Arena (Asia album)

Arena
Studio album by Asia
Released	February 1996
Recorded	1995-96
Genre	Art rock, progressive rock
Length	63:50
Label	InsideOut Music Bullet-Proof Records Resurgence Records
Producer	John Payne, Geoffrey Downes
Asia chronology
Aria (1994) Arena (1996) Archiva Vol. 1 (1996)

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

Track listing

1. "Into the Arena" (Geoff Downes, John Payne, Elliott Randall, Tomoyasu Hotei) – 3:00
2. "Arena" (Downes, Payne) – 5:16
3. "Heaven" (Downes, Payne) – 5:17
4. "Two Sides of the Moon " (Downes, Payne) – 5:22
5. "The Day Before the War" (Downes, Payne) – 9:08
6. "Never" (Downes, Payne) – 5:31
7. "Falling" (Downes, Payne) – 4:57
8. "Words" (Downes, Payne) – 5:18
9. "U Bring Me Down" (Downes, Aziz Ibrahim, Payne) – 7:07
10. "Tell Me Why" (Downes, Payne) – 5:14
11. "Turn It Around" (Downes, Payne, Michael Sturgis) – 4:28
12. "Bella Nova" (Downes, Payne) – 3:12

Bonus track

13. "That Season" (Downes, Payne) - 4:52

Note: This was the first Asia record in four years to receive a worldwide release.

Personnel

• Geoffrey Downes - keyboards (all), drum programming (13)
• John Payne - bass guitar (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, 9), guitar (9), acoustic guitar (8), rhythm guitar (3-6, 8, 10-11)

Guest musicians

• Tomoyasu Hotei - lead guitar (1)
• Luis Jardim - percussion (1, 2, 4, 13)

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