Silent Nation

Silent Nation
Studio album by Asia
Released	30 August 2004
Recorded	2003–04 at Clear Lake Audio, North Hollywood, California, USA
Genre	Art rock, progressive rock, hard rock
Length	58:04
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	John Payne
Asia chronology
Aura (2001) Silent Nation (2004) Fantasia: Live in Tokyo (2007)

Silent Nation is the ninth studio album by rock band Asia. Two tracks on the album were co-written by former Yes member Billy Sherwood. It is the last studio release with John Payne and Geoffrey Downes together. Former Phantom Blue bassist Kim Nielsen-Parsons appears as a guest musician on "I Will Be There for You."

The name of the album neither begins nor ends with the letter 'A'. This breaks the tradition followed by most Asia studio albums up to this point, which do both. Exceptions are Then & Now, which is part compilation and part new album; and Rare, a collection of instrumentals. It is also the first studio album sleeve featuring a photograph, not an illustration, as was Asia's trademark.

The album was recorded at Clear Lake Audio in North Hollywood, California, and was produced and engineered by Payne. This is the last Asia studio album on which he is a part, prior to the 2006 reunion of the original lineup.

Track listing

1. "What About Love?" (Payne, Downes) – 5:25
2. "Long Way from Home" (Payne, Downes) – 6:00
3. "Midnight" (Payne, Downes) – 6:23
4. "Blue Moon Monday" (Payne, Downes) – 7:13
5. "Silent Nation" (Payne, Downes) – 6:04
6. "Ghost in the Mirror" (Payne, Downes, Sherwood) – 4:37
7. "Gone Too Far" (Payne, Downes) – 6:48
8. "I Will Be There for You" (Payne, Downes, Sherwood) – 4:09
9. "Darkness Day" (Payne, Downes) – 6:17
10. "The Prophet" (Payne, Downes) – 5:15

Japanese/South Korean bonus track

1. "Rise" (Payne, Downes) (unavailable elsewhere except as an import)

The special edition DVD features "The Making of Silent Nation".

Personnel

Members

• John Payne – Bass guitar, Guitar, vocals
• Geoff Downes – Keyboard, backing vocals, percussion
• Chris Slade – drums
• Guthrie Govan – Guitars

Guest musicians

• Kim Nielsen-Parsons – Bass guitar (on I Will Be There For You)

Release details

• 2004, USA, InsideOut Music 0060842IOM, Release date 30 August 2004, CD
• 2004, USA, InsideOut Music 0060840IOM, Release date 30 August 2004, CD Special edition with DVD
• 2004, Germany, InsideOut Music IOMACD2087/IOMCD175, Release date 30 August 2004, CD
• 2004, Japan, Victor VICP-62852, release date 22 September 2004, CD with bonus track