Phoenix (Asia album)

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.

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]

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
RegionDateLabelFormat
Europe11 April 2008Frontiers
  • CD
  • Limited edition enhanced CD
Canada15 April 2008EMICD
USCapitol
Japan23 April 2008Melodious FrontierLimited edition enhanced CD
Worldwide29 April 2016Asia MusicSpecial edition double CD
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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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