Asia (Asia album)

Asia
Cover art by Roger Dean
Studio album by
Released18 March 1982 (US)[1]
2 April 1982 (UK)[2]
RecordedJune–November 1981
Studio
Genre
Length44:22
LabelGeffen
ProducerMike Stone
Asia chronology
Asia
(1982)
Alpha
(1983)
Singles from Asia
  1. "Heat of the Moment"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "Only Time Will Tell"
    Released: July 1982
  3. "Sole Survivor"
    Released: October 1982

Asia is the debut studio album by English rock supergroup Asia, released in 1982. According to both Billboard and Cashbox, it was the #1 album in the United States for the year 1982.[4] It contains their biggest hit "Heat of the Moment", which reached #4 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5]

  1. ^ "RIAA".
  2. ^ "BPI".
  3. ^ Deggans, Eric (1998). "Asia". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 44–45.
  4. ^ "The Billboard 200 – Year-end albums – 1982". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Asia chart positions in the US". Billboard.