The Book of Love was a serious attempt by Air Supply to regain their position as pre-eminent adult contemporary artists.
During the early '90s, they released a couple of records that went ignored, but none were as carefully-considered as The Book of Love, which places them squarely in the '90s adult pop tradition, instead of finding them stuck in the '80s.
That alone makes the album worthwhile, but it doesn't excuse the uneven songwriting.
There's a few songs that are sparkling updates of the Air Supply formula -- "So Much Love" and "When I Say" both are lush, appealingly melodramatic and sappy ballads that work -- but there are more that simply fall flat.
Still, the very fact that some of The Book of Love works makes it Air Supply's best record in nearly a decade.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of LoveGraham Russell | Air Supply | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | So Much LoveGraham Russell | Air Supply | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | When I SayTom Evans, Graham Russell | Air Supply | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | We the PeopleGraham Russell, Mark Williams | Air Supply | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | OnceJed Moss, Graham Russell | Air Supply | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | DaybreakGraham Russell | Air Supply | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Mother SaidGraham Russell | Air Supply | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Would You Ever Walk AwayGraham Russell | Air Supply | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Let's Stay Together Tonight | Air Supply | Play | 07:56 | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| 10 | All That I Want | Air Supply | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 279 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Supply | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Guy Allison | Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards |
| 3 | Lyn Bradley | Art Direction, Design |
| 4 | Xavier Cabrera | Stylist |
| 5 | Paulinho Da Costa | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 6 | Tom Evans | Composer |
| 7 | Bobby Gilcken | Drums |
| 8 | Rex Goh | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 9 | Russell Hitchcock | Vocals |
| 10 | Randy Kerber | Keyboards |
| 11 | Abraham Laboriel, Sr. | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 12 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 13 | Tony Meador | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 14 | Jed Moss | Composer |
| 15 | Rafael Padilla | Percussion |
| 16 | Clifford Rehrig | Bass, Composer |
| 17 | Jeff Robinette | Mixing Assistant |
| 18 | Alejandro Rodriguez | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Graham Russell | Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 20 | Sageman | Producer |
| 21 | John Philip Shenale | Keyboards, Strings |
| 22 | Martin Tillman | Cello |
| 23 | Mark Williams | Composer |
| 24 | Mark Williams | Conductor, Drums |
| 25 | Noble Williams | Composer |
| 26 | Michael Wilson | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |