Asia (album) 197109 224195251 2008-07-07T19:24:07Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{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] <br/> {{start box}} {{succession box | 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]] }} {{end box}} {{Asiaband}} [[Category:Asia albums]] [[Category:Albums with cover art by Roger Dean]] [[Category:1982 albums]] [[Category:Geffen Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Mike Stone]] [[de:Asia (Album)]] [[fr:Asia (album)]] [[it:Asia (album)]] [[ja:詠時感〜時へのロマン]] [[sv:Asia (musikalbum)]]