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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Asia
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Asia (band)|Asia]]
| Cover = Asiaasia.jpg
| Released = March 1982
| Recorded = June - November 1981 (Marcus Studios & Virgin Townhouse in London)
| Genre = [[Progressive rock]]
| Length = 43:54
| Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]]<br><small>GHS 02008</small>
| Producer = [[Mike "Clay" Stone|Mike Stone]]
| Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A48ngtq6ztu42 link]
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|2}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/101939/asia link]
| Last album =
| This album = '''''Asia'''''<br/>(1982)
| Next album = ''[[Alpha (album)|Alpha]]''<br/>(1983)
}}
'''''Asia''''' is the debut album by the [[Progressive rock|progressive rock]] band [[Asia (band)|Asia]], released in 1982. It contained the #4 U.S. hit single, "[[Heat of the Moment]]".
''Asia'' peaked at #1 in the U.S. on the [[Billboard 200|Billboard album]] charts. ''Asia'' was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA on February 10, 1995.
==Track listing==
#"[[Heat of the Moment]]" ([[Geoff Downes]], [[John Wetton]]) – 3:54
#"Only Time Will Tell" (Downes, Wetton) – 4:48
#"Sole Survivor" (Downes, Wetton) – 4:52
#"One Step Closer" ([[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]], Wetton) – 4:18
#"Time Again" (Downes, Howe, [[Carl Palmer]], Wetton) – 4:47
#"Wildest Dreams" (Downes, Wetton) – 5:11
#"Without You" (Howe, Wetton) – 5:07
#"Cutting It Fine" (Downes, Howe, Wetton) – 5:40
#"Here Comes the Feeling" (Howe, Wetton) – 5:43
== Credits ==
*[[John Wetton]] - Bass, Lead Vocals
*[[Carl Palmer]] - Drums, Percussion
*[[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]] - Guitars, Vocals
*[[Geoff Downes|Geoffrey Downes]] - Keyboard, Vocals
==Chart positions==
===Album===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|1982
|''Billboard'' 200
|1
|-
|}
===Singles===
[[Billboard Music Charts]] (North America)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
|rowspan=8|1982
|"Heat of the Moment"
|rowspan=6|Mainstream Rock
|1
|-
|"Here Comes the Feeling"
|40
|-
|"Only Time Will Tell"
|8
|-
|"Sole Survivor"
|10
|-
|"Time Again"
|43
|-
|"Wildest Dreams"
|28
|-
|"Heat of the Moment"
|rowspan=2|Pop Singles
|4
|-
|"Only Time Will Tell"
|17
|-
|}
==External link==
*[http://viddigger.blogspot.com/2007/12/asia-heat-of-moment.html "Heat of the Moment" music video with lyrics]
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| before = ''[[Chariots of Fire (album)|Chariots of Fire (soundtrack)]]'' by [[Vangelis]]
| title = [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 1982 (USA)|number-one album]]
| years = [[May 15]] - [[May 28]] [[1982]]<br>[[June 19]] - [[August 6]] [[1982]]
| after = ''[[Tug of War]]'' by [[Paul McCartney]]
}}
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