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Phoenix is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Asia , released in 2008. It is the first to feature all four original members (Geoff Downes , Steve Howe , Carl Palmer and John Wetton ) since 1983's Alpha . The album was released in Europe on 11 April 2008 via Frontiers Records , in North America on 15 April by EMI America Records and in Japan on 23 April via King Records .[3]
Reception
Phoenix debuted at No. 73 in the US on the Billboard 200 and Top Internet Albums charts.[4] This is the first time since 1985's Astra that a studio album by Asia charted on the Billboard 200. Phoenix reached No. 166 in the UK Albums Chart [5] and No. 10 in the UK Indie Chart .[citation needed ]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes except when noted
Title 1. "Never Again" 04:54 2. "Nothing's Forever" (Wetton) 05:47 3. "Heroine" 04:54 4. "Sleeping Giant (G. Downes) / No Way Back / Reprise (G. Downes)" 08:10 5. "Alibis" (Downes, Steve Howe , Carl Palmer , Wetton) 05:40 6. "I Will Remember You" 05:12 7. "Shadow of a Doubt" 04:19 8. "Parallel Worlds (J. Wetton) / Vortex (G. Downes) / Déyà (J. Wetton)" 08:13 9. "Wish I'd Known All Along" (Howe) 04:07 10. "Orchard of Mines" (Jeffrey Fayman , Dann Pursey ) 05:12 11. "Over and Over" (Howe) 03:34 12. "An Extraordinary Life" 04:59 Total length: 64:52
European limited edition bonus track Title 13. "An Extraordinary Life (acoustic remix)" 04:16 Total length: 69:17
Japanese limited edition bonus track Title 13. "I Will Remember You (acoustic remix)" 05:14 Total length: 70:15
Credits
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Asia
Additional musicians
Hugh McDowell – cello on "An Extraordinary Life" and "I Will Remember You"
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Production
Produced by Asia
Engineered and co-produced by Steve Rispin
Recorded in September 2007 – February 2008 at Liscombe Park Studios in Buckinghamshire
Mastered by John Dent at Loud Mastering, UK
Tracks 1, 3 and 12 mixed by Simon Hanhart
Tracks 5, 8, 9 and 11 mixed by Curtis Schwartz
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 and 10 mixed by Steve Rispin
Cover logo and inside painting – Roger Dean
Computer work and cover design – Martyn Dean
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Release history
Charts
References
Studio albums Extended plays Live albums Compilations Singles Related articles