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
Released	11 April 2008
Recorded	September 2007 – February 2008
Studio	Liscombe Park, Buckinghamshire
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	65:01
Label	Frontiers (Europe) Capitol (US) EMI (Canada)
Producer	Asia Steve Rispin
Asia chronology
Fantasia: Live in Tokyo (2007) Phoenix (2008) Omega (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Again"		4:55
2.	"Nothing's Forever"	Wetton	5:46
3.	"Heroine"		4:54
4.	"Sleeping Giant / No Way Back / Reprise"		8:10
5.	"Alibis"	Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Wetton	5:40
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"	Howe	4:07
10.	"Orchard of Mines"	Jeffrey Fayman, Daniel Pursey	5:12
11.	"Over and Over"	Howe	3:34
12.	"An Extraordinary Life"		4:59
Total length:			65:01

European limited edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"An Extraordinary Life" (acoustic remix)	4:16
Total length:		69:17

Japanese limited edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"I Will Remember You" (acoustic remix)	5:14
Total length:		70:15

Personnel

Asia

• John Wetton – lead vocal, bass guitar
• Steve Howe – electric, acoustic and steel guitars, backing vocals
• Geoff Downes – keyboards, backing vocals
• Carl Palmer – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Hugh McDowell – cello (on "I Will Remember You" and "An Extraordinary Life")

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

Region	Date	Label	Format
Europe	11 April 2008	Frontiers	CD Limited edition enhanced CD
Canada	15 April 2008	EMI	CD
US		Capitol
Japan	23 April 2008	Melodious Frontier	Limited edition enhanced CD
Worldwide	29 April 2016	Asia Music	Special edition double CD

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.