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Life Support | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Studio | Trafalgar Studios, Sydney | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 40:24 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Producer | Charles Fisher | |||
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Singles from Life Support | ||||
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Life Support is the fourth studio album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply, released in 1979. The album contains the original version of the later hit single "Lost in Love", which peaked at number one on Australian charts. "Just Another Woman" would also be re-released on the album Lost in Love . The album was reissued on CD in 1996 with a new cover.
All tracks are written by Graham Russell.
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) [1] | 27 |
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