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Asia Asia Release Date: 1982 Running Time: 43:54 Label: Geffen This marriage of four players with impressive pedigrees proved to be the success story of 1982 when Asia's debut lodged itself at the top of the U.S. album charts for two months. The album spawned a massive number four single in "Heat of the Moment," a follow-up Top 20 hit in the sweeping "Only Time Will Tell," and a handful of other tracks that received heavy radio play despite going against the grain of the new wave styling of the day. Produced by Mike Stone, Asia's strengths were the powerful vocals of John Wetton, the nimble, classically tinged guitar work of Steve Howe, Geoffrey Downes' majestic keyboard playing, and anchoring the band, Carl Palmer's propulsive drumming. The lyrics are overwrought at moments, but there's no denying the epic grandeur of the music, which provided some much-needed muscle to radio at the time, and did so with style. Tom Demalon, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Heat of the Moment Wetton, Downes 3:54 2 Only Time Will Tell Downes, Wetton 4:48 3 Sole Survivor Wetton, Downes 4:52 4 One Step Closer Howe, Wetton 4:18 5 Time Again Palmer, Downes, Wetton, Howe 4:47 6 Wildest Dreams Downes, Wetton 5:11 7 Without You Wetton, Howe 5:07 8 Cutting It Fine Howe, Wetton, Downes 5:40 9 Here Comes the Feeling Wetton, Howe 5:43 Releases: Year Type Label 1997 CS Geffen 2006 CD Universal Distribution CD Geffen 2005 CD Geffen

Group Members: John Wetton Aziz Ibrahim Michael Sturgis Carl Palmer Steve Howe More >> Similar Artists: Alan Parsons Ambrosia It Bites Peter Gabriel Kansas More >>

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