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| name              = Air Supply
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| caption           = Russell, left, and Hitchcock, right, at Paramount Theater in Denver (2023)
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| origin            = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], Australia
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Soft rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[pop music|pop]]}}
| years_active      = 1975–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Warner Records|Warner]]|[[Giant Records (Warner)|Giant]]|A Nice Pear|[[EMI]]|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]}}
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| current_members   = * [[Russell Hitchcock]]
* [[Graham Russell]]
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| website           = {{URL|airsupplymusic.com/}}
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'''Air Supply''' are a [[soft rock]] duo formed in [[Melbourne]], Australia, in 1975, consisting of English musician [[Graham Russell]] (vocals, guitar) and Australian singer [[Russell Hitchcock]]. 

With record sales of 100 million worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Tom |title=Air Supply contends it's a rock 'n' roll band |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/entertainment/2013/06/30/air-supply-contends-its-a-rock-n-roll-band/46601699/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=South Bend Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> they had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five hits on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], "[[Lost in Love (Air Supply song)|Lost in Love]]" (1979), "[[All Out of Love]]", "[[Every Woman in the World]]" (both 1980), "[[The One That You Love]]", "[[Here I Am (Air Supply song)|Here I Am]]" (both 1981), "[[Sweet Dreams (Air Supply song)|Sweet Dreams]]", "[[Even the Nights Are Better]]" (both 1982) and "[[Making Love Out of Nothing at All]]" (1983). In Australia, they had four top&nbsp;ten placements with "[[Love and Other Bruises]]" (1976), "All Out of Love", "Every Woman in the World" and "The One That You Love". Their highest charting studio album, ''[[The One That You Love (album)|The One That You Love]]'' (1981) reached number&nbsp;ten in both Australia and the US. The group, which relocated to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, has included many members, with Hitchcock and Russell at the core. 

The [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) inducted Air Supply into their [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] on 1 December 2013, at the annual [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013|ARIA Awards]].

==History==
===Formation and early years: 1975–1980===
Air Supply's founding members met on 12 May 1975,<ref>CBS Sunday Morning 2/16/20</ref> while rehearsing for the Australian production of the musical ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="SpencerAirS"/> Chrissie Hammond portrayed Mary Magdalene, while [[Russell Hitchcock]] and [[Graham Russell]] were in the chorus.<ref name="Jesu Super">{{cite web | url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/101860 | title=Event: ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' | publisher=[[AusStage]] | date=June 1975 | via=[[National Library of Australia]] | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170302115649/https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/101860 | archive-date=2 March 2017 | access-date=10 September 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> With the show they toured Australia and New Zealand for 18&nbsp;months.<ref name="Daily Breeze 1"/> In 1958, as a three-year-old, English-born Hammond had migrated to Melbourne with her family, including older sister Lyndsay Hammond, who also became a rock singer.<ref name="Poorten">{{cite web |last=van Poorten |first=Toine |title=Cheetah: Rock 'n Roll Women Forever! |url=http://www.metalmaidens.com/cheetah.htm |work=Metal Maidens |publisher=Rita van Poorten |date=Summer 2006 |access-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061017043140/http://www.metalmaidens.com/cheetah.htm |archive-date = 17 October 2006 |url-status = live }}</ref> Russell, also English-born, had been a percussionist in United Kingdom group, Union Blues, in 1965.<ref name="ARDb"/> After arriving in Australia in 1968, Russell performed solo and was later, in 1973, a member of Eli Flash with Hammond, her sister Lyndsay, Brenton White and Sam McNally later of Stylus. “Love and Other Bruises” was originally demoed by Russell, Lyndsay Hammond and Brenton White in 1974.<ref name="ARDb"/> Hitchcock left school in 1965 to work as a salesman, also joining a group, 19th Generation, on drums and vocals.

With Hammond and Hitchcock on vocals and Russell on guitar, they formed Air Supply as a harmony vocal group in Melbourne in 1975.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="Air Sup Early">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article262519652 |title=''Air Supply'' Album |newspaper=[[The Australian Jewish News]] |volume=XLII |issue=29 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=7 April 1977 |access-date=10 September 2022 |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia | quote=Graham began singing with fellow cast members, Russell Hitchcock and Chrissie Hammond who had worked with him often in Melbourne.}}</ref> When the show's run finished in late 1976, Hammond departed to form a hard rock group, [[Cheetah (band)|Cheetah]], with her sister.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Holmgren C">{{cite web |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/cheetah.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040303214834/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/cheetah.html |archive-date=3 March 2004 |title=Cheetah |first=Magnus |last=Holmgren |publisher=Australian Rock Database |url-status=usurped |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref> Hammond was replaced in the group by Jeremy Paul (ex-Soffrok) who provided bass guitar and backing vocals.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> Paul had joined the cast of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' when it reached Brisbane and continued with the show to New Zealand.<ref name="Air Sup Early"/> According to Paul, the group's name was "indicative of the sound and feeling forming the relationships within the band".<ref name="Air Sup Early"/> The group's first single, "[[Love and Other Bruises]]", was released in October 1976 and peaked at No.&nbsp;6 on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] singles chart.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/><ref name="Ryan charts">{{cite web |url=https://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=21533&pages=11 |title=Forum – Chart Positions Pre 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) |first=Gavin |last=Ryan (as "bulion") |work=Australian Charts Portal |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref> Russell recalled that they had been unable to promote "Love and Other Bruises" while still performing in ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', due to contractual obligations to the show.<ref name="Daily Breeze 1">{{cite news |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2010/07/29/mystery-heartbreak-behind-air-supply/ |title=Mystery, Heartbreak Behind Air Supply |newspaper=[[Daily Breeze]] |date=29 July 2010 |access-date=10 September 2022 |url-access=subscription }} Note: source incorrectly claims "Love and Other Bruises" was a radio hit in 1975 (not released until late 1976), and that ''Air Supply'' reached No.&nbsp;1 (it reached No.&nbsp;17).</ref> It was first aired on weekly teen pop music TV show, ''[[Countdown (Australian TV program)|Countdown]]'' in early December 1976.<ref name="Countdown Mem 1">{{cite web | url=http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/webgirl/main&cmd=list&range=8,8&cmd=all&Id=187 | title=Welcome to the ''Countdown'' Archives – Year: 1976, Date: 05/12/1976, Show no: 90 | work=Countdown Memories | access-date=14 September 2022 }}</ref> It remains their highest charting single in Australia.<ref name="Kent"/><ref name="Ryan charts"/>

The group followed with their debut album, ''[[Air Supply (1976 album)|Air Supply]]'', in December 1976, which reached No.&nbsp;17 on the Kent Music Report albums chart and achieved [[Music recording sales certification|gold accreditation]] for shipment of 20,000 copies.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/> It was produced by [[Peter Dawkins (musician)|Peter Dawkins]] ([[Spectrum (band)|Spectrum]], [[Ross Ryan]]) with the line-up of Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and drummer Jeff Browne, guitarist [[Mark McEntee]], and keyboardist Adrian Scott.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="SpencerAirS"/> Other singles were "If You Knew Me", "Empty Pages" and "Feel the Breeze", but none reached the top&nbsp;40.<ref name="Kent"/> McEntee had left Air Supply by the end of 1976 to work as a session musician. In 1980, bandmates McEntee and Paul formed [[Divinyls]] alongside [[Chrissy Amphlett]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="Creswell">{{cite book |title=1001 Australians You Should Know |last=Creswell |first=Toby |author-link1=Toby Creswell |author2=Trenoweth, Samantha |year=2006 |publisher=Pluto Press Australia |isbn=1-86403-361-4 |page=25 }}</ref> Air Supply undertook a national tour in support of their debut album with Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and Scott joined by Nigel Macara (ex–[[Tamam Shud]], [[Ariel (Australian band)|Ariel]]) on drums and Brenton White (Skintight) on guitar.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="SpencerAirS"/> Brenton White rehearsed but did not perform with Air Supply. Later he played with Roberta Flack, Renee Geyer, Doug Parkinson and many others. {{citation needed|date=September 2022}} In April 1977, portions of their music videos for "Empty Pages" and "Do What You Do" were screened on ''Countdown''.<ref name="Countdown spots">{{cite web |url=http://1970scountdown.atspace.com/exists.html |title=Untitled |website=970scountdown.atspace.com |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref>

Their second album, ''[[The Whole Thing's Started]]'', also produced by Dawkins,<ref name="ARDb"/> was released in July 1977, with White replaced on lead guitar by [[Rex Goh]].<ref name="McF"/> White did not play on the album. The album provided three singles, but neither album nor singles charted in the top&nbsp;40.<ref name="Kent"/> In mid-1977, the group supported [[Rod Stewart]] during his tour of Australia, and he invited them to continue to the United States and Canada.<ref name="McF"/> Mid-tour they worked on their third album, ''[[Love & Other Bruises]]'', in Los Angeles from July to August. It included re-recordings of tracks from their previous two albums, with Jimmy Horowitz producing, and was released later that year in the US on [[Columbia Records]].<ref name="ARDb"/> At the end of 1977, Paul left and the line-up of Hitchcock, Macara, Goh and Russell, were joined by [[Joey Carbone]] on keyboards, [[Robin Le Mesurier]] on co-lead guitar and Howard Sukimoto on bass guitar.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="SpencerAirS"/> Air Supply performed in London supporting [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] and [[Boz Scaggs]].<ref name="McF"/>

Although their music had some commercial success, Russell claimed, on a 1995 DVD, that he and Hitchcock were so poor that they checked the backs of hotel sofas for change so that they could buy bread to make toast. By early 1978, the line-up was Hitchcock, Macara and Russell, with Ken Francis on guitar, Rick Mellick on keyboards and Bill Putt (Spectrum, Ariel) on bass guitar.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="SpencerAirS"/> In April of that year, Russell was considering relocating to Los Angeles: "Even though it's expensive it's the music centre of the world. In Australia you can hit yourself against a brick wall."<ref name="Short">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54686701 |title=Hey! Air Supply & Demand |first=Jan |last=Short |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=45 |issue=45 |date=12 April 1978 |access-date=10 September 2022 |page=97 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> By mid-1978, only Hitchcock and Russell remained, backed by Ralph Cooper ([[Sebastian Hardie#1973–1977: Four Moments and Windchase|Windchase]]) on drums, and former Sailor members Brian Hamilton on bass guitar and vocals and David Moyse on guitar.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="SpencerAirS"/>

In April 1979, the band released ''[[Life Support (Air Supply album)|Life Support]]'',<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> a [[concept album]] which included a picture disc on its first pressing. It was recorded at Trafalgar Studios, Sydney. The album had a five-and-a-half-minute version of "[[Lost in Love (Air Supply song)|Lost in Love]]", written by Russell, which was released as a single and peaked at No.&nbsp;13 in Australia and No.3 in [[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/><ref name="NZLCharts"/> The track caught the attention of [[Arista Records]] boss [[Clive Davis]], who remixed the song and released it as a single in the US early the following year. The line-up for the album kept Hitchcock, Russell, Cooper, and Moyse, and added Criston Barker (bass guitar) and Frank Esler-Smith (keyboards) with help from other session musicians.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> Esler-Smith had previously known Hitchcock and Russell from working with them in ''Jesus Christ Superstar''.

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A remixed version of "Lost in Love" was issued internationally as a single in January 1980 on Arista Records. The associated album, ''[[Lost in Love (Air Supply album)|Lost in Love]]'', appeared in March, which was co-produced by [[Robie Porter]], [[Rick Chertoff]] and [[Charles Fisher (producer)|Charles Fisher]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> It contained three US top&nbsp;five singles, including the title track, which peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Billboard Singles"/> The others were "[[Every Woman in the World]]" (No.&nbsp;5) and "[[All Out of Love]]" (No.&nbsp;2).<ref name="Billboard Singles"/> The latter two singles were top&nbsp;10 hits in Australia,<ref name="Kent"/> with "All Out of Love" also reaching No.&nbsp;11 on the [[UK singles chart]] and No.&nbsp;17 in the Netherlands.<ref name="UKCharts"/><ref name="NLDCharts"/> The album had the same line-up of Barker, Cooper, Esler-Smith, Hitchcock, Moyse and Russell.<ref name="McF"/> It sold three million copies in the US and peaked at No.&nbsp;22 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard Singles"/> It reached No,&nbsp;21 in Australia and No.&nbsp;22 in New Zealand.<ref name="Kent"/><ref name="NZLCharts"/>

=== 1981–1990 ===
Air Supply's sixth studio album, ''[[The One That You Love (album)|The One That You Love]]'' (July 1981), was produced by [[Harry Maslin]] with the [[The One That You Love|title track]] issued as a single in April.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> It is the group's only No.&nbsp;1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot&nbsp;100.<ref name="Billboard Singles"/> The album provided two more US top&nbsp;five hits, "[[Here I Am (Air Supply song)|Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)]]" (August) and "[[Sweet Dreams (Air Supply song)|Sweet Dreams]]" (December).<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="Billboard Singles"/> A fourth single, "[[I'll Never Get Enough of You]]", a cover version of [[Samantha Sang]]'s song, was released in Japan in 1981 and achieved top&nbsp;ten status there.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} During recording, Barker left and was replaced by David Green on bass guitar, while early member Goh returned on guitar.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/>

From 1981 Air Supply regularly appeared on US music show, ''[[Solid Gold (TV series)|Solid Gold]]'' (1980–1988).<ref name="Solid Gold Appearances">{{cite web | url=https://sites.google.com/site/ajmtvarchives/solid-gold | title=''Solid Gold'' 1980-1988 | work=sites.google.com | access-date=10 September 2022 }}</ref> Hitchcock and Russell also filled-in as co-hosts when resident co-host [[Andy Gibb]] was unavailable.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} Gibb's attendance on the show became problematic and he was fired in 1982.<ref name="Levin">{{cite web | url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-death-of-golden-child-vol-29-no-12/ | title=Death of Golden Child | first=Eric | last=Levin | work=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=28 March 1988 | access-date=10 September 2022 }}</ref> The duo co-hosted the show in October 1983 (with [[Marilyn McCoo]]) and September 1985 (with [[Dionne Warwick]]).<ref name="Solid Gold Appearances"/>

Their seventh studio album ''[[Now and Forever (Air Supply album)|Now and Forever]]'', was released in June 1982 with the line-up of Cooper, Esler-Smith, Goh, Green, Hitchcock, Moyse and Russell; it was produced by Maslin, again.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> It continued the group's popularity in the US with top&nbsp;5 hit "[[Even the Nights Are Better]]" (June) and two top&nbsp;40 singles, "[[Young Love (Air Supply song)|Young Love]]" and "[[Two Less Lonely People in the World]]" (November).<ref name="Billboard Singles"/> On the Australian singles chart, "Even the Nights Are Better" reached the top&nbsp;40 and is the group's last single to do so.<ref name="Kent"/> It also peaked in the top&nbsp;40 in New Zealand.

They released their first compilation album, ''[[Greatest Hits (1983 Air Supply album)|Greatest Hits]]'', in August 1983,<ref name="McF"/> which included a new single, "[[Making Love Out of Nothing at All]]" (July), written by [[Jim Steinman]]. The album reached number&nbsp;one in Australia,<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/> number&nbsp;two in New Zealand,<ref name="NZLCharts"/> and number&nbsp;seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="Billboard Singles">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/air-supply/chart-history/tlp/ | title=Air Supply | magazine=Billboard | access-date=11 September 2022 }}</ref> – selling 5&nbsp;million copies in the US by March 1993 according to [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="RIAA Certificates">{{cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Air+Supply#search_section | title=Gold & Platinum: Search Results for Air Supply | publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) | access-date=11 September 2022 }}</ref>

"Making Love Out of Nothing at All" was their equal second biggest US hit (with "All Out of Love") at No.&nbsp;2, behind their only US number-one single, "The One That You Love".<ref name="Billboard Singles"/> The band also released their first live video album, ''Air Supply Live in Hawaii'' in 1983. Their song "I Can Wait Forever", which was co-written by Russell with [[David Foster]] and [[Jay Graydon]], was featured in a scene of the film, ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' (June 1984), and was included on its [[Ghostbusters (1984 soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] in the same month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2FKg8WOQtN015jM0eiKrNz|title=Ghostbusters - Soundtrack - Spotify|website=[[Spotify]] |year=1984|access-date=6 September 2021|archive-date=6 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906141415/https://open.spotify.com/album/2FKg8WOQtN015jM0eiKrNz|url-status=live}}</ref>

By the mid-1980s, Goh, Green and Moyse had all left, and the band's February 1985 [[Air Supply (1985 album)|self-titled album]] had Cooper, Esler-Smith, Hitchcock and Russell joined by [[Wally Stocker]] (ex-[[the Babys]]) on guitar, Don Cromwell on bass guitar, and Ken Rarick on keyboards.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> This album included their last top&nbsp;20 ''Billboard'' hit with their rendition of [[Rob Hegel]]'s 1982 single, "[[Just as I Am (Rob Hegel song)|Just as I Am]]" (May 1985),<ref name="Billboard Singles"/> which was also their last charting single in Australia.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/> They released a cover version of Jennifer Rush's "[[The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)|The Power of Love]]" in July, which reached No.&nbsp;21 in New Zealand,<ref name="NZLCharts"/> and they had a minor US hit with "[[Lonely Is the Night (Air Supply song)|Lonely Is the Night]]" from the album ''[[Hearts in Motion]]'' (August 1986) – their last US charting studio album on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Billboard Singles"/>

Russell and Hitchcock recorded a 1987 ''[[The Christmas Album (Air Supply album)|Christmas Album]]'', containing the holiday single "The Eyes of a Child", before taking a break as a band. During this time, Hitchcock released a solo [[Russell Hitchcock (album)|self-titled album]] in 1988 which was not a big seller. However, his single "[[Swear to Your Heart]]" (1990) – from the soundtrack album for the film ''[[Arachnophobia (film)|Arachnophobia]]'' – received significant airplay and reached the top&nbsp;ten on the US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart.<ref name="Whitburn AC">{{Citation | author1=Whitburn, Joel |author-link1=Joel Whitburn | title=Joel Whitburn's Top Adult Contemporary, 1961-1993 | date=1993 | publisher=Record Research | isbn=978-0-89820-099-7 |page=111 }}</ref>

=== 1991–2000 ===
Using previous producer, Maslin and the returning Cooper, the duo recorded ''[[The Earth Is ...]]'', which was released in July 1991 by [[Giant Records (Warner)|Giant Records]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]]. It contains their rendition of Badfinger's "[[Without You (Badfinger song)|Without You]]", which reached the US Adult Contemporary top&nbsp;50.<ref name="Billboard Adult Contemporary">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/air-supply/chart-history/tlp/ | title=Air Supply: Adult Contemporary | magazine=Billboard | access-date=11 September 2022 }}</ref> Other singles from the album are "Stronger Than the Night" and "Stop the Tears". The album is dedicated to Frank Esler-Smith who had died in March of that year,<ref name="The Ryerson Index">{{cite web | url = http://ryersonindex.net/search.php | title = The Ryerson Index | publisher = [[Ryerson Index|Ryerson Index Inc]] | access-date = 13 September 2022 }}. Note: User must add 'Esler-Smith' into the Surname search parameter.</ref> from pneumonia. The official fan club released ''The Earth Is World Tour'' video, which contains live footage from the band's global tour.

They followed with their twelfth studio album, ''[[The Vanishing Race]]'', in May 1993,<ref name="AusCharts"/> which was supported by the single "[[Goodbye (Air Supply song)|Goodbye]]" (September), with lyrics by [[David Foster]] and [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]].<ref name="AusCharts Goodbye">{{cite web | url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Air+Supply&titel=Goodbye&cat=s | title=Air Supply – 'Goodbye' | first=Steffen | last=Hung | work=Australian Charts Portal | publisher=Hung Medien | access-date=12 September 2022 }}</ref> Although it did not chart in Australian or the US Top&nbsp;100,<ref name="Billboard Singles"/><ref name="AusCharts Goodbye"/> it was critically praised in Asia, where in many countries it reached number No.&nbsp;1.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} In [[Taiwan]], [[Power Station (Taiwanese band)|Power Station]] and [[Terry Lin]], the latter of whom has admitted to have been influenced by Air Supply, covered "Goodbye" but renamed it "Loving you is not like loving the sea" in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtLzqbhnS24&list=FLh-uwhJyg1u_oms9kjMMgbg&index=2&feature=plpp_video |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/AtLzqbhnS24 | archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live |title=動力火車&林志炫 愛上你不如愛上海 |trans-title=Love You is not as Good as Love Shanghai|date=8 February 2010 |via=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}</ref> "It's Never Too Late" was the album's second single.

They undertook another world tour in 1993 alongside [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] guitarist Dick Smith. The album was dedicated to the plight of the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], the Vanishing Race of the album's title,<ref name="Countdown Bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.countdown.com.au/artist/air-supply | title=Air Supply | website=Countdown | date=26 March 2009 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120321135050/http://www.countdown.com.au/artist/air-supply | archive-date=21 March 2012 | access-date=12 September 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and sold 4 million copies.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} Their third album of the decade, ''[[News from Nowhere (Air Supply album)|News from Nowhere]]'', was released in 1995. It contained the Asian hit singles "Someone", "Always", and a cover of "[[Unchained Melody]]".{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

The duo's popularity continued in South-east Asia,<ref name="Countdown Bio"/> culminating in the release of ''[[Greatest Hits Live ... Now and Forever]]'' (June 1996), a CD and DVD recording of two live concerts from mid-June 1995 in [[Taipei]], Taiwan, which stayed at the top of the Hong Kong album charts for 15&nbsp;weeks.<ref name="McF"/> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] rated the album at two-and-a-half stars out-of-five and explained, "it's slick and professional... but the intent is clearly replication, not interpretation... it's not bad — it's pleasant, even — but it's not necessary."<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-live-now-forever-mw0000184246 | title=Air Supply – ''Greatest Hits Live: Now & Forever'' Album Reviews, Songs & More | first=Stephen Thomas | last=Erlewine | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=13 September 2022 }}</ref> Hitchcock combined with [[Judith Durham]] (of [[the Seekers]]) and [[Mandawuy Yunupingu]] (of [[Yothu Yindi]]) for a cover version of "[[I Am Australian#1997|I Am Australian]]" (originally by [[Bruce Woodley]] of the Seekers and [[Dobe Newton]] of [[The Bushwackers (band)|the Bushwackers]]), which was issued as a single in January 1997.<ref name="I Am Australian">{{cite news |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Judith+Durham%2C+Russell+Hitchcock+%26+Mandawuy+Yunupingu&titel=I+Am+Australian&cat=s |title=Judith Durham, Russell Hitchcock & Mandawuy Yunupingu – 'I Am Australian' |publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien |access-date=13 September 2022 }}</ref> It reached No.&nbsp;17 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA singles chart]].<ref name="I Am Australian"/>

===2001–2011===
[[File:Air Supply Live in the Philippines.jpg|thumb|220px|Air Supply at the Subic Convention Center, Philippines, on 12 June 2008]]
From the late 1990s Air Supply toured Asia and select US venues into the new millennium. They released further [[adult contemporary]] albums, ''[[The Book of Love (album)|The Book of Love]]'' (1997), ''[[Yours Truly (Air Supply album)|Yours Truly]]'' (2001), and ''[[Across the Concrete Sky]]'' (2003).<ref name="McF"/> In 2005 they issued live albums both on CD and DVD. They performed in [[Havana]], Cuba, becoming one of the first foreign bands invited to perform in the country. They were scheduled to perform two concerts, and played the first show on 7 July, the day before [[Hurricane Dennis]] hit the island. In high winds, that concert had an audience of 175,000. Due to the hurricane, the second show was cancelled. Fans staying at their hotel on 8 July had Russell performing acoustically for them, as there was no electricity. Songs were used in feature films, ''[[Bad Company (2002 film)|Bad Company]]'' (2002), ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'' and ''[[The Wedding Date]]'' (both 2005).{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In 2006 they issued an acoustic album, ''The Singer and the Song''. To support it 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, after performing at the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in January. In 2007 Russell released his first adult contemporary solo album, ''The Future''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Graham Russell - The Future |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15933242-Graham-Russell-The-Future |language=en |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> He also made an appearance in the film ''[[Believe (2007 film)|Believe]]'' (2007), a comedy about [[multi-level marketing]]. In 2008 based on their chart performances, they were ranked the 83rd best musical act of all time in ''Billboard'' Hot 100's 50th anniversary edition.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jesse White |title='Air Supply' Concerts at Fortune Bay Slated |url=https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/air-supply-concerts-at-fortune-bay-slated/article_f5e227c8-8065-11e1-9266-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=Mesabi Tribune |date=6 April 2012 }}</ref>

In May 2010, Air Supply released ''[[Mumbo Jumbo (album)|Mumbo Jumbo]]'', the duo's first studio album in eight years. It was recorded at Russell's home studio near Park City, Utah and at Odds on Records' state of the art facilities in Las Vegas with session musicians and an orchestra. It was produced by Russell and engineered by Sean O'Dwyer (Pink Floyd, Randy Newman and Blink-182). The first single "[[Dance with Me (Air Supply song)|Dance with Me]]" reached number&nbsp;28 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart and "Faith in Love", which peaked at number&nbsp;30. The music video for "[[All Out of Love]]" is seen briefly in the 2010 Australian film, ''[[Animal Kingdom (film)|Animal Kingdom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2014 |title=Animal Kingdom: rewatching classic Australian films |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/australia-culture-blog/2014/jun/13/animal-kingdom-rewatching-classic-australian-films |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

===2011–present===
[[File:Air Supply - Napa - 2015 - Sarah Stierch 02.jpg|thumbnail|Air Supply live performance in [[Napa, California]] in 2015]]
In October 2012 Air Supply were honoured by Gray Line's [[Ride of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/air-supply-fans-invited-to-take-part-in-gray-lines-ride-of-fame/ AIR SUPPLY Fans Invited to Take Part in Gray Line's ‘Ride of Fame’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610050528/http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/air-supply-fans-invited-to-take-part-in-gray-lines-ride-of-fame/ |date=10 June 2015 }}. Music News Nashville. 10 October 2012.</ref> A double-decker tour bus was dedicated to them, which roamed the streets of New York City. On 24 October 2013 the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) announced that Air Supply were to be inducted into their [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] on 1 December 2013 at the same ceremony as the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013]].<ref name="Cashmere"/><ref name="ARIA News 24 Oct"/> Speaking on behalf of the duo, Hitchcock declared it was a great honour for them and was totally unexpected.<ref name="ARIA News 24 Oct"/> He continued that the pair were due to return to Australia for the ceremony and "have fun with everybody and we want to say thank you to all who participated in our ARIA Hall of Fame induction."<ref name="ARIA News 24 Oct"/>
[[File:Air Supply on stage - Hard Rock Casino Sacramento, January 20, 2023.jpg|thumb|Air Supply live performance, Hard Rock Casino Sacramento, 20 January 2023]]
In 2014, the group were approached by the [[Wideboys]] to [[remix]] their single "Desert Sea Sky". Penned by Russell, the UK remix duo created multiple versions of the song to suit ''Billboard'' dance club DJs, clubs, radio stations and the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. On 2 December 2014, Evolution Music Group released Air Supply's first high-definition concert film, ''Air Supply - Live in Hong Kong'' on their evosound label. The album was released on blu-ray, DVD, CD and LP formats. The concert was recorded on 11 August 2013 at Asia World-Expo, Hong Kong. It showcased new songs, "Desert Sea Sky", "[[Dance with Me (Air Supply song)|Dance with Me]]" and "I Won't Stop Loving You", alongside their earlier hits.

"I Want You" reached number&nbsp;35 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart in September 2015. They also released the single "I Adore You" that same month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Air-Supply-Shares-Dynamic-Video-for-New-Single-I-Adore-You-20150922|title=Air Supply Shares Dynamic Video for New Single 'I Adore You'|access-date=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624171523/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Air-Supply-Shares-Dynamic-Video-for-New-Single-I-Adore-You-20150922|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Air Supply were scheduled to perform in [[Haifa]] on 25 November 2016 but postponed due to fires in the region.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Bringing-love-to-Jerusalem-and-Tel-Aviv-and-Haifa-473819|title=Air Supply reschedules Haifa concert due to fires|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |access-date= 28 November 2016}}</ref> The band gave 200 free tickets to the wives of the firemen through the Haifa Fire Department workers union.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4884909,00.html|title=Air Supply gives out free tickets to firemen's wives|newspaper=Ynetnews|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>

A [[jukebox musical]] based on Air Supply's songs, ''[[All Out of Love (musical)|All Out of Love: The Musical]]'' (October 2018), was made in the Philippines. It was created and produced by Naomi Toohey and Dale Harrison,<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Out of Love {{!}} The Musical|url=http://alloutoflovemusical.com/|access-date=22 September 2020|website=All Out of Love The Musical|language=en-US}}</ref> and written by Canadian playwright Jim Millan. It starred [[Mig Ayesa]], [[Rachel Alejandro]], Tanya Manalang, Raymund Concepcion and Jamie Wilson. It premiered at the [[Newport Performing Arts Theater]] in [[Resorts World Manila]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/all-out-of-love-new-air-supply-musical-will-debut-in-manila |title=''All Out of Love'', New Air Supply Musical, Will Debut in Manila |first=Andrew |last=Gans |magazine=[[Playbill]] |date=28 February 2018 |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-First-Look-At-The-Air-Supply-Musical-ALL-OUT-OF-LOVE-in-Manila-20181019 |title=Photo Flash: First Look at the Air Supply Musical ALL OUT OF LOVE in Manila |website=Broadway World |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media |date= 19 October 2018 |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/298303/love-air-supply-jukebox-musical/ |title=''All Out of Love'': Here it is, an Air Supply jukebox musical! |first=Fran |last=Katigbak |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=23 June 2018 |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref> It included a new song, "I Was in Love with You", written by Russell.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/276371/air-supply-debuts-new-hit-in-all-out-of-love-the-musical-.html |title=Air Supply debuts new hit in ''All Out of Love the Musical'' |newspaper=[[Manila Standard]] |date=25 September 2018 |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="PhilStar">{{cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/10/25/1862831/air-supply-takes-bow-cast-gala-show |title=Air Supply takes a bow with cast at gala show |first=Ricky |last=Lo |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> In 2020, Air Supply were listed at number&nbsp;48 in ''Rolling Stone Australia''{{'}}s list of the "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time".<ref>[https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/50-greatest-australian-artists-of-all-time-air-supply-22571/ In 2020, Air Supply was listed at #48 in Rolling Stone Australia's '50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time' issue.]. Angie Hart, ''Rolling Stone Australia'', 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.</ref>

== Members ==
Credits:<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/>

'''Current members'''
* [[Russell Hitchcock]]&nbsp;– lead vocals {{small|(1975–present)}}
* [[Graham Russell]]&nbsp;– co-lead vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, keyboards {{small|(1975–present)}}
* Aaron McLain - lead guitar, musical director {{small|(2011–present)}}
* Mirko Tessandori - keyboards {{small|(2016–present)}}
* Doug Gild - bass guitar {{small|(2017–present)}}
* Pavel Valdman - drums {{small|(2020–present)}}

'''Former members'''
* Chrissie Hammond&nbsp;– co-lead vocals {{small|(1975)}}<!-- Reliable sources show Hammond as a founding member -->
* Jeremy Paul&nbsp;– bass guitar, co-lead and backing vocals {{small|(1975–1977)}}
* [[Mark McEntee]]&nbsp;– lead guitar {{small|(1976)}}
* Jeff Browne&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1976)}}
* Bill Linnane&nbsp;– piano {{small|(1975)}}
* Adrian Scott&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1976–1977)}}
* Brenton White&nbsp;– lead guitar {{small|(1977)}}
* [[Rex Goh]]&nbsp;– lead guitar {{small|(1977, 1981–1983, 1997)}}
* Nigel Macara&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1977–1978)}}
* [[Robin Le Mesurier]]&nbsp;– lead guitar {{small|(1977; died 2021)}}
* Joey Carbone&nbsp;– keyboards, [[clavinet]] {{small|(1977)}}<ref name="AMG Love & Other">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-other-bruises-mw0000188906/credits | title=''Love & Other Bruises'' – Air Supply {{!}} Credits | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=13 September 2022 }}</ref>
* Howard Sukimoto&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1977)}}
* Ken Francis&nbsp;– lead guitar {{small|(1978)}}
* [[Tim Gaze]]&nbsp;– lead guitar {{small|(1978)}}
* Bill Putt&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1978; died 2013)}}
* Rick Mellick&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1978)}}
* Brian Hamilton – vocals, bass guitar {{small|(1978–1979)}}
* David Moyse&nbsp;– lead guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1978–1983)}}
* Ralph Cooper&nbsp;– drums, percussion {{small|(1978–1983, 1983-1991)}}
* Jamie Rogers&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1979)}}
* Criston Barker&nbsp;– bass guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1979–1980)}}
* David Green&nbsp;– bass guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1980–1983)}}
* [[Frank Esler-Smith]]&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1981–1983, 1983–1986, died 1991)}}
* Don Cromwell&nbsp;– bass guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1983–1987)}}
* Ken Rarick&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1983–1986)}}
* [[Wally Stocker]]&nbsp;– lead guitar {{small|(1985–1986)}}
* Robin Swensen&nbsp;– keyboards, backing vocals {{small|(1986–1988)}}
* Greg Hilfman&nbsp;– keyboards, backing vocals {{small|(1986–1988)}}
* Tim Godwin&nbsp;– lead guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1986–1987)}}
* [[Jimmy Haun]] – lead guitar {{small|(1987–1993, 2001)}}
* Larry Antonino – bass guitar {{small|(1988–1994, 1997, 2000–2001)}}
* [[Michael Sherwood]] – keyboards, backing vocals {{small|(1988–1994, 1997; died 2019)}}
* David Young – keyboards {{small|(1988–1993)}}
* [[Guy Allison]]&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1990–1995, 1997)}}
* Cliff Rehrig&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1992–2000)}}
* Michael Thompson – lead guitar {{small|(1992–1994)}}
* Mark Williams&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals {{small|(1992–2002)}}
*Hans Zermuehlen – keyboards {{small|(1993–1994)}}
* [[Billy Sherwood]] – bass, vocals {{small|(1993–1994)}}
* Jed Moss&nbsp;– piano {{small|(1995–2009; died 2019)}}
*Christopher Pellani – percussion, backing vocals {{small|(1997, 1999)}}
* Jonni Lightfoot – bass {{small|(2001–2016)}}
* Mike Zerbe – drums {{small|(2002–2011)}}
* Amir Efrat – keyboards {{small|(2009–2016)}}
* [[Christian Nesmith]] – lead guitar {{small|(2010–2011)}}
* CJ Burton&nbsp;– drums {{small|(2009–2013)}}<ref name="Mod Drum">{{cite web | url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2011/12/cj-burton-with-air-supply/ | title=CJ Burton with Air Supply | work= Modern Drummer Magazine | date= 7 December 2011| access-date=13 September 2022 }}</ref>
*Tiki Pasillas – drums {{small|(2012–2014)}}
* Aviv Cohen – drums {{small|(2014–2020)}}
* Derek Frank – bass guitar {{small|(2016–2017)}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Air Supply discography}}<!-- Only studio albums are listed below. All other discography entries are to be entered at the main article. -->

* ''[[Air Supply (1976 album)|Air Supply]]'' (1976)
* ''[[The Whole Thing's Started]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Love & Other Bruises]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Life Support (Air Supply album)|Life Support]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Lost in Love (Air Supply album)|Lost in Love]]'' (1980)
* ''[[The One That You Love (album)|The One That You Love]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Now and Forever (Air Supply album)|Now and Forever]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Air Supply (1985 album)|Air Supply]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Hearts in Motion]]'' (1986)
* ''[[The Christmas Album (Air Supply album)|The Christmas Album]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Earth Is ...]]'' (1991)
* ''[[The Vanishing Race]]'' (1993)
* ''[[News from Nowhere (Air Supply album)|News from Nowhere]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Book of Love (album)|The Book of Love]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Yours Truly (Air Supply album)|Yours Truly]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Across the Concrete Sky]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Mumbo Jumbo (album)|Mumbo Jumbo]]'' (2010)
<!-- Only studio albums are listed above. All other discography entries are to be entered at the [[Air Supply discography]] article -->

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the [[music of Australia]]. They commenced in 1987. Air Supply were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=36 |title=Winners by Award: Hall of Fame |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=23 October 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202052952/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=36 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Denis Handlin]] AM, ARIA Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Australia & New Zealand and President, Asia said: "On behalf of the ARIA Board we are honoured to induct Air Supply into the ARIA Hall of Fame... at the 27th Annual ARIA Awards. With their many timeless songs that have crossed generations and led to ground-breaking success overseas, Air Supply are one of Australia's most unique and successful musical stories."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/air-supply-to-be-inducted-into-aria-hall-of-fame|title=Air Supply to Be Inducted into Aria Hall of Fame|website=ARIA|date=24 October 2013 |access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013|2013]]
| themselves
| [[ARIA Hall of Fame]]
| {{yes2|inductee}}
{{end}}

===''TV Week'' / ''Countdown'' Awards===
''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC-TV]] from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''[[TV Week]]''. The [[Australian pop music awards#1979–1980: TV Week/Countdown Music Awards|''TV Week'' / ''Countdown'' Awards]] (1979–1980) were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards and were followed by the [[Australian pop music awards#1981–1986: Countdown Australian Music Awards|''Countdown'' Australian Music Awards]] (1981–1986).<ref name="CountdownMarch1987">{{Cite web | url = http://www.countdownmemories.com/magazines/pdfs/1987_03.pdf | title = Countdown to the Awards | work = Countdown Magazine |date=March 1987 | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | format = [[Portable document format]] (PDF) | access-date = 16 December 2010 }}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
|[[Australian pop music awards#1980|1980]]
| Themselves{{#tag:ref| The 1980 award for Most Outstanding Achievement was won by [[Cold Chisel]], who trashed the set after their final performance during the ceremony's live telecast, held in May 1981.<ref name="Jeff">{{Cite book | title = Molly Meldrum Presents 50 Years of Rock in Australia | last1 = Jenkins | first1 = Jeff | first2 = Ian | last2 = Meldrum | author-link2 = Molly Meldrum | year = 2007 | publisher = Wilkinson Publishing | location = Melbourne, Vic | isbn = 978-1-921332-11-1 }}</ref>{{rp|157}} In the following week the show's host [[Molly Meldrum]] asked for Cold Chisel to mail their trophy to Air Supply, as "[it] should have gone to [them]."<ref name="Jeff"/>{{rp|157}} |group="nb"}}
| Most Outstanding Achievement 
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Australian pop music awards#1981|1981]]
| Themselves
| Most Outstanding Achievement 
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

==== Notes ====
<references group="nb" />

==Tours==
* The Power of Love World Tour (1985)
* The Earth Is...World Tour (1991)
* Always World Tour (1995)
* From the Heart Tour (2008)
* 40th Anniversary Tour (2016)
* The Lost in Love Experience (2019)
* 50th Anniversary Tour (2025)

==References==
=== General ===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite web | last1 = Erlewine | first1 = Stephen Thomas | author-link1 = Stephen Thomas Erlewine | title = Air Supply > Biography | url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3515/biography|pure_url=yes}} | publisher = [[AllMusic]] ([[Rovi Corporation]]) | access-date = 14 August 2010 }}
* {{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] |title=Whammo Homepage |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |access-date=4 January 2010 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |location=[[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |archive-date=5 April 2004 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
* {{cite book|title=The Who's Who of Australian Rock|last=Spencer|first=Chris|author2=Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by [[Ed Nimmervoll]]|orig-year=1987|year=2002|publisher=Five Mile Press|location=[[Noble Park, Victoria|Noble Park]], Vic.|isbn=1-86503-891-1}}<ref>{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055|title=Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry|year=2002 |publisher=[[National Library of Australia]]|isbn=9781865038919 |access-date=4 January 2010}}</ref> Note: [on-line] version established at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229232852/http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/aboutww.htm White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd] in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
{{Refend}}

=== Specific ===
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="McF">* McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for [https://web.archive.org/web/20040803083316/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=19 'Air Supply']. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
* {{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Air Supply' | year = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | pages = 11–12 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}
</ref>
<ref name="SpencerAirS">Spencer et al. Air Supply entry.</ref>
<ref name="ARDb">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040303212840/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/airsupply.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/airsupply.html | title = Air Supply | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]] | first1 = Magnus | last1 = Holmgren | last2 = Thornton | first2 = Mary Ann | last3 = Padgett | first3 = Chris | archive-date = 3 March 2004 | access-date = 9 September 2022| url-status = usurped }}</ref>
<ref name="Kent">{{cite book | title = [[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] | last = Kent | first = David | author-link = David Kent (historian) | publisher = Australian Chart Book Ltd | location = [[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]] | year = 1993 | isbn = 0-646-11917-6 }} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.</ref>

<ref name="AusCharts">{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Air+Supply | title = Discography Air Supply | publisher = Hung Medien | work = Australian charts portal | access-date = 14 August 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="NZLCharts">{{cite web | url = https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Air+Supply | title = Discography Air Supply | publisher = Hung Medien | work = New Zealand charts portal | access-date = 14 August 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="UKCharts">{{cite web | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ | title = Air Supply | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]] | access-date = 14 August 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="NLDCharts">{{cite web | url = http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Air+Supply | title = Discografie Air Supply | publisher = Hung Medien | work = Dutch charts portal | access-date = 14 August 2010 }} Note: Some information in Dutch.</ref>

<ref name="Cashmere">{{cite news | url = http://www.noise11.com/news/air-supply-to-be-inducted-into-aria-hall-of-fame-20131024 | title = Air Supply to Be Inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame | last = Cashmere | first = Paul | author-link = Paul Cashmere | publisher = Noise11 (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | date = 24 October 2013 | access-date = 28 October 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA News 24 Oct">{{cite web | url = http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/42991/air-supply-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-of-fame | title = Air Supply to Be Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame | publisher = ARIA Music News. [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | date = 24 October 2013 | access-date = 28 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184104/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/42991/air-supply-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-of-fame | archive-date = 29 October 2013 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.airsupplymusic.com/ Air Supply's website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090123050928/http://russellhitchcock.net/ Russell Hitchcock's website]
* [http://www.graham-russell.com/ Graham Russell's website]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020803193918/http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/air_supply/artist.jhtml Air Supply's MTV profile]}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070109124012/http://www.airjamaicajazzandblues.com/2006/airsupply_video.php Video clip of Air Supply's performance at the 2006 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232110/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20061203T200000-0500_116167_OBS_AIR_SUPPLY_FLOATED_EVERYONE_S_BOAT.asp Highlights of Air Supply's December 2006 concert in Jamaica]
* [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/air-supply Air Supply at RollingStone.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926010710/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/air-supply |date=26 September 2017 }}
* [http://www.brigaderadioone.org Air Supply's backstage interviews on Combat Radio]

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