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 and Sound City Studios (Los Angeles, California) Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) Cherokee Studios and Conway Studios (Hollywood, California) Recorders (Cherokee, California) Electric Lady Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	Soft rock
Length	44:31
Label	Arista
Producer	Bernard Edwards John Boylan
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 – vocals, guitars

Credits (Tracks 1, 3 & 5–11)

Musicians

• Jeff Bova – keyboards, Kurzweil K250 programming
• Eddie Martinez – guitars, backing vocals
• Chris P. Rice – additional guitars (3)
• Bernard Edwards – bass
• Tony Thompson – drums
• Michael Gibbs – string arrangements and conductor
• Roy Galloway – additional backing vocals
• Phil Perry – additional backing vocals
• Darryl Phinessee – additional backing vocals
• Bill Ballou – additional backing vocals (6)
• Fonzi Thornton – additional backing vocals (6)

Recording

• Josh Abbey – main engineer
• Scott Church, Craig Engel and Dan Garcia – second engineers
• Bruce Buchalter – assistant engineer 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).

Credits (Tracks 2 & 4)

Musicians

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

Recording

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

Miscellaneous

• Clive Davis – executive producer
• Howard Fritzon – art direction
• Aaron Rapoport – cover photography
• Philip Saltonstall – inner sleeve photography
• Harveys – Naguchi coffee table
• Wendy Tamkin – hair, make-up
• Robert Trachtenberg – stylist