83-699: Air Supply is a soft rock duo formed in Melbourne , Australia, in 1975, consisting of Englishman Graham Russell (vocals, guitar) and Australian Russell Hitchcock (vocals). With record sales of 100 million worldwide, they had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 , " Lost in Love " (1979), " All Out of Love ", " Every Woman in the World " (both 1980), " The One That You Love ", " Here I Am " (both 1981), " Sweet Dreams ", " Even
166-574: A "mellow rock" format in 1971. Albert Hammond scored a major hit single with " It Never Rains in Southern California " in 1972, which went top 10 in at least six countries including Canada and the U.S. at numbers 2 and 5, respectively. In the spring of 1972, Neil Young scored his only number-one single with " Heart of Gold ", from the album Harvest . Topping the charts in both the U.S. and Canada, this soft rock ballad featured backing vocals from Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor , heard near
249-415: A 1995 DVD, that he and Hitchcock were so poor that they checked the backs of hotel sofas for change so that they could buy bread to make toast. By early 1978, the line-up was Hitchcock, Macara and Russell, with Ken Francis on guitar, Rick Mellick on keyboards and Bill Putt (Spectrum, Ariel) on bass guitar. In April of that year, Russell was considering relocating to Los Angeles: "Even though it's expensive it's
332-531: A Colorado sounding station." By 1977, some radio stations, notably New York's WTFM and NBC -owned WYNY , had switched to an all-soft rock format. Chicago's WBBM-FM adopted a soft rock/album rock hybrid format in 1977 and was known as "Soft Rock 96" presenting the "Mellow sound of Chicago". Five years later, they would flip to a "Hot Hits" top 40 format. By the 1980s, tastes had changed and radio formats reflected this change, including musical artists such as Journey . A prominent counterpart of soft rock in
415-535: A clothing label, Wheels and Doll Baby , in Perth with his partner, Melanie Greensmith. In November 2005 Amphlett published her autobiography Pleasure and Pain: My Life co-written with Larry Writer; she detailed her achievements, drug and alcohol abuse, love affairs and triumphs while a member of Divinyls. On 16 August 2006, Divinyls were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and made their first performance for 10 years at
498-448: A club. This led to them providing the soundtrack for his 1982 film Monkey Grip and also gave Amphlett, Paul and McEntee supporting roles in the movie. The group released two singles from the soundtrack, Music from Monkey Grip EP , " Boys in Town ", which reached No. 8 on the national singles chart, and "Only Lonely". The band was the opening act at the 1983 US Festival . After
581-621: A combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards and were followed by the Countdown Australian Music Awards (1981–1986). Soft rock Soft rock (also known as light rock ) is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in the United States and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock , relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. Soft rock
664-638: A compilation album for the Homebake Festival. Amphlett stated that the band would return to the studio to record a full album provided they "survived" their Homebake headline gig and national tour. They performed during the Australian Idol grand final at the Sydney Opera House, on 25 November 2007, although their performance of "Boys in Town" (also performed by Idol winner Natalie Gauci ) had to be repeated after Network Ten 's transmission feed
747-631: A cover version of " I Am Australian " (originally by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers and Dobe Newton of the Bushwackers ), which was issued as a single in January 1997. It reached No. 17 on the ARIA singles chart . From the late 1990s Air Supply toured Asia and select US venues into the new millennium. They released further adult contemporary albums, The Book of Love (1997), Yours Truly (2001), and Across
830-557: A school uniform and fishnet stockings, and she often used an illuminated neon tube as a prop for displaying aggression towards both band members and the audience. Originally a five-piece, the band underwent numerous line-up changes, with Amphlett and McEntee remaining as core members, before its dissolution in 1996. In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) , as part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, named " Science Fiction " as one of
913-490: Is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music . They commenced in 1987. Divinyls were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week . The TV Week / Countdown Awards were
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#1732868854916996-684: The Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and "Faith in Love", which peaked at number 30. The music video for " All Out of Love " is seen briefly in the 2010 Australian film, Animal Kingdom . In October 2012 Air Supply were honoured by Gray Line's Ride of Fame . A double-decker tour bus was dedicated to them, which roamed the streets of New York City. On 24 October 2013 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced that Air Supply were to be inducted into their Hall of Fame on 1 December 2013 at
1079-667: The Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in September 2015. They also released the single "I Adore You" that same month. Air Supply were scheduled to perform in Haifa on 25 November 2016 but postponed due to fires in the region. The band gave 200 free tickets to the wives of the firemen through the Haifa Fire Department workers union. A jukebox musical based on Air Supply's songs, All Out of Love: The Musical (October 2018),
1162-625: The Homebake music festival where Amphlett displayed an emotional fragility when attempting to get the crowd to sing along with her. In August 2009, Amphlett announced that Divinyls were finished and she had a new band in New York. Aged 53 years, Amphlett died on 21 April 2013 at her home in New York City after a protracted battle with breast cancer since 2010. Amphlett stated that she had been unable to receive radiotherapy or chemotherapy as treatment for
1245-565: The Sydney Opera House where Amphlett and Paul were singing in a choral concert in 1980. They recruited keyboardist Bjarne Ohlin later in 1980 and drummer Richard Harvey in 1981, respectively, and for almost two years they performed in pubs and clubs in Sydney's Kings Cross . During this time, Paul negotiated publishing and recording agreements that led to the band signing with WEA. Australian film director Ken Cameron saw Divinyls performing in
1328-549: The Top 30 Australian songs of all time. The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006 and in late 2007 Amphlett and McEntee reconvened to record a new single and begin working on a new album. The band played a short series of live gigs in Australia in late 2007 and early 2008. Divinyls broke up in 2009, and Amphlett died in 2013. Divinyls released five studio albums—four placed in
1411-758: The Young Rascals ' " I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore " for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), the Wild Ones' " Wild Thing " for Reckless Kelly (1993), and Roxy Music 's " Love Is the Drug " for Super Mario Brothers (1993). The song "I Touch Myself" caused such a controversy it had trouble getting airplay in many US-area markets; so much to the point that while performing their song live in Texas at Austin Aqua Fest 1991
1494-534: The diVINYLS sessions was Charley Drayton , who became romantically involved with Amphlett: they married in July 1999, and from 2000, lived together in New York. A disagreement with Virgin Records stifled future development outside Australia where they released popular albums and achieved two more top twenty singles with " I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore " No. 19 in 1992 and " I'm Jealous " No. 14 in 1995. During
1577-611: The title track issued as a single in April. It is the group's only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot ;100. The album provided two more US top five hits, " Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) " (August) and " Sweet Dreams " (December). A fourth single, " I'll Never Get Enough of You ", a cover version of Samantha Sang 's song, was released in Japan in 1981 and achieved top ten status there. During recording, Barker left and
1660-523: The "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time". Credits: Current members Former members The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia . They commenced in 1987. Air Supply were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. Denis Handlin AM, ARIA Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Australia & New Zealand and President, Asia said: "On behalf of
1743-399: The 1980s and 1990s Amphlett collaborated as a songwriter with other artists including Chrissie Hynde and Cyndi Lauper , and both Amphlett and McEntee worked on solo projects. A live album, Divinyls Live , was released in 1991 but Divinyls did not provide another studio album for five years. In the early 1990s, they recorded a series of cover songs for various movie soundtracks, including
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#17328688549161826-505: The 1990s, with artists from previous decades continuing to release new music, such as Genesis , whose 1992 soft rock single " Hold on My Heart " topped the Canadian singles chart and Billboard Adult Contemporary chart . Extreme 's 1991 single " More Than Words " was internationally successful, topping the national singles charts in at least five countries, including Canada and the United States. Mr. Big 's 1992 single " To Be with You "
1909-621: The 83rd best musical act of all time in Billboard Hot 100's 50th anniversary edition. In May 2010, Air Supply released Mumbo Jumbo , the duo's first studio album in eight years. It was recorded at Russell's home studio near Park City, Utah and at Odds on Records' state of the art facilities in Las Vegas with session musicians and an orchestra. It was produced by Russell and engineered by Sean O'Dwyer (Pink Floyd, Randy Newman and Blink-182). The first single " Dance with Me " reached number 28 on
1992-660: The ARIA Board we are honoured to induct Air Supply into the ARIA Hall of Fame... at the 27th Annual ARIA Awards. With their many timeless songs that have crossed generations and led to ground-breaking success overseas, Air Supply are one of Australia's most unique and successful musical stories." Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week . The TV Week / Countdown Awards (1979–1980) were
2075-664: The Australian Kent Music Report singles chart. Russell recalled that they had been unable to promote "Love and Other Bruises" while still performing in Jesus Christ Superstar , due to contractual obligations to the show. It was first aired on weekly teen pop music TV show, Countdown in early December 1976. It remains their highest charting single in Australia. The group followed with their debut album, Air Supply , in December 1976, which reached No. 17 on
2158-598: The Australian stage production of the life story of entertainer Peter Allen , titled The Boy from Oz . The production was a success and Amphlett's interpretation of Garland, during her final troubled years, brought her critical acclaim: she was nominated for the Helpmann Award for 'Best Female Actor in a Musical'. Amphlett and McEntee concentrated on solo projects and collaborations with other artists. Amphlett and Drayton lived in New York City from 2000, while McEntee ran
2241-640: The Beatles and " I Love My Dog " by Cat Stevens , both from 1966. By 1968, hard rock had been established as a mainstream genre. From the end of the 1960s, it became common to divide mainstream rock music into soft and hard rock, with both emerging as major radio formats in the US. The Bee Gees were considered soft rock in the late 1960s. Major artists of that time included Bread , Carly Simon , Carole King , Cat Stevens and James Taylor . The Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts became more similar again toward
2324-516: The Concrete Sky (2003). In 2005 they issued live albums both on CD and DVD. They performed in Havana , Cuba, becoming one of the first foreign bands invited to perform in the country. They were scheduled to perform two concerts, and played the first show on 7 July, the day before Hurricane Dennis hit the island. In high winds, that concert had an audience of 175,000. Due to the hurricane, the second show
2407-466: The Hong Kong album charts for 15 weeks. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album at two-and-a-half stars out-of-five and explained, "it's slick and professional... but the intent is clearly replication, not interpretation... it's not bad — it's pleasant, even — but it's not necessary." Hitchcock combined with Judith Durham (of the Seekers ) and Mandawuy Yunupingu (of Yothu Yindi ) for
2490-534: The Kent Music Report albums chart and achieved gold accreditation for shipment of 20,000 copies. It was produced by Peter Dawkins ( Spectrum , Ross Ryan ) with the line-up of Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and drummer Jeff Browne, guitarist Mark McEntee , and keyboardist Adrian Scott. Other singles were "If You Knew Me", "Empty Pages" and "Feel the Breeze", but none reached the top 40. McEntee had left Air Supply by
2573-481: The Nights Are Better " (both 1982) and " Making Love Out of Nothing at All " (1983). In Australia, they had four top ten placements with " Love and Other Bruises " (1976), "All Out of Love", "Every Woman in the World" and "The One That You Love". Their highest charting studio album, The One That You Love (1981) reached number ten in both Australia and the US. The group, which relocated to Los Angeles in
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2656-599: The Top 10 Australian chart, while one ( Divinyls ) reached No. 15 in the United States (US) and No. 33 for 3 weeks in Canada. Their biggest-selling single " I Touch Myself " (1990) achieved a No. 1 ranking in Australia, No. 4 in the United States, No. 10 in the United Kingdom (UK), and No. 13 in Canada. Amphlett was the cousin of 1960s Australian pop icon Patricia "Little Pattie" Amphlett . In her autobiography Pleasure and Pain (2005), Amphlett described breaking into
2739-654: The UK remix duo created multiple versions of the song to suit Billboard dance club DJs, clubs, radio stations and the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. On 2 December 2014, Evolution Music Group released Air Supply's first high-definition concert film, Air Supply - Live in Hong Kong on their evosound label. The album was released on blu-ray, DVD, CD and LP formats. The concert was recorded on 11 August 2013 at Asia World-Expo, Hong Kong. It showcased new songs, "Desert Sea Sky", " Dance with Me " and "I Won't Stop Living You", alongside their earlier hits. "I Want You" reached number 35 on
2822-509: The US by March 1993 according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" was their equal second biggest US hit (with "All Out of Love") at No. 2, behind their only US number-one single, "The One That You Love". The band also released their first live video album, Air Supply Live in Hawaii in 1983. Their song "I Can Wait Forever", which was co-written by Russell with David Foster and Jay Graydon ,
2905-661: The United Kingdom Singles Chart and No. 17 in the Netherlands. The album had the same line-up of Barker, Cooper, Esler-Smith, Hitchcock, Moyse and Russell. It sold three million copies in the US and peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 . It reached No, 21 in Australia and No. 22 in New Zealand. Air Supply's sixth studio album, The One That You Love (July 1981), was produced by Harry Maslin with
2988-811: The United States. New bands and artists emerged such as the Danish band Michael Learns to Rock , who saw massive popularity in Asia, with many singles becoming commercially successful in the continent starting with their 1991 hit " The Actor ", and Australian band Southern Sons , who enjoyed success on the ARIA Charts with three top 10 singles. Bibliography Divinyls Divinyls ( / d ɪ ˈ v aɪ n əl z / ) were an Australian rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee . Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in
3071-498: The album kept Hitchcock, Russell, Cooper, and Moyse, and added Criston Barker (bass guitar) and Frank Esler-Smith (keyboards) with help from other session musicians. Esler-Smith had previously known Hitchcock and Russell from working with them in Jesus Christ Superstar . A remixed version of "Lost in Love" was issued internationally as a single in January 1980 on Arista Records. The associated album, Lost in Love , appeared in March, which
3154-571: The award ceremony. They reformed shortly afterwards and a compilation, Greatest Hits , was released by EMI Music Australia in August 2006. The band recorded four new songs via a satellite link: Amphlett and Drayton at Palm Studios in Las Vegas and McEntee in Perth . A single and B-side, " Don't Wanna Do This "/"Asphyxiated", was released in November 2007, with a third track, "All Pretty Things", released on
3237-500: The band performed a one-off show in Perth with The Preatures ' Isabella Manfredi and Jack Moffit joining as guests on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, respectively. McEntee, Grossman and Harvey completed the line-up. In December 2018, McEntee announced he would be reforming the group with new singer Lauren Ruth Ward, ex-Divinyls guitarist Frank Infante and a new rhythm section for an Australian tour, to begin in 2019. However, this announcement
3320-519: The band's global tour. They followed with their twelfth studio album, The Vanishing Race , in May 1993, which was supported by the single " Goodbye " (September), with lyrics by David Foster and Linda Thompson . Although it did not chart in Australian or the US Top ;100, it was critically praised in Asia, where in many countries it reached number No. 1. In Taiwan , Power Station and Terry Lin ,
3403-457: The band's initial success, original manager and bassist Jeremy Paul left. He was replaced on bass, briefly by Ken Firth (ex- The Ferrets ) and more permanently by Rick Grossman (ex- Matt Finish ). Grossman left in 1987 to replace Clyde Bramley in Hoodoo Gurus . By early 1988, Divinyls consisted of Amphlett and McEntee with augmentation by additional musicians when recording or touring. Over
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3486-570: The cancer due to her multiple sclerosis. Amphlett's cousin Patricia Thompson announced the news in an official public statement: "Our beloved Chrissy peacefully made her transition this morning. Christine Joy Amphlett succumbed to the effects of breast cancer and multiple sclerosis, diseases she vigorously fought with exceptional bravery and dignity." In 2014, some of Australia's leading female artists came together to cover "I Touch Myself" to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. In 2017,
3569-412: The chorus. With the show they toured Australia and New Zealand for 18 months. In 1958, as a three-year-old, English-born Hammond had migrated to Melbourne with her family, including older sister Lyndsay Hammond, who also became a rock singer. Russell, also English-born, had been a percussionist in United Kingdom group, Union Blues, in 1965. After arriving in Australia in 1968, Russell performed solo and
3652-417: The decade Divinyls released four albums, Music from Monkey Grip EP on WEA in 1982, Desperate on Chrysalis Records in 1983, What a Life! in 1985 and Temperamental in 1988. The latter two albums were also released by Chrysalis in the United States. They had hit singles in Australia with, " Science Fiction " No. 13 in 1983, "Good Die Young" No. 32 in 1984 and " Pleasure and Pain " which
3735-553: The decade, News from Nowhere , was released in 1995. It contained the Asian hit singles "Someone", "Always", and a cover of " Unchained Melody ". The duo's popularity continued in South-east Asia, culminating in the release of Greatest Hits Live ... Now and Forever (June 1996), a CD and DVD recording of two live concerts from mid-June 1995 in Taipei , Taiwan, which stayed at the top of
3818-510: The duo performed to a capacity crowd in Kingston, Jamaica . This was their second visit, after performing at the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in January. In 2007 Russell released his first adult contemporary solo album, The Future . He also made an appearance in the film Believe (2007), a comedy about multi-level marketing . In 2008 based on their chart performances, they were ranked
3901-527: The early 1980s. Amphlett acknowledged Young's schoolboy outfit as the inspiration for her performing in a schoolgirl's uniform. The band's image gradually changed after the release of the album What a Life! when the band began wearing elaborate clothing and producing more songs in the pop music genre. By the time of the release of their album Temperamental , Divinyls' image had changed to a glamour fashion style where they produced modern pop music. In 1991, Divinyls released diVINYLS on Virgin Records and
3984-594: The end of 1976 to work as a session musician. In 1980, bandmates McEntee and Paul formed Divinyls alongside Chrissy Amphlett . Air Supply undertook a national tour in support of their debut album with Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and Scott joined by Nigel Macara (ex– Tamam Shud , Ariel ) on drums and Brenton White (Skintight) on guitar. Brenton White rehearsed but did not perform with Air Supply. In April 1977, portions of their music videos for "Empty Pages" and "Do What You Do" were screened on Countdown . Their second album, The Whole Thing's Started , also produced by Dawkins,
4067-462: The end of the 1960s and into the early and mid-1970s when the texture of much of the music played on top 40 radio once more began to soften. The adult contemporary format began evolving into the sound that later defined it, with rock-oriented acts as Chicago , the Eagles and Elton John becoming associated with the format. The Carpenters' hit version of " (They Long to Be) Close to You " was released in
4150-478: The end of the song. In 1973, Paul McCartney and Wings had a U.S. number one with " My Love ", which also reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary charts of both the U.S. and Canada. Soft rock reached its commercial peak in the mid-to-late 1970s with acts such as Toto , England Dan & John Ford Coley , Air Supply , Seals and Crofts , America and the reformed Fleetwood Mac , whose Rumours (1977)
4233-451: The era such as Rupert Holmes and Hall & Oates , leading to the conflation. In the early 1980s, the radio format evolved into what came to be known as " adult contemporary " or " adult album alternative ", a format that has less overt rock bias than its forebear radio categorization. In Los Angeles, KOST 103.5 FM, under program director Jhani Kaye, debuted its soft adult contemporary format in November 1982. Soft rock persisted in
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#17328688549164316-485: The gender switched) which reached No. 25 in 1988. Amphlett became a controversial and highly visible celebrity for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive humour in lyrics, performances and media interviews. At the start of their popularity, Divinyls were considered to be a hard rock band. At some point, many fans referred to Amphlett as the female Angus Young (of AC/DC), as both had similar mannerisms on stage and wore school uniforms while performing in
4399-484: The holiday single "The Eyes of a Child", before taking a break as a band. During this time, Hitchcock released a solo self-titled album in 1988 which was not a big seller. However, his single " Swear to Your Heart " (1990) – from the soundtrack album for the film Arachnophobia – received significant airplay and reached the top ten on the US Adult Contemporary chart. Using previous producer, Maslin and
4482-476: The late 1970s and early 1980s came to be known as yacht rock ; its name coined in 2005 by the makers of the online video series Yacht Rock . Originating from California's session musicians, yacht rock only partially overlapped with soft rock; it could include soft to mid-level (but rarely ever purely hard) rock. Much of the "West Coast sound" of yacht rock bore similarity to some of the East Coast soft rockers of
4565-472: The late 1970s, has included many members, with Hitchcock and Russell at the core. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) inducted Air Supply into their Hall of Fame on 1 December 2013, at the annual ARIA Awards . Air Supply's founding members met on 12 May 1975, while rehearsing for the Australian production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar . Chrissie Hammond portrayed Mary Magdalene, while Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell were in
4648-575: The latter of whom has admitted to have been influenced by Air Supply, covered "Goodbye" but renamed it "Loving you is not like loving the sea" in 2009. "It's Never Too Late" was the album's second single. They undertook another world tour in 1993 alongside Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Dick Smith. The album was dedicated to the plight of the Native Americans , the Vanishing Race of the album's title, and sold 4 million copies. Their third album of
4731-405: The music centre of the world. In Australia you can hit yourself against a brick wall." By mid-1978, only Hitchcock and Russell remained, backed by Ralph Cooper ( Windchase ) on drums, and former Sailor members Brian Hamilton on bass guitar and vocals and David Moyse on guitar. In April 1979, the band released Life Support , a concept album which included a picture disc on its first pressing. It
4814-520: The music scene from the age of fourteen, being arrested for busking when seventeen and travelling in Spain, and how her performances drew upon childhood pain. Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee were introduced by Jeremy Paul (ex- Air Supply ) in the car park of a small music venue in Collaroy , Sydney, after Amphlett and Paul had finished a gig with their then band, Batonrouge. Amphlett and McEntee met again at
4897-583: The plug was pulled on the band mid-set by organisers. It wasn't until 1996 that their fifth studio album, Underworld , was released in Australia by BMG . Despite the success of diVINYLS , Virgin had not kept them under contract and BMG did not release Underworld in the United States. As with What a Life! , they worked with three producers, beginning with Peter Collins recording " I'm Jealous " in Nashville, followed by Keith Forsey for "Sex Will Keep Us Together" and "Heart of Steel". Although "Heart of Steel"
4980-682: The returning Cooper, the duo recorded The Earth Is ... , which was released in July 1991 by Giant Records / Warner Bros. Records . It contains their rendition of Badfinger's " Without You ", which reached the US Adult Contemporary top 50. Other singles from the album are "Stronger Than the Night" and "Stop the Tears". The album is dedicated to Frank Esler-Smith who had died in March of that year, from pneumonia. The official fan club released The Earth Is World Tour video, which contains live footage from
5063-473: The same ceremony as the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 . Speaking on behalf of the duo, Hitchcock declared it was a great honour for them and was totally unexpected. He continued that the pair were due to return to Australia for the ceremony and "have fun with everybody and we want to say thank you to all who participated in our ARIA Hall of Fame induction." In 2014, the group were approached by the Wideboys to remix their single "Desert Sea Sky". Penned by Russell,
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#17328688549165146-427: The single " I Touch Myself " which became their only Australian No.1 single. The song reached No. 4 in the United States and No. 10 in the United Kingdom. The majority of Divinyls' hits were co-written by Amphlett and McEntee, but in this case they wrote with Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg . diVINYLS reached No. 5 on the Australian album charts and No. 15 on Billboard Top 200. The drummer for
5229-532: The summer of 1970, followed by Bread 's " Make It with You ", both early examples of a softer sound that was coming to dominate the charts. The soft rock album Tapestry by Carole King, released in February 1971, became one of the best-selling albums of all time. The lead double-sided single from the album, " It's Too Late "/" I Feel the Earth Move ", spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 beginning in mid-June 1971. Los Angeles station KNX-FM , under program director Steve Marshall, introduced
5312-453: The top 40 and is the group's last single to do so. It also peaked in the top 40 in New Zealand. They released their first compilation album, Greatest Hits , in August 1983, which included a new single, " Making Love Out of Nothing at All " (July), written by Jim Steinman . The album reached number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand, and number seven on the US Billboard 200 – selling 5 million copies in
5395-408: Was a number one hit in at least twelve countries. Eric Clapton 's 1992 single " Tears in Heaven " was also successful, topping the national singles charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and six other countries. Richard Marx 's 1994 single " Now and Forever " topped the Canadian adult contemporary chart and peaked in the top ten of the national singles charts in that country, Norway, and
5478-412: Was also their last charting single in Australia. They released a cover version of Jennifer Rush's " The Power of Love " in July, which reached No. 21 in New Zealand, and they had a minor US hit with " Lonely Is the Night " from the album Hearts in Motion (August 1986) – their last US charting studio album on the Billboard 200. Russell and Hitchcock recorded a 1987 Christmas Album , containing
5561-399: Was cancelled. Fans staying at their hotel on 8 July had Russell performing acoustically for them, as there was no electricity. Songs were used in feature films, Bad Company (2002), Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Wedding Date (both 2005). In 2006 they issued an acoustic album, The Singer and the Song . To support it they made their first trip to India in May 2006. On 2 December 2006,
5644-410: Was chosen as a single, Divinyls discontinued working with Forsey because according to Amphlett "he was a bit too 'pop' for us" and remaining tracks were produced by their drummer Drayton. By the end of 1996, Amphlett and McEntee had a falling out and separated without formally disbanding Divinyls. Following Underworld , Amphlett pursued a stage career. In 1998, she played the role of Judy Garland in
5727-408: Was co-produced by Robie Porter , Rick Chertoff and Charles Fisher . It contained three US top five singles, including the title track, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The others were " Every Woman in the World " (No. 5) and " All Out of Love " (No. 2). The latter two singles were top 10 hits in Australia, with "All Out of Love" also reaching No. 11 on
5810-573: Was criticised by Drayton and several fans as an "ultimate disrespect", with Drayton stating that anyone other than Amphlett who fronted the Divinyls should "seek some trustworthy advice". On 6 February 2019, the Australian tour was cancelled. In early January 2021, former band drummer Warren McLean died. Original drummer Richard Harvey died on 19 July 2022, his passing announced on social media by his bandmate from The Party Boys Paul Christie. Final line-up Former members Touring/substitute musicians Studio albums: The ARIA Music Awards
5893-536: Was featured in a scene of the film, Ghostbusters (June 1984), and was included on its soundtrack album in the same month. By the mid-1980s, Goh, Green and Moyse had all left, and the band's February 1985 self-titled album had Cooper, Esler-Smith, Hitchcock and Russell joined by Wally Stocker (ex- the Babys ) on guitar, Don Cromwell on bass guitar, and Ken Rarick on keyboards. This album included their last top 20 Billboard hit with their rendition of Rob Hegel 's 1982 single, " Just as I Am " (May 1985), which
5976-463: Was interrupted. A national tour of Australia followed in December 2007 with a touring band featuring Drayton on drums, Jerome Smith on bass, Charlie Owen on guitar and newest member Clayton Doley on keyboards. Amphlett revealed on 7 December 2007 that she had multiple sclerosis in an interview with Richard Wilkins on Network Nine 's A Current Affair —nevertheless, she was looking forward to touring with Divinyls. The next day, Divinyls headlined
6059-465: Was later a member of Eli Flash with Hammond. Hitchcock left school in 1965 to work as a salesman, also joining a group, 19th Generation, on drums and vocals. With Hammond and Hitchcock on vocals and Russell on guitar, they formed Air Supply as a harmony vocal group in Melbourne in 1975. When the show's run finished in late 1976, Hammond departed to form a hard rock group, Cheetah , with her sister. Hammond
6142-735: Was made in the Philippines. It was created and produced by Naomi Toohey and Dale Harrison, and written by Canadian playwright Jim Millan. It starred Mig Ayesa , Rachel Alejandro , Tanya Manalang, Raymund Concepcion and Jamie Wilson. It premiered at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila . It included a new song, "I Was in Love with You", written by Russell. In 2020, Air Supply were listed at number 48 in Rolling Stone Australia ' s list of
6225-425: Was prevalent on the radio throughout the 1970s and eventually metamorphosed into a form of the synthesized music of adult contemporary in the 1980s. The genre was pioneered by such artists as Fleetwood Mac , Elton John , James Taylor and Hall & Oates . Softer sounds in rock music could be heard in mid-1960s songs, such as " A Summer Song " by Chad & Jeremy (1964) and " Here, There and Everywhere " by
6308-452: Was recorded at Trafalgar Studios, Sydney. The album had a five-and-a-half-minute version of " Lost in Love ", written by Russell, which was released as a single and peaked at No. 13 in Australia and No.3 in New Zealand . The track caught the attention of Arista Records boss Clive Davis , who remixed the song and released it as a single in the US early the following year. The line-up for
6391-575: Was released in July 1977, with White replaced on lead guitar by Rex Goh . The album provided three singles, but neither album nor singles charted in the top 40. In mid-1977, the group supported Rod Stewart during his tour of Australia, and he invited them to continue to the United States and Canada. Mid-tour they worked on their third album, Love & Other Bruises , in Los Angeles from July to August. It included re-recordings of tracks from their previous two albums, with Jimmy Horowitz producing, and
6474-463: Was released in June 1982 with the line-up of Cooper, Esler-Smith, Goh, Green, Hitchcock, Moyse and Russell; it was produced by Maslin, again. It continued the group's popularity in the US with top 5 hit " Even the Nights Are Better " (June) and two top 40 singles, " Young Love " and " Two Less Lonely People in the World " (November). On the Australian singles chart, "Even the Nights Are Better" reached
6557-509: Was released later that year in the US on Columbia Records . At the end of 1977, Paul left and the line-up of Hitchcock, Macara, Goh and Russell, were joined by Joey Carbone on keyboards, Robin Le Mesurier on co-lead guitar and Howard Sukimoto on bass guitar. Air Supply performed in London supporting Chicago and Boz Scaggs . Although their music had some commercial success, Russell claimed, on
6640-559: Was replaced by David Green on bass guitar, while early member Goh returned on guitar. From 1981 Air Supply regularly appeared on US music show, Solid Gold (1980–1988). Hitchcock and Russell also filled-in as co-hosts when resident co-host Andy Gibb was unavailable. Gibb's attendance on the show became problematic and he was fired in 1982. The duo co-hosted the show in October 1983 (with Marilyn McCoo ) and September 1985 (with Dionne Warwick ). Their seventh studio album Now and Forever ,
6723-452: Was replaced in the group by Jeremy Paul (ex-Soffrok) who provided bass guitar and backing vocals. Paul had joined the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar when it reached Brisbane and continued with the show to New Zealand. According to Paul, the group's name was "indicative of the sound and feeling forming the relationships within the band". The group's first single, " Love and Other Bruises ", was released in October 1976 and peaked at No. 6 on
6806-468: Was the best-selling album of the decade. Denver station KIMN-FM introduced a "mellow rock" album format in 1975. Program director Scott Kenyon told Billboard magazine, Michael Murphey's " Wildfire " is a perfect example; it feels like Colorado, you can tell it came from this part of the country. There's a sound of the Rockies... the best description is mellow rock. Take that kind of music and make it into
6889-461: Was written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman and went No. 11 in 1985. Their later manager Vince Lovegrove organised Divinyls' transfer from WEA to Chrysalis and their first tours of the United States. They established a fan base there, without achieving major commercial success. Divinyls also had Australian hits with cover versions of The Easybeats ' "I'll Make You Happy", and Syndicate of Sound 's " Hey Little Boy " ("Hey Little Girl" with
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