Alpha (Asia album)
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| Studio album by Asia | ||||
| Released | 26 July 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February – May 1983 | |||
| Studio | Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec and Manta Sound in Toronto | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Mike Stone | |||
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Alpha is the second studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 1983. It was certified platinum in the United States, eventually selling close to two million copies.
Released one year before the departure of guitarist Steve Howe, Alpha was the last album with the band's original line-up until 2008's Phoenix, after the original members reunited in 2006, and the last album with Howe until Aqua in 1992.
Alpha was written by the songwriting tandem of John Wetton and Geoff Downes, with the exception of "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes", which was written by Wetton alone. Alpha was recorded during the spring of 1983 at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec and Manta Sound in Toronto.
Alpha focused more on mainstream pop/rock sounds, and is less characterized by progressive rock elements than its predecessor. The album reached #6 on the Billboard album chart and Top Five in the UK Albums Chart. It was certified platinum in the United States by the RIAA on 11 October 1983 and silver in Britain by the BPI on 5 September 1983. The lead single, "Don't Cry", was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and returned the band to #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
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