Aria (Asia album)

Aria
Studio album by
Asia
ReleasedMay 1994[1]
RecordedNovember 1993 – March 1994
Studio
  • Parkgate, Battle, Sussex
  • Maison Rouge, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length48:14
LabelBullet Proof
Producer
Asia chronology
Aqua
(1992) 		Aria
(1994) 		Arena
(1996)
Singles from Aria
  1. "Anytime"
    Released: 1994 (UK) [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Aria is the fifth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in May 1994 in the United Kingdom by Bullet Proof Records and in 1995 in the United States by Mayhem Recordings. Unlike its predecessor, which was recorded with the help of several guest musicians, Aria features a stable line-up consisting of vocalist and bassist John Payne, keyboard player Geoff Downes, guitarist Al Pitrelli and drummer Michael Sturgis.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Geoff Downes and John Payne, except "Desire" and "Aria" written by Payne, Andy Nye and Downes

No.TitleLength
1."Anytime"4:57
2."Are You Big Enough?"4:08
3."Desire"5:20
4."Summer"4:07
5."Sad Situation"3:59
6."Don't Cut the Wire (Brother)"5:20
7."Feels Like Love"4:50
8."Remembrance Day"4:19
9."Enough's Enough"4:37
10."Military Man"4:10
11."Aria"2:27
Total length:48:14
1998 Snapper Music bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Reality"4:27
Total length:52:42
2005 Inside Out Music remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Reality"4:26
13."Military Man" (acoustic)4:23
14."Anytime" (multimedia video)2:41
Total length:62:15

Personnel

Asia

Technical personnel

  • Andy Reilly – engineer, mixing engineer (at Les Ballons Du Chien Studios, Oxfordshire)
  • Gary Stevenson – mixing engineer
  • Roger Dean – cover design, painting, logotypes
  • Brian Burrows – sleeve layout/typography
  • Paul Rider – photography

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 89
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 31

References

  1. ^ Great Rock discography. 1995. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  2. ^ "Asia singles".
  3. ^ Garcia, Alex S. Asia: Aria > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Asia – Aria" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Asia – Aria". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2018.