"Two Less Lonely People in the World" is a song by British/Australian

soft rock Soft rock (also known as light rock or mellow rock) is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in the United States and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, mel ...

duo

Air Supply Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975, consisting of Englishman Graham Russell (vocals, guitar) and Australian Russell Hitchcock (vocals). With record sales of 100 million worldwide, they had a suc ...

, from their 1982 album '' Now and Forever''. It was the third of three singles released from the album. The song reached number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 33 on ''

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'' in January 1983. It also charted modestly in Australia. Written by

Ken Hirsch Kenneth William Hirsch is an American pop songwriter, pianist and record producer, co-writer of the international 1982 hit " I've Never Been to Me" with Ron Miller. He is also co-writer of the hits "If I Could", "No One in the World" and " Two ...

and veteran lyricist

Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...

, it provided a rare hit for Greenfield decades after his 1960s heyday, and one of the last before his death. "Two Less Lonely People in the World" was a hit on adult contemporary radio in Canada and the United States, reaching number two in Canada, and three weeks at number four in the US. ''

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'' said that "The group's sentimental sound is so distinctive that the new single is instantly familiar."

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* (Air Supply) {{Authority control 1982 songs 1983 singles Air Supply songs Songs with lyrics by Howard Greenfield Songs written by Ken Hirsch Song recordings produced by Harry Maslin Arista Records singles 1980s ballads Rock ballads