The Vanishing Race
The Vanishing Race is the twelfth studio album by British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released in 1993. Although the album failed to reach the US charts, its single "Goodbye" peaked at No. 48 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album became especially relevant in Asia, where singles "Goodbye", which reached No. 1 in several Asian countries, and "It's Never Too Late" helped the album reach platinum certification. The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
Personnel
- Russell Hitchcock – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Graham Russell – lead vocals, backing vocals, arrangements acoustic guitar, electric guitar, acoustic piano
- Guy Allison – keyboards, programming, acoustic piano
- Simon Franglen – Synclavier, Synclavier programming
- Rick Hahn – keyboard programming, drum programming
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
- Claude Gaudette – keyboards, drum programming, Moog bass
- Brad Buxer – keyboards, percussion programming
- Michael Thompson – electric guitar
- Tim Pierce – electric guitar
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
- Billy Sherwood – 8-string bass, 5-string bass
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- Clifford Rehrig – stick bass
- Michael Baird – drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Steve Tavaglione – saxophone
- Anita Sherman – backing vocals
- Jessica Williams – backing vocals
- Warren Wiebe – backing vocals
- Milton "Quiltman" Sahme – backing vocals, Indian chant and prayer
- Michael Sherwood – backing vocals
Production
- Graham Russell – executive producer
- Jeff Aldrich – A&R
- Humberto Gatica – producer, engineer, mixing
- Alejandro Rodriguez – engineer, mix assistant
- Felipe Elgueta – assistant engineer, production assistant
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Tony DeFranco – production coordinator
- Brett-Livingstone Strong – cover concept, artwork
- Dean Armstrong – photography
- Howard Kaufman – management