Released to coincide with Air Supply’s incredible 50th\u202fanniversary as a duo,\u202fA Matter of Time\u202fcaps an historic career that compares to the\u202fBeatlesque\u202ffeat of\u202ffive consecutive Top Five Singles (Lost in Love, All Out of Love, Every Woman in the World, The One That You Love, Here I Am). During their early 80’s run, they sold\u202fa collective total of 20 million copies of their first three albums (Lost in Love,\u202fThe One That You Love,\u202fNow & Forever) and the 1983\u202fGreatest Hits\u202fcollection\u202fand\u202fachieved\u202fmulti-million radio plays for five of their hits,\u202fincluding Sweet Dreams and the Jim Steinman<\/a>-penned Making Love Out of Nothing At All.\u202fIn 2010, the year Air Supply released their last studio album\u202fMumbo Jumbo, Graham was honored\u202fwith a BMI Million-Air Certificate recognizing three million performances of All Out\u202fof Love.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it comes to our longevity, it’s sometimes hard to think about it, but Russell and I do often, usually while we’re traveling between cities,\u201d says Graham. \u201cYou can never imagine being in a band or being an artist for that long, so\u202fit’s\u202fnot easy to wrap your thoughts around it. When we started having some success, we thought\u202fwe’d\u202fbe around for a few years. Then as the years roll by,\u202fall of\u202fa\u202fsudden\u202fwe’re at\u202fa half\u202fcentury since we met and people still enjoy hearing our songs and seeing us perform them.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf I could pinpoint the reason,\u201d he adds, \u201cit’s\u202fbecause our music has never really been in\u202fstyle\u202fbut it also never goes out of style.\u202fWe’ve\u202fnever followed any trends or been fashionable, but heartfelt love songs always seem to endure. And beyond simply making great records, we love hearing from fans around the world, particularly after our shows, saying things like, \u2018God you have no idea what this song means to me or how it saved me from this or that.’ Having been a\u202fsongwriter for over 64 years now,\u202fit’s\u202fparticularly gratifying to hear that those songs\u202fI’ve\u202fwritten still resonate like that.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Air Supply audiences have already been smiling widely as the band performs the album’s symphonic, high spirited lead single Wrap My Arms Around You amidst their cavalcade of hits. Graham wrote the song during the pandemic, reflecting on the importance of physical human connection and a time when people would once again be able to hug their friends and loved ones without fear. Another of the duo’s favorites on the album is the soulful, haunting power ballad If Only, which features a mellotron element that pays subtle homage to the Fab Four’s Strawberry Fields Forever.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Other standouts include the raunchy, freewheeling Stones-influenced rocker I Want Your Love, the anthemic, hard-driving Son of the Father (from\u202fA Wall Apart, Graham’s stage musical about the Berlin Wall) and the passionate ballad I Say A Prayer, featuring Kennadi Dodds, a 22 year old, Utah-based singer\/songwriter, who also contributed lyrics to the song.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Tickets start at $63.74 and are available at The Raymond James Central Ticket Office at Ruth Eckerd Hall, by calling 727-791-7400 or visiting www.RuthEckerdHall.com<\/a>. The Ticket Office at Ruth Eckerd Hall is located at 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater and is open Tuesday through Thursday, from noon to 6 pm, Friday, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Saturday, from noon to 6 pm. The Raymond James Central Ticket Office will open two hours prior to show time.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n 2026 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards – Live Stats\n <\/p>\n \n Best Original Score – Top 3\n <\/p>\n \n 1. \n 37.6% of votes\n <\/p>\n \n 2. \n 25.8% of votes\n <\/p>\n \n 3. \n 25.3% of votes\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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