Description
Asia – Astra / A Digital Recording / Geffen Records Audio CD 1985 / GED24072
UPC 720642407226
Astra is the third studio album by British rock band Asia, released on 30 November 1985 by Geffen Records. It was their last full-length studio album with co-founding vocalist and bassist John Wetton until Phoenix (2008), released after the original line-up reunited in 2006. Astra is the first of two albums from Asia - the other is Then And Now - with Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer, who replaced Steve Howe.
Label: Geffen Records – GED24072
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock, AOR
Tracklist:
| 1 | Go | 4:06 |
| 2 | Voice Of America | 4:26 |
| 3 | Hard On Me | 3:35 |
| 4 | Wishing | 4:15 |
| 5 | Rock And Roll Dream
Arranged By, Conductor – Louis Clark, Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
6:51 |
| 6 | Countdown To Zero | 4:14 |
| 7 | Love Now Till Eternity | 4:10 |
| 8 | Too Late | 4:11 |
| 9 | Suspicion | 3:46 |
| 10 |
After The War | 5:09 |
- Artwork [Logo] – Roger Dean (4)
- Engineer – Alan Douglas (2), Mike Stone
- Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Saunders, Mike "Spike" Drake, Paul Cook (9)
- Mastered By [Original] – Bob Ludwig, Greg Fulginiti
- Mixed By – Alan Douglas (2), Asia (2), Greg
Asia
- John Wetton – vocals, bass guitars
- Geoff Downes – keyboards; producer
- Mandy Meyer – guitar
- Carl Palmer – drums
Additional musicians
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra (on "Rock and Roll Dream") (orchestrated, arranged and conducted by Louis Clark)
Technical personnel
- Mike Stone – producer, engineer, mixing engineer
- Greg Ladanyi – mixing engineer
- Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing engineer
- John David Kalodner – executive producer
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
- Roger Dean – cover design
