Arena (Asia album)

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Arena
Arena cover
Studio album by Asia
Released 1996
Recorded 1995-96
Genre Progressive rock
Length 63:50
Label InsideOut Music
Bullet-Proof Records
Producer John Payne and Geoffrey Downes
Professional reviews
Asia chronology
Aria
(1994)
Arena
(1996)
Archiva Vol. 1
(1996)

Arena is the sixth album by rock group Asia, released in 1996. The lineup on the disc is Geoffrey Downes, John Payne, Michael Sturgis, Elliott Randall and Aziz Ibrahim.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Into the Arena" (Geoff Downes, John Payne, Elliott Randall, Tomoyasu Hotei) – 3:00
  2. "Arena" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:16
  3. "Heaven" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:17
  4. "Two Sides of the Moon " (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:22
  5. "The Day Before the War" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 9:08
  6. "Never" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:31
  7. "Falling" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 4:57
  8. "Words" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:18
  9. "U Bring Me Down" (Geoff Downes, Aziz Ibrahim, John Payne) – 7:07
  10. "Tell Me Why" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 5:14
  11. "Turn It Around" (Geoff Downes, John Payne, Michael Sturgis) – 4:12
  12. "Bella Nova" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) – 3:12
  13. "That Season" (Geoff Downes, John Payne) - Bonus Track

[edit] Personnel

  • Geoffrey Downes - Keyboards (all), Drum Programming (13)
  • John Payne - Bass (2,8,10-11,13), Lead Vocals (2-11), Solo Guitar (3,8,10), Acoustic Guitar (5,13)
  • Michael Sturgis - Drums (2-11)
  • Elliott Randall - Lead Guitar (4-6,10-11,13), Guitar (2,7), Acoustic Guitar (1,3)
  • Aziz Ibrahim - Lead Guitar (5), Guitar (9), Acoustic Guitar (8), Rhythm Guitar (3-6,8,10-11)

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