''Hearts in Motion'' is the ninth studio album by British-Australian soft rock duo

Air Supply Air Supply is a soft rock duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975. It consists of Englishman Graham Russell (vocals, guitar) and Australian Russell Hitchcock (vocals). They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five hit ...

, released in 1986. The album was a serious step down in the band's popularity. While their previous self-titled album had charted gold, ''Hearts in Motion'' did not attain any certification, peaking at No. 84 on the US charts. The album did not possess any successful singles, except for the minor hit " Lonely Is the Night" (#76 U.S.), which became a favourite among the band's repertoire, and "One More Chance" (#80).Biographies: Air Supply
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Track listing

All songs written by Graham Russell except where noted. #"It's Not Too Late" – 3:48 #" Lonely Is the Night" (

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) – 4:13 * #"Put Love in Your Life" – 4:25 #"One More Chance" ( Steve George, John Lang,

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) – 3:54 * #"Stars in Your Eyes" – 3:46 #"My Heart's with You" (

Graham Russell Graham Cyril Russell (born 11 June 1950) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. In 1975, with Russell Hitchcock, he formed Air Supply in Australia. The duo have been singing and p ...

, Diane Warren) – 4:34 #"I'd Die for You" – 4:45 #"You're Only in Love" – 4:15 #"Time for Love" (Randy Stern, Anthony La Peau) – 2:46 #"Heart and Soul" – 3:54 #"Hope Springs Eternal" – 4:11 Starred (*) songs produced by John Boylan; all others produced by

Bernard Edwards Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bass player and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the ...

Personnel

Air Supply

Russell Hitchcock Russell Charles Hitchcock (born 15 June 1949) is an Australian musician and lead vocalist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. Early life Born in Melbourne, Hitchcock attended South Brunswick State School, and later studied at Princes Hill High ...

– vocals *

– guitar, vocals

Personnel (on Bernard Edwards-produced songs)

Jeff Bova Jeff Bova (born Jeffrey Bova in 1953) is an American musician. He has been active in the music industry since the mid-1970s, contributing to recordings by significant mainstream artists like Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Eric Clapton, ...

– keyboards,

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programming * Eddie Martinez – guitars, backing vocals * Chris P. Rice – additional guitars on "Put Love in Your Life" *

– bass * Tony Thompson – drums * Bill Ballou, Roy Galloway,

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, Darryl Phinessee,

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- additional backing vocals * String arranged and conducted by Michael Gibbs

Recording

* Main Engineer – Josh Abbey * Second Engineers – Scott Church, Craig Engel and Dan Garcia. * Assistant Engineer – Bruce Buchalter at

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(New York, New York, NY). * Recording studios –

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(Los Angeles, CA);

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(Hollywood, CA); Recorders (Cherokee, CA);

(New York, NY).

Personnel (on John Boylan-produced songs)

Mike Botts Michael Gene Botts (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) was an American drummer, best known for his work with 1970s soft rock band Bread, and as a session musician. During his career, he recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff, Andrew G ...

– percussion *

John Capek John Joseph Capek is a composer, arranger, keyboardist, producer. Biography John Capek was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). on 27 November 1947. He is the son of Fred Capek, a concert pianist and Mechanical Engineer, and ...

– keyboards *

Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitch ...

– guitar *

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– additional backing vocals

Recording

* Engineer – Paul Grupp * Assistant Engineer – Brett Newman * Recorded at

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(Los Angeles, CA). * Mixed at

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(Hollywood, CA). * Mix Assistant – Richard McKernan

Miscellaneous

* Cover photography –

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* Stylist – Robert Trachtenberg. * Naguchi coffee table – Harveys * Hair and make-up – Wendy Tamkin * Inner sleeve photography – Philip Saltonstall * Art direction – Howard Fritzon

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Air Supply albums Albums produced by Bernard Edwards Albums produced by Clive Davis Albums produced by John Boylan (record producer) Arista Records albums Albums recorded at Sound City Studios