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]

Mumbo Jumbo
Studio album by
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

Critical reception

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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

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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, Jonni 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

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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)
  • 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)
  • Jonni Lightfoot – bass, guitar (3, 10, 11), keyboards (10)
  • Mike Zerbe – drums
  • 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

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  • 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

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