Aqua (album)

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Aqua
Studio album by Asia
Released 1992
Recorded 1991-92
Genre Progressive rock
Length 1:00:12
Label InsideOut Music
Great Pyramid Records
Producer Geoffrey Downes
Professional reviews
Asia chronology
Astra
(1985)
Aqua
(1992)
Aria
(1994)

Aqua is the fourth studio album by the progressive rock band Asia, released in 1992. The lineup changed slightly since Astra in 1985. The new lineup consisted of John Payne (bassist/vocalist) and Al Pitrelli (guitarist), together with founder Geoffrey Downes (keyboardist/vocalist). Carl Palmer (drums) and Steve Howe (guitarist), both also co-founders of the band, guest.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Aqua, Pt. 1" (Downes, Howe, Payne) – 2:27
  2. "Who Will Stop the Rain?" (Downes, Warman, Woolfenden) – 4:35
  3. "Back in Town" (Downes, Payne) – 4:09
  4. "Love Under Fire" (Downes, Lake) – 5:15
  5. "Someday" (Downes, Warman) – 5:48
  6. "Little Rich Boy" (Downes, Payne) – 4:37
  7. "The Voice of Reason" (Downes, Payne) – 5:37
  8. "Lay Down Your Arms" (Downes, Hart, Payne) – 4:14
  9. "Crime of the Heart" (Downes, Warman) – 5:57
  10. "A Far Cry" (Downes, Hart, Mitchell, Payne) – 5:30
  11. "Don't Call Me" (Downes, Warman) – 4:55
  12. "Heaven on Earth" (Nye, Payne) – 4:54
  13. "Aqua, Pt. 2" (Downes, Payne) – 2:14

[edit] Personnel

  • Geoffrey Downes - Keyboards, vocals
  • Steve Howe - Guitar
  • Carl Palmer - Drums
  • John Payne - Bass, vocals
  • Al Pitrelli - Guitar

[edit] Guest artists

  • Simon Phillips - Drums
  • Ant Glynne - Gtr
  • Scott Gorham - Gtr

[edit] Cover

The album cover was created by the fantasy artist and illustrator Rodney Matthews.

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