"Lost in Love" is a song recorded by the British/Australian
soft rock
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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
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. The song was remixed 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. It was among the first he wrote after returning to Australia from touring with
Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, having sold ...
, yet found little work upon his return. Despite being short of money, Russell went on a
retreat to
South Australia
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, where he felt the solitude would help him to write new material.
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
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in the United States for distribution. Soon thereafter, their song became a hit on the music charts in the US.
''
Cashbox'' described it as "soft rock, with elegant acoustic guitar work, glistening harmonies, light rhythm and electric piano touches."
''
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."
This song was featured in an episode of ''
Family Guy
''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
'', "
Emission Impossible", the 1981 American film ''
Private Lessons'', and the Australian film ''
Hotel de Love''.
Personnel
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Russell Hitchcock –
vocals
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Graham Russell – vocals,
guitar
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Frank Esler-Smith – keyboards
Chart performance
Within six weeks after its release, the song made it to the top 40 and was in the top 10 seven weeks after that. It 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.
Music videos
There are two music videos for "Lost in Love". One, an official video, has Air Supply singing on a blue background, while their entire band of additional personnel play their music for them. The other one has Air Supply singing live at a concert.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Dickey Lee and Kathy Burdick version
A
country music
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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 chart.
Demis Roussos version
That same year 1980,
Demis Roussos
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; , ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek-Egyptian singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member, he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a ...
covered the song on his 1980 studio album ''
Man of the World''. The recording featured singer
Florence Warner. The cover was also released as a
single, which reached no. 3 in Belgium (Flanders) and no. 4 in the Netherlands.
The recording was produced by
David Mackay.
Track listing
7" single Mercury 6000 419 (1980, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, UK, Peru, South Africa, etc.)
: A. "Lost in Love"
(featuring Florence Warner) (3:31)
: B. "Had to Run'" (3:04)
7" single Mercury 6000 601 (1980, Italy)
: A. "Lost in Love"
(featuring Florence Warner) (3:30)
: B. "Nascerà (Highway Home)'" (3:10)
Charts
Deep Obsession version
In 1998, "Lost in Love" was covered by New Zealand pop group
Deep Obsession. It was released as their debut single and topped the charts in their homeland, staying at number one for two weeks in August 1998.
See also
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List of ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary number ones of 1980
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List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)
References
External links
Demis Roussos – "Lost in Love"at
Discogs
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Demis Roussos – "Lost In Love / Nascerà (Highway Home)"at Discogs
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1978 songs
1979 singles
1980 singles
1998 debut singles
Air Supply songs
Dickey Lee songs
Demis Roussos songs
Deep Obsession songs
APRA Award winners
Arista Records singles
Songs written by Graham Russell
Song recordings produced by Rick Chertoff
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Mercury Records singles
1980s ballads