Asia : Asia (Expanded Edition)

A LOOK FROM YOU 

AND I WOULD FALL 

FROM GRACE

 Asia 

is the

 debut 

studio album

 by English

 rock supergroup

 Asia 

released in 1982. 

According to both 

Billboard and Cashbox, 

it was the

 #1 album

 in the United States

 for the year 1982.

 It contains their

 biggest hit 

"Heat of the Moment", 

which reached #4

 in the US

 on the 

Billboard 

Hot 100 chart.

Recording

Asia included

 keyboardist 

Geoffrey Downes 

and guitarist 

Steve Howe

 from Yes; 

King Crimson

 singer-bassist 

John Wetton, 

and 

Emerson, Lake & Palmer 

drummer 

Carl Palmer

"The production was

 a bit Journey-esque,"

 Howe noted. 

"That was down to 

Mike Stone, 

who'd co-produced

 Escape, 

which was a

 huge album for 

Journey. 

But

 "Heat of the Moment" 

was the last song

 we recorded for

 the Asia album. 

By then we'd 

already done stuff like

 "Time Again" 

and

 "Wildest Dreams", 

which were

 very progressive. 

There was also 

this sweetness in 

"[Only] Time Will Tell".

 But as soon as 

I stacked up the guitar

 and John started singing, 

we knew we 

had something

 special in

 "Heat of the Moment"."

"People said, 

'No, that's not going to work. 

It's all keyboards now.

 It's all synthesizers.' 

I think A Flock of Seagulls was No. 1,

" Wetton commented. 

"Actually, what we did

 was make a sound 

that blew synthesizers

 out of the water. 

Everyone said, 

'Oh, no, no, no.

 A prog-guitar band 

ain't gonna work.'

 But it did."

Artwork

Asia's logo

 and cover artwork 

were created by 

Roger Dean,

 known for his work 

with Yes

 of which guitarist 

Steve Howe 

and

 keyboard player 

Geoff Downes 

were previous members

 and 

Uriah Heep

 of which

 bassist/vocalist 

John Wetton

 had previously

 been a member 

The debut

 album's art 

depicts a

 sea serpent

 gazing into

 a crystal orb.

There was a concern that

 having Dean 

do the cover 

would produce

 something that looked

 too much like his

  artwork for 

Yes, 

but Howe

 and Downes

 pushed for

 his involvement. 

Geffen's 

John Kalodner 

did not initially

 like Dean's logo

 for the band

TRACKLIST

Heat Of The Moment

Only Time Will Tell

Sole Survivor

One Step Closer

Time Again

Wildest Dreams

Without You

Cutting It Fine

Here Comes The Feeling

Ride Easy 

(Bonus Track)

Only Time Will Tell '97

Heat Of The Moment 

(Extended Mix)

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