''Love Is in the Air'' is the fourth studio album by Australian pop singer

John Paul Young John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with " Love Is in the Air". His career was boosted by regular appearances as a perfor ...

, released in 1978. The album was produced by

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and released through

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. It peaked at number 32 in Australia. The album spawned the singles " Love Is in the Air", " The Day That My Heart Caught Fire", " Lost in Your Love" and " Fool in Love". In Europe, the album was titled ''Lost in Your Love'', so as not to be confused with the

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released earlier in 1978. This version featured the additional song "Good Good Good". In the US, the album was released under its original title of ''Love Is in the Air'' – and with the same original album cover – but featuring a longer version of the hit title track (length: 5:16), a reorganised track listing, and another Vanda & Young-penned song ("Things to Do") not featured on any other versions of the album in place of the songs "Red Hot Ragtime Band" and "It's All Over".John Paul Young – ''Love is in the Air'' LP (U.S. version) back cover liner notes.

Reception

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wrote: "If the title tune seems familiar it's because you tuned it out along with '

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' a few months ago. The culprits are ex-Easybeats Harry Vanda and George 'No Relation' Young, the power-pop production heroes whose first LP with this singer actually did offer much of the bright thrust claimed for the style—not to mention the triviality that goes along with it. It didn't sell, though, and here V&Y prove their depth of aesthetic principle by mellowing and syncopating their boy into

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AOR fodder, four leisurely tunes to the side." Whitney Z. Gomes from

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gave the album 3 out of 5 saying, "Except for his mellow cool and a few

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moves, Young does not bring much to the party. Which doesn't matter since Aussie powerhouses Vanda & Young are the toastmasters; the brains from

The Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in late 1964. They enjoyed a level of success that in Australia rivalled The Beatles. They became the first Australian rock act to score an international hit, with the 1966 sing ...

obviously knew they were onto something with the breezy lead single, because both " The Day That My Heart Caught Fire" and " Lost in Your Love" seem like the same song with different titles. "Open Doors" sports

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keys... but otherwise this platter settles for smooth '70s sailing, and nothing's wrong with that."

Track listing

Australia

European International (released as ''Lost in Your Love'')

Side A # "Lost in Your Love" – 3:05 # "Fool in Love" – 3:00 # "Red Hot Ragtime Band" – 4:34 # "Open Doors" – 5:00 # "Lovin' in Your Soul" – 4:14 Side B # "The Day That My Heart Caught Fire" – 2:55 # "Lazy Days" – 3:29 # "Good Good Good" – 3:59 # "12 Degrees Celsius" – 3:51 # "It's All Over" – 2:42 # "Love Is in the Air" – 3:27

US release

Side A # "Love is in the Air" – 5:16 # "Fool in Love" – 3:04 # "Open Doors" – 5:00 # "The Day that My Heart Caught Fire" – 3:03 Side B # "Lost in Your Love" – 3:10 # "Lazy Days" – 3:29 # "Things to Do" (Harry Vanda / George Young) – 4:10 # "12 Degrees Celsius" – 3:41 # "Lovin' in Your Soul" – 4:17

Charts

References

John Paul Young albums 1978 albums Albums produced by Harry Vanda Albums produced by George Young (rock musician) Albert Productions albums EMI Records albums {{1970s-pop-album-stub