| "Lost in Love" | ||||
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| Single by Air Supply | ||||
| from the album Lost in Love and Life Support | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Want to Lose You" | |||
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| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:51 5:34 (Original version) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Graham Russell | |||
| Producer(s) | Robie Porter, Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher | |||
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| "Lost in Love" on YouTube | ||||
"Lost in Love" is a song recorded by the British/Australian soft rock duo 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 number 13 on the Kent Music Report. The group re-recorded the song for the album of the same name in 1980 and this version was released as a single in the US, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song reportedly took Russell just 15 minutes to write and the single was made in a single afternoon.[1] It was among the first he wrote after returning to Australia from touring with Rod Stewart, yet found little work upon his return. Despite being short of money, Russell went on a retreat to South Australia, where he felt the solitude would help him to write new material.[2]
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 US.[3]
Cash Box described it as "soft rock, with elegant acoustic guitar work, glistening harmonies, light rhythm and electric piano touches."[4] Record World called it a "willowy ballad," saying that "the soft vocals and smooth flow are well-suited for soft -rock fans and A/C -pop."[5]
This song was featured in an episode of Family Guy, "Emission Impossible", the 1981 American film Private Lessons, and the Australian film Hotel de Love.
- ^ "Success only encourages epic rockers Air Supply". Rutland Daily Herald. 23 March 2019. p. D10.
- ^ "Air Supply's ballads stand the test of time". Reno Gazette-Journal. 11 September 2014. p. H11.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 26 January 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 26 January 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2023.