
Engineer – Alejandro Rodriguez
Engineer (Assistant) – Tony Meador
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Alejandro Rodriguez
Mixed By (Assistant) – Jeff Robinette
Art Direction, Design – Lyn Bradley
Photography – Michael Wilson
Mastered At Gateway Mastering
Mixed At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Runs With The Wild
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Phonographic Copyright Giant Records
Copyright Giant Records