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{{Short description|2010 studio album by Air Supply}}
{{ Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
| Name = Mumbo Jumbo
| Type = studio album
{{Infobox album
| Artist = [[Air Supply]]
| name = Mumbo Jumbo
| Released = 2010
| type = studio album
| Genre = [[Soft rock]], [[adult contemporary]]
| artist = [[Air Supply]]
| Label = A Nice Pear
| cover = Air Supply Mumbo Jumbo Cover.jpg
| Producer = Graham Russell
| alt =
| released = 4 May 2010
| Last album = ''[[Across the Concrete Sky]]<br />(2003)
| recorded = 2008–2010{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
| This album = '''''Mumbo Jumbo'''''<br />(2010)
| venue =
| studio = Oddson Studios
Woodland Magic
| genre = [[Soft rock]]
| length = 1:01:58
| label = A Nice Pear
| producer = Graham Russell
| prev_title = [[Across the Concrete Sky]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mumbo Jumbo
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Dance with Me (Air Supply song)|Dance with Me]]
| single1date = 2010
| single2 = Faith in Love
| single2date = 2010
}}
}}
}}


'''''Mumbo Jumbo''''' is the seventeenth studio album by English-Australian soft rock duo [[Air Supply]], released in 2010. Two singles from the album, "[[Dance with Me (Air Supply song)|Dance with Me]]" and "Faith in Love", became top-30 hits on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/air-supply/chart-history/asi/|title=Air Supply Chart History|publisher=}}</ref> The band's first studio record in seven years, it was the third album released on the [[Graham Russell]] label A Nice Pear/Odds On Records.{{citation needed|date= April 2022}}
'''''Mumbo Jumbo''''' is the seventeenth studio album by Australian soft rock band [[Air Supply]] released in 2010.

== Critical reception ==
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001977330|pure_url=yes}} | title = ''Mumbo Jumbo'' – Air Supply | last = Erlewine | first = Stephen Thomas | author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[All Media Guide]] | accessdate = 6 April 2022 }}</ref>
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[[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] felt the band "employs some smoke and mirrors on this album, perhaps more than any of their previous albums, dabbling with a variety of textures and rhythms." At the end of his review on this album, he called it "their most adventurous records, and one of their best works."<ref name="Erlewine"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Graham Russell]], except where noted.
#"Setting The Seen" - 5:26
#"Dance With Me" - 5:35
#"A Little Bit Of Everything" - 3:58
#"Hold On" - 4:42
#"A Little Bit More" - 4:48
#"Alternate Ending" - 4:36
#"I Won't Let It Get In The Way" - 4:19
#"Why" - 4:12
#"Me Like You" - 3:13
#"Mumbo Jumbo" - 4:02
#"Faith In Love" - 4:30
#"Can I Be Your Lover" - 5:18
#"Lovesex" - 4:06
#"Until" - 3:18


{{Track listing
==Personnel==
| headline =
*[[Russell Hitchcock]]: vocals
| extra_column =
*[[Graham Russell]]: guitar (acoustic), keyboards, vocals, producer
*Michael Johns: Guest Vocals on Track 4
*Sara Hudson: Guest Vocals on Track 5
*[[The Celtic Tenors]]: Guest Vocals on Track 8


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==References==
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*http://www.discogs.com/Air-Supply-Mumbo-Jumbo/release/3391073
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| title6 = Alternate Ending
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| title7 = I Won't Let It Get in the Way
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| title10 = Mumbo Jumbo
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| title11 = Faith in Love
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| title12 = Can I Be Your Lover
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| title13 = Lovesex
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| title14 = Until
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| total_length = 1:01:58

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== Personnel ==
'''Air Supply'''
* [[Russell Hitchcock]] – vocals
* [[Graham Russell]] – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards (1, 3, 11, 12), string composer (3–5, 12), string conductor (12)

'''Additional musicians'''
* Frankie Moreno – acoustic piano (2–4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14), string arrangements (3, 4, 5, 14), conductor (3–6, 14), string composer (3, 4, 5), [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] (4), backing vocals (9)
* Jonni Lightfoot – bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13), piccolo bass (10), guitar (3) , keyboards (3, 10)
* Mike Zerbe – drums
* Jed Moss – acoustic piano (8, 11, 12)
* Jeff Alleman – guitar (1, 6, 8, 10)
* Russell Letizia – guitar (2, 4, 7, 9, 13)
* Marty Lyman – guitar (6)
* Lindsey Springer – cello (5, 14)
* Louis Clark: string arrangements (6)
* DeAnne Letourneau – concertmaster (3–6, 12, 14)
* [[Stina Nordenstam]] – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
* Michael Johns – guest vocals (4)
* Sara Hudson – guest vocals (5)
* [[The Celtic Tenors]] – guest vocals (8)
* Deirdrie Gilsenen – featured vocals (8)

== Production ==
* Producer – Graham Russell
* Engineers – Jim "Bonzai" Caruso and Jonni Lightfoot
* Mixing – Jim "Bonzai" Caruso (Tracks 1, 7–10, 12–14); Sean O'Dwyer and Matt Salveson (Tracks 2–6 & 11).
* Mastered by [[Brian Gardner]] at [[Bernie Grundman Mastering]] (Hollywood, CA).
* CD Artwork – Lady Jodi Russell
* Cover Photography – Tyler Gourley
* Neon and Center Photos – Nyk Fry
* Management – Barry Siegel

==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Air Supply}}
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[[Category:Albums produced by Graham Russell]]

Latest revision as of 21:49, 2 December 2024

Mumbo Jumbo
Studio album by
Air Supply
Released4 May 2010
Recorded2008–2010[citation needed]
StudioOddson Studios Woodland Magic
GenreSoft rock
Length1:01:58
LabelA Nice Pear
ProducerGraham Russell
Air Supply chronology
Across the Concrete Sky
(2003) 		Mumbo Jumbo
(2010)
Singles from Mumbo Jumbo
  1. "Dance with Me"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Faith in Love"
    Released: 2010

Mumbo Jumbo is the seventeenth studio album by English-Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released in 2010. Two singles from the album, "Dance with Me" and "Faith in Love", became top-30 hits on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[1] The band's first studio record in seven years, it was the third album released on the Graham Russell label A Nice Pear/Odds On Records.[citation needed]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt the band "employs some smoke and mirrors on this album, perhaps more than any of their previous albums, dabbling with a variety of textures and rhythms." At the end of his review on this album, he called it "their most adventurous records, and one of their best works."[2]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Graham Russell, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Setting the Seen" 5:26
2."Dance with Me"Russell, Frankie Moreno5:35
3."A Little Bit of Everything" 3:58
4."Hold On" 4:42
5."A Little Bit More" 4:48
6."Alternate Ending"Russell, Lightfoot4:36
7."I Won't Let It Get in the Way"Russell, Moreno4:19
8."Why" 4:12
9."Me Like You"Russell, Moreno3:13
10."Mumbo Jumbo"Russell, Lightfoot4:02
11."Faith in Love" 4:30
12."Can I Be Your Lover" 5:18
13."Lovesex"Russell, Moreno4:06
14."Until"Russell, Moreno3:18
Total length:1:01:58

Personnel

[edit]

Air Supply

Additional musicians

  • Frankie Moreno – acoustic piano (2–4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14), string arrangements (3, 4, 5, 14), conductor (3–6, 14), string composer (3, 4, 5), Wurlitzer electric piano (4), backing vocals (9)
  • Jonni Lightfoot – bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13), piccolo bass (10), guitar (3) , keyboards (3, 10)
  • Mike Zerbe – drums
  • Jed Moss – acoustic piano (8, 11, 12)
  • Jeff Alleman – guitar (1, 6, 8, 10)
  • Russell Letizia – guitar (2, 4, 7, 9, 13)
  • Marty Lyman – guitar (6)
  • Lindsey Springer – cello (5, 14)
  • Louis Clark: string arrangements (6)
  • DeAnne Letourneau – concertmaster (3–6, 12, 14)
  • Stina Nordenstam – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
  • Michael Johns – guest vocals (4)
  • Sara Hudson – guest vocals (5)
  • The Celtic Tenors – guest vocals (8)
  • Deirdrie Gilsenen – featured vocals (8)

Production

[edit]
  • Producer – Graham Russell
  • Engineers – Jim "Bonzai" Caruso and Jonni Lightfoot
  • Mixing – Jim "Bonzai" Caruso (Tracks 1, 7–10, 12–14); Sean O'Dwyer and Matt Salveson (Tracks 2–6 & 11).
  • Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • CD Artwork – Lady Jodi Russell
  • Cover Photography – Tyler Gourley
  • Neon and Center Photos – Nyk Fry
  • Management – Barry Siegel

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Air Supply Chart History".
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mumbo Jumbo – Air Supply". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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