Air Supply have been flirting with the Brazilian audience since early 90’s when they first landed on Brazilian ground to perform in Rio de Janeiro (Canecão) and São Paulo (Olympia) during their The Vanishing Race Tour which promoted their brand new album with the same title. The duo were topping the world charts thanks to their hit Goodbye and in Brazil, a country which always loved and regarded them as one of its most all time beloved bands, that success could not be differently.
The duo would include the country again in their promo trips for their News From Nowhere album as they already had a new song topping the charts again. That time a courageous and successful re-recording of the cult ballad Unchained Melody, known worldwide through the original vocals of the American duo The Righteous Brothers. The song had been this duo’s greatest hit all over the world just three years before when it was chosen to be the romantic theme for Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in “Ghost” the movie soundtrack, a very successful film also starred by Whoopi Goldberg.
Air Supply had not come that time to tour the country yet. They were here to promote their new album and single on some Brazilian TV shows only. The duo was still touring across Asia where they always had a huge number of devoted fans. Firstly, the duo performed Unchained Melody and Goodbye in “Domingão do Faustão” (TV Globo). Then they appeared in “Hebe Camargo” (SBT) when they sang Unchained Melody again and finally they were at Jô Soares Onze E Meia (TV Globo) but that time they performed Unchained Melody live! Russell didn’t wear his long blue jacket used on their Asian tour. Instead he had a T-shirt on which could reveal part of his big tattoo.
Graham and Russell, as fans know, love the atmosphere in the Brazilian shows. Graham says there is something different about the fans in the country which is different from the Europeans, Americans and Asians. As they say, fans in Brazil use to show easily their emotions naturally. Still related to the duo’s old memories, Graham also remembers when they were here back in 1993, he was fully amazing about the sight from the window in his hotel room in Rio de Janeiro. He could see Copacabana then and it was a night with a full moon. The inspiration that made him write Always (only released in 1995 on their album News From Nowhere) came up in 20 minutes only!
In 2008, after lots of expectation and postponed dates for new shows in Brazil, they finally landed again in the country in January for a 4-show tour in four cities. They firstly performed in Fortaleza, where they played for a huge audience (the same would happen in the other three cities) a great number of their biggest hits, including two new songs, Let Me Be The One and A Little Bit of Everything. The audience sang their songs along in just one voice, taking the guys by surprise who were not able to hide their emotions. Then they left for Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where their fans celebrated that moment and paid homage to the band (See picture above. The band surrounded by fans in the Airport, São Paulo).
The duo would include the country again in their promo trips for their News From Nowhere album as they already had a new song topping the charts again. That time a courageous and successful re-recording of the cult ballad Unchained Melody, known worldwide through the original vocals of the American duo The Righteous Brothers. The song had been this duo’s greatest hit all over the world just three years before when it was chosen to be the romantic theme for Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in “Ghost” the movie soundtrack, a very successful film also starred by Whoopi Goldberg.
Air Supply had not come that time to tour the country yet. They were here to promote their new album and single on some Brazilian TV shows only. The duo was still touring across Asia where they always had a huge number of devoted fans. Firstly, the duo performed Unchained Melody and Goodbye in “Domingão do Faustão” (TV Globo). Then they appeared in “Hebe Camargo” (SBT) when they sang Unchained Melody again and finally they were at Jô Soares Onze E Meia (TV Globo) but that time they performed Unchained Melody live! Russell didn’t wear his long blue jacket used on their Asian tour. Instead he had a T-shirt on which could reveal part of his big tattoo.
Graham and Russell, as fans know, love the atmosphere in the Brazilian shows. Graham says there is something different about the fans in the country which is different from the Europeans, Americans and Asians. As they say, fans in Brazil use to show easily their emotions naturally. Still related to the duo’s old memories, Graham also remembers when they were here back in 1993, he was fully amazing about the sight from the window in his hotel room in Rio de Janeiro. He could see Copacabana then and it was a night with a full moon. The inspiration that made him write Always (only released in 1995 on their album News From Nowhere) came up in 20 minutes only!
In 2008, after lots of expectation and postponed dates for new shows in Brazil, they finally landed again in the country in January for a 4-show tour in four cities. They firstly performed in Fortaleza, where they played for a huge audience (the same would happen in the other three cities) a great number of their biggest hits, including two new songs, Let Me Be The One and A Little Bit of Everything. The audience sang their songs along in just one voice, taking the guys by surprise who were not able to hide their emotions. Then they left for Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where their fans celebrated that moment and paid homage to the band (See picture above. The band surrounded by fans in the Airport, São Paulo).
Air Supply left Brazil, but with a promise they’d be back soon and as a matter of fact, they are returning now for a 4-show tour across the country again in April, 2009 and possibly they will include one more new city, Porto Alegre. They are very welcome to make the Brazilian fans dream away again and fill the passionate hearts of these such eternal romantic people with songs.
(English translation by Tony - March, 2009)
(English translation by Tony - March, 2009)
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