Arena (Asia album)

Arena
Studio album by Asia
Released	1996
Recorded	1995-96
Genre	Art rock, progressive rock
Length	63:50
Label	InsideOut Music Bullet-Proof Records Resurgence Records
Producer	John Payne, Geoffrey Downes
Asia chronology
Aria (1994) Arena (1996) Archiva Vol. 1 (1996)

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Arena is the sixth studio album by rock group Asia, released in 1996. The lineup on the disc is Geoffrey Downes, John Payne, Michael Sturgis, Elliott Randall and Aziz Ibrahim.

Track listing

1. "Into the Arena" (Geoff Downes, John Payne, Elliott Randall, Tomoyasu Hotei) – 3:00
2. "Arena" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:16
3. "Heaven" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:17
4. "Two Sides of the Moon " (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:22
5. "The Day Before the War" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 9:08
6. "Never" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:31
7. "Falling" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 4:57
8. "Words" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:18
9. "U Bring Me Down" (Geoff Downes, Aziz Ibrahim, John Payne) – 7:07
10. "Tell Me Why" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:14
11. "Turn It Around" (Geoff Downes, John Payne, Michael Sturgis) – 4:28
12. "Bella Nova" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 3:12

Bonus Track

13. "That Season" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) - 4:52

Note: This was the first Asia record in 4 years to receive worldwide release

Personnel

• Geoffrey Downes - Keyboards (all), Drum Programming (13)
• John Payne - Bass (2,8,10-11,13), Lead Vocals (2-11), Solo Guitar (3,8,10), Acoustic Guitar (5,13)
• Michael Sturgis - Drums (2-11)
• Elliott Randall - Lead Guitar (4-6,10-11,13), Guitar (2,7), Acoustic Guitar (1,3)
• Aziz Ibrahim - Lead Guitar (5), Guitar (9), Acoustic Guitar (8), Rhythm Guitar (3-6,8,10-11)

Guests:

• Tomoyasu Hotei - Lead Guitar (1)
• Luis Jardim - Percussion (1,2,4,13)

References

Note: This was the first Asia record in 4 years to receive worldwide release