asia / albums

784,181 plays
273 SHARES
207 FAVS
36 fans

- Asia
- - 252,656 plays
  - 63 favs
  - 116 shares
Asia
Released 1982

Cutting It Fine
05:35
9,441 plays

Only Time Will Tell
04:47
43,683 plays

Sole Survivor
04:48
22,146 plays

- Add to cart
- buy
- share

songs

- 1
- Heat Of The Moment
- 03:50
- 120,984 plays

- 2
- Only Time Will Tell
- 04:47
- 43,683 plays

- 3
- Sole Survivor
- 04:48
- 22,146 plays

- 4
- One Step Closer
- 04:16
- 10,707 plays

- 5
- Time Again
- 04:45
- 11,061 plays

- 6
- Wildest Dreams
- 05:12
- 12,613 plays

- 7
- Without You
- 05:04
- 10,974 plays

- 8
- Cutting It Fine
- 05:35
- 9,441 plays

- 9
- Here Comes The Feeling
- 05:42
- 11,051 plays

- play all

album review

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