Astra (album)

Astra
Studio album by
Released25 November 1985[1]
Recorded1984–1985
Studio
Genre
Length45:06
LabelGeffen
Producer
Asia chronology
Alpha
(1983)
Astra
(1985)
Aurora
(1986)
Singles from Astra
  1. "Go"
    Released: November 1985
  2. "Wishing"
    Released: March 1986 (US)[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Sounds[4]

Astra is the third studio album by British rock supergroup Asia, released on 25 November 1985 by Geffen Records.[5] It was their last full-length studio album with co-founding vocalist and bassist John Wetton until Phoenix (2008), released after the original line-up reunited in 2006. Astra is the first of two albums from Asia—the other being Then & Now—with Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer, who replaced Steve Howe.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 37.
  2. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 38.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. Asia: Astra > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ Robertson, Sandy (14 December 1985). "Asia 'Astra'". Sounds. London.
  5. ^ Giles, Jeff (30 November 2015). "30 Years Ago: Asia Go Through Changes to Make 'Astra'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 20 August 2018.