Hearts in Motion

This article is about the album by Air Supply. For the album by Amy Grant, see Heart in Motion.

Hearts in Motion is the ninth studio album by British-Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released in 1986. The album was a serious step down in the band's popularity. While their previous self-titled album had charted gold, Hearts in Motion did not attain any certification, peaking at No. 84 on the US charts.

Hearts in Motion
Studio album by Air Supply
Released	August 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	Record Plant, Bill Schnee Studios, Recorders, Cherokee Studios and Sound City Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Soft rock
Length	44:31
Label	Arista
Producer	Bernard Edwards, John Boylan, Clive Davis
Air Supply chronology
Air Supply (1985) Hearts in Motion (1986) The Christmas Album (1987)
Singles from Hearts in Motion
"Lonely Is the Night" Released: 1986 "One More Chance" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album did not possess any successful singles, except for the minor hit "Lonely Is the Night" (#76 U.S.), which became a favourite among the band's repertoire, and "One More Chance" (#80).^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Not Too Late"		3:48
2.	"Lonely Is the Night"	Albert Hammond, Diane Warren*	4:13
3.	"Put Love in Your Life"		4:25
4.	"One More Chance"	Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page*	3:54
5.	"Stars in Your Eyes"		3:46
6.	"My Heart's with You"	Russell, Warren	4:34
7.	"I'd Die for You"		4:45
8.	"You're Only in Love"		4:15
9.	"Time for Love"	Randy Stern, Anthony La Peau	2:46
10.	"Heart and Soul"		3:54
11.	"Hope Springs Eternal"		4:11
Total length:			44:31

All tracks are written by Graham Russell, except where noted

Notes

• Starred (*) songs produced by John Boylan; all others produced by Bernard Edwards.

Personnel

Air Supply

• Russell Hitchcock – vocals
• Graham Russell – guitar, vocals

Personnel (on Bernard Edwards-produced songs)

• Jeff Bova – keyboards, Kurzweil K250 programming
• Eddie Martinez – guitars, backing vocals
• Chris P. Rice – additional guitars on "Put Love in Your Life"
• Bernard Edwards – bass
• Tony Thompson – drums
• Bill Ballou, Roy Galloway, Phil Perry, Darryl Phinessee, Fonzi Thornton - additional backing vocals
• String arranged and conducted by Michael Gibbs

Recording

• Main Engineer – Josh Abbey
• Second Engineers – Scott Church, Craig Engel and Dan Garcia.
• Assistant Engineer – Bruce Buchalter at Electric Lady Studios (New York, New York, NY).
• Recording studios – Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Bill Schnee Studios (Hollywood, CA); Recorders (Cherokee, CA); Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY).

Personnel (on John Boylan-produced songs)

• Mike Botts – percussion
• John Capek – keyboards
• Michael Landau – guitar
• Timothy B. Schmit – additional backing vocals

Recording

• Engineer – Paul Grupp
• Assistant Engineer – Brett Newman
• Recorded at Sound City Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mixed at Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mix Assistant – Richard McKernan

Miscellaneous

• Cover photography – Aaron Rapoport
• Stylist – Robert Trachtenberg.
• Naguchi coffee table – Harveys
• Hair and make-up – Wendy Tamkin
• Inner sleeve photography – Philip Saltonstall
• Art direction – Howard Fritzon

References

1. Hearts in Motion at AllMusic
2. Biographies: Air Supply 8-12-08