Every Woman in the World

{{Infobox song

| name = Every Woman in the World

| cover = Every_Woman_in_the_World_-_Air_Supply.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Air Supply

| album = Lost in Love

| B-side = "Having You Near Me" / "My Best Friend"

| released = October 1980

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock

| length = 3:25

| label = Arista

| writer = {{hlist|Dominic Bugatti|Frank Musker}}

| producer = {{hlist|Robie Porter|Harry Maslin}}

| prev_title = All Out of Love

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = The One That You Love

| next_year = 1981

}}

{{Album reviews

| rev1 = Billboard

| rev1Score = (unrated){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1980/BB-1980-10-25.pdf|title=Review: Air Supply – Every Woman in the World|magazine=Billboard|date=25 October 1980|access-date=30 May 2020|volume=85|number=43|page=85|via=American Radio History|issn=0006-2510}}

}}

"Every Woman in the World" is a song by British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply. The song was written by Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker. It was the third release from their fifth studio album, Lost in Love.

The song was most popular in the US, where it peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 and number two on the Adult Contemporary chart. Outside the US, it also reached number seven in New Zealand and number eight in Australia.

Reception

Billboard called it a "melodic midtempo tune filled with lyrical and instrumental hooks."{{cite magazine|title=Top Single Picks|accessdate=2023-01-21|date=October 25, 1980|magazine=Billboard|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CMEAAAAMBAJ}} Record World said that it has "honeyed harmonies" and "a heartwarming hook."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=October 25, 1980|page=1|accessdate=2023-02-22|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/80/RW-1980-10-25.pdf}}

Personnel

Russell Hitchcock – vocals
Graham Russell – vocals, guitar

Chart performance

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1980–81)

!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1981 |publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 393 |page= 7 |via= Imgur |date= 4 January 1982 |access-date= 11 January 2022 |url= https://i.imgur.com/RgsDOOc.jpg}}

|align="center"|8

Canada RPM Top Singles

|align="center"|3

{{singlechart|New Zealand|7|song=Every Woman in the World|artist=Air Supply}}

{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|5|song=Every Woman in the World|artist=Air Supply}}

{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|song=Every Woman in the World|artist=Air Supply}}

US Cash Box Top 100{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19810131.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 1/31/81 |access-date=2016-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603140722/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19810131.html |archive-date=2015-06-03 |url-status=dead }}

|align="center"|9

US Record World{{Cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/hgcawe.htm|title=Song artist 520 – Air Supply|website=Tsort.info|access-date=24 April 2021}}

|align="center"|3

=Year-end charts=

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align="left"\|Chart (1981) ! style="text-align:center;"\|Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web\|title=Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s \|website=Australian-charts.com\|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 \|access-date=23 December 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134948/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 \|archive-date=6 October 2014 }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|67
US Billboard Hot 100{{Cite web\|url=https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1981.htm\|title=Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981\|website=Musicoutfitters.com\|access-date=24 April 2021}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|27
US Cash Box{{Cite web \|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html \|title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1981 \|access-date=2016-12-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022115158/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html \|archive-date=2016-10-22 \|url-status=dead }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|65

class="wikitable sortable"

align="left"|Chart (1981)

! style="text-align:center;"|Rank

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|title=Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s |website=Australian-charts.com|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |access-date=23 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134948/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|67

US Billboard Hot 100{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1981.htm|title=Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981|website=Musicoutfitters.com|access-date=24 April 2021}}

| style="text-align:center;"|27

US Cash Box{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html |title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1981 |access-date=2016-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022115158/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html |archive-date=2016-10-22 |url-status=dead }}

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References

External links

{{YouTube|F4B77izSCfY|Air Supply – Every Woman in the World}}

Category:1980 songs

Category:1980 singles

Category:Air Supply songs

Category:Songs written by Frank Musker

Category:Song recordings produced by Harry Maslin

Category:Arista Records singles

Category:1980s ballads

Category:Songs written by Dominic Bugatti