Lost in Love (Air Supply song)
| "Lost in Love" | ||||
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| Single by Air Supply | ||||
| from the album Lost in Love | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Want to Lose You" | |||
| Released | January 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" (45 rpm) | |||
| Genre | Country pop, soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Graham Russell | |||
| Producer(s) | Robie Porter, Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher | |||
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"Lost in Love" is a 1980 song recorded by the Australian soft rock group Air Supply. The song was written by group member Graham Russell. The original version of the song appeared on the Life Support album in 1979 and was released as a single in Australia, reaching #13 on the Kent Music Report. The group re-recorded the song for the album Lost In Love in 1980 and this version was released as a single in the US reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Air Supply's popularity in their native country during the mid to late 1970s had not been matched elsewhere. Russell travelled to England in 1979, and while there, discovered that the group's Australian record label Big Time Records had sold "Lost in Love" to Arista Records in the United States for distribution. Soon thereafter, their song became a hit on the music charts in the U.S.[1] The song spent four weeks at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1980 and topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart for six weeks that same year.[2]
This song was featured in an episode of Family Guy, "Emission Impossible", and the Australian film Hotel de Love.
Personnel
- Russell Hitchcock - vocals
- Graham Russell - vocals, guitar
Covers
A country music version of "Lost in Love" was recorded later in 1980 by singers Dickey Lee and Kathy Burdick. This version peaked at number 30 on the Billboard country music chart. That same year, Demis Roussos included it as a duet with Florence Warner on his album Man of the World; and Czech singers Lenka Filipová and Karel Zich made a cover named Mosty (Bridges). 18 years later it was covered by Kiwi pop group, Deep Obsession, and became a number-1 hit in New Zealand.
Charts
| Chart (1979-1980) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 13 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 3 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles in 1998 (New Zealand)
References
- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Air Supply – Lost in Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Air Supply – Lost in Love". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Air Supply Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Air Supply.
- ↑ "Air Supply Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Air Supply.
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