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Phoenix
Studio album by
Asia
Released11 April 2008
RecordedSeptember 2007 – February 2008
StudioLiscombe Park, Buckinghamshire
GenreProgressive rock
Length65:01
LabelFrontiers (Europe)
Capitol (US)
EMI (Canada)
Producer
Asia chronology
Fantasia: Live in Tokyo
(2007) 		Phoenix
(2008) 		Omega
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Phoenix is the tenth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 2008. It was the first studio recording with the original line-up after the reunion in 2006.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Again" 4:55
2."Nothing's Forever"Wetton5:46
3."Heroine" 4:54
4."Sleeping Giant / No Way Back / Reprise" 8:10
5."Alibis"Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Wetton5:40
6."I Will Remember You" 5:12
7."Shadow of a Doubt" 4:18
8."Parallel Worlds / Vortex / Déyà" 8:13
9."Wish I'd Known All Along"Howe4:07
10."Orchard of Mines"Jeffrey Fayman, Daniel Pursey5:12
11."Over and Over"Howe3:34
12."An Extraordinary Life" 4:59
Total length:65:01
European limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."An Extraordinary Life" (acoustic remix)4:16
Total length:69:17
Japanese limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."I Will Remember You" (acoustic remix)5:14
Total length:70:15

Personnel

Asia

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

  • Steve Rispin – co-producer, engineer, mixing engineer (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, bonus tracks)
  • Simon Hanhart – mixing engineer (tracks 1 (European edition), 3, 12)
  • Curtis Schwartz – mixing engineer (tracks 5, 8, 9, 11)
  • John X. Volaitis – mixing engineer (on "Never Again" (U.S. edition))
  • John Dent – mastering engineer (at Loud Mastering, Taunton, Somerset) (European edition)
  • Evren Göknar – mastering engineer (at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, Los Angeles) (U.S. edition)
  • Roger Dean – cover logotype, inside painting
  • Martyn Dean – computer work, cover design
  • Michael Inns – photography
  • Karen Gladwell – artwork

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 58
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 75
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] 10
US Billboard 200[7] 73

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Europe 11 April 2008 Frontiers
  • CD
  • Limited edition enhanced CD
Canada 15 April 2008 EMI CD
US Capitol
Japan 23 April 2008 Melodious Frontier Limited edition enhanced CD
Worldwide 29 April 2016 Asia Music Special edition double CD

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Asia: Phoenix > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Asia – Phoenix" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2008-05-19" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Asia – Phoenix". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Asia – Phoenix". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Asia Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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