Asia (Asia album)

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Asia is the debut album by the English rock supergroup Asia, released in 1982.

The album reached #1 in the US on the Billboard album charts, and according to Billboard was the best-selling album in the United States for the year 1982. Asia was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA on February 10, 1995.

The album contains the band's biggest hit and signature song, "Heat of the Moment", which reached #4 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Heat of the Moment" (Geoff Downes, John Wetton) – 3:54
2. "Only Time Will Tell" (Downes, Wetton) – 4:44
3. "Sole Survivor" (Downes, Wetton) – 4:45
4. "One Step Closer" (Steve Howe, Wetton) – 4:16
5. "Time Again" (Downes, Howe, Carl Palmer, Wetton) – 4:46

Side two

1. "Wildest Dreams" (Downes, Wetton) – 5:10
2. "Without You" (Howe, Wetton) – 5:04
3. "Cutting It Fine" (Downes, Howe, Wetton) – 5:35
4. "Here Comes the Feeling" (Howe, Wetton) – 5:39

Personnel

• Geoff Downes - keyboards, backing vocals
• John Wetton - bass, lead vocals, keyboards
• Carl Palmer - drums, percussion
• Steve Howe - guitars, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Produced, Engineered & Mixed By Mike "Clay" Stone
• Cover Design: Roger Dean

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Billboard 200	1

Singles

Billboard Music Charts (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Heat of the Moment"	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"	Pop Singles	4
	"Only Time Will Tell"		17