''The Earth Is ...'' is the eleventh studio album by British-Australian soft rock duo

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, released in 1991 and their first for

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. It was their comeback album after taking a break in 1987, with

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releasing his eponymous debut solo album in 1988. ''The Earth Is ...'' did not peak on the American charts, but it produced a worldwide tour in which the band focused on Asian countries and Latin America, where they are most popular. The interpretation of " Without You" reached No. 48 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.Biographies: Air Supply
8-12-08 "Dame Amor" is the first song by the band recorded in Spanish. Unlike their previous works, the album prominently features the keyboards and piano on many tracks except "Dame Amor".

Track listing

#"Stronger Than the Night" (Graham Russell,

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, David Young) – 4:15 #" Without You" ( Tom Evans,

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) – 4:36 #"The Earth Is" (Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood) – 5:37 #"Speaking of Love" ( Jimmy Haun, Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood, David Young) – 4:30 #"She's Got the Answer" (Larry Antonino, Jimmy Haun, Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood) – 5:45 #" What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" ( William Weatherspoon,

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, James Dean) – 3:38 #"Stop the Tears" (Jan Buckingham, Jaime Kyle) – 4:14 #"Dame Amor" (Jimmy Haun, Graham Russell, Michael Sherwood) – 6:15 #"Dancing with the Mountain" (Graham Russell,

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, Michael Sherwood, David Young) – 5:28 #"Love Conquers Time" (Graham Russell, Gerald Milne) – 5:01 #"Bread and Blood" (Graham Russell) – 4:38 #"Someone Who Believes in You" ( Carole King, Gerry Goffin) – 4:15

Personnel

– lead vocals (1–4, 6–10), backing vocals (1, 3–6, 8–10) *

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– acoustic guitar (1–3, 6, 9), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 8–10), harmony vocals (2), lead vocals (3, 5, 7–10), drums (3), percussion (3), drum programming (3, 7), 12-string guitar (7), acoustic piano (10) * Guy Allison – keyboards (1, 3–6, 8, 9), programming (3, 6, 8) * David Young – keyboards (1, 4, 9), drum programming (8) *

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– acoustic piano (2) *

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– strings (2, 4), keyboards (3–6, 8), programming (3, 6, 8) * Michael Sherwood – keyboards (5) * Jimmy Haun – guitar (1, 3–6, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2) * Larry Antonino – bass (1–7, 9), backing vocals (1, 4, 5), fretless bass (8) * Ralph Cooper – drums (1, 3, 4, 9), percussion (3), drum programming (3, 5–8) * Michito Sánchez – percussion (7) *

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– viola (10) * Karen Tobin – additional backing vocals (6)

Production

* Producer and engineer – Harry Maslin * Assistant engineers – James Jason, Jason Roberts and Talley Sherwood. * Tracks 1, 2 & 6 remixed by

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at Ground Control Studios (Los Angeles, CA), assisted by Alex Rodriguez. * Mastered by Humberto Gatica at Precision Sound (Los Angeles, CA). * Package design – Christine Cano * Artwork – Valerie Lettera * Photography – Dean Armstrong

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Earth Is..., The 1991 albums Air Supply albums Giant Records (Warner) albums