Aria (Asia album)

Aria is the fifth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in May 1994 in the United Kingdom by Bullet Proof Records and in 1995 in the United States by Mayhem Recordings. Unlike its predecessor, which was recorded with the help of several guest musicians, Aria features a stable line-up consisting of vocalist and bassist John Payne, keyboard player Geoff Downes, guitarist Al Pitrelli and drummer Michael Sturgis.

Aria
Studio album by Asia
Released	May 1994^[1]
Recorded	November 1993 – March 1994
Studio	Parkgate, Battle, Sussex Maison Rouge, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	48:14
Label	Bullet Proof
Producer	Geoff Downes John Payne
Asia chronology
Aqua (1992) Aria (1994) Arena (1996)
Singles from Aria
"Anytime" Released: 1994 (UK) ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Geoff Downes and John Payne, except "Desire" and "Aria" written by Payne, Andy Nye and Downes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anytime"	4:57
2.	"Are You Big Enough?"	4:08
3.	"Desire"	5:20
4.	"Summer"	4:07
5.	"Sad Situation"	3:59
6.	"Don't Cut the Wire (Brother)"	5:20
7.	"Feels Like Love"	4:50
8.	"Remembrance Day"	4:19
9.	"Enough's Enough"	4:37
10.	"Military Man"	4:10
11.	"Aria"	2:27
Total length:		48:14

1998 Snapper Music bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Reality"	4:27
Total length:		52:42

2005 Inside Out Music remastered edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Reality"	4:26
13.	"Military Man" (acoustic)	4:23
14.	"Anytime" (multimedia video)	2:41
Total length:		62:15

Personnel

Asia

• Geoff Downes – keyboards; producer
• John Payne – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass, guitar; producer
• Al Pitrelli – guitars
• Michael Sturgis – drums

Technical personnel

• Andy Reilly – engineer, mixing engineer (at Les Ballons Du Chien Studios, Oxfordshire)
• Gary Stevenson – mixing engineer
• Roger Dean – cover design, painting, logotypes
• Brian Burrows – sleeve layout/typography
• Paul Rider – photography

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	89
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	31

References

1. "Great Rock discography". p. 26.
2. "Asia singles".
3. Garcia, Alex S. Asia: Aria > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Asia – Aria" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
5. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Asia – Aria". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2018.