The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990) is a collection for casual fans of hits like "Heat of the Moment", "Only Time Will Tell", "Don't Cry", and "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes". It features three rare B-sides ("Daylight", "Lying to Yourself", and "Ride Easy") as well as detailed liner notes. The tracks "Sole Survivor" and "Here Comes the Feeling" are edited single versions. Krokus's Mandy Meyer replaced Howe on the 1985 album Astra, which is represented here by the rocker "Go", "Voice of America" and "Too Late". The Then & Now cut "Days Like These" features Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990) is a collection for casual fans of hits like "Heat of the Moment", "Only Time Will Tell", "Don't Cry", and "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes". It features three rare B-sides ("Daylight", "Lying to Yourself", and "Ride Easy") as well as detailed liner notes. The tracks "Sole Survivor" and "Here Comes the Feeling" are edited single versions. Krokus's Mandy Meyer replaced Howe on the 1985 album Astra, which is represented here by the rocker "Go", "Voice of America" and "Too Late". The Then & Now cut "Days Like These" features Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. false 2024-12-17 02:19:53 The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990) 2000 2000-06-06 2000-06-06 77 Rock 114001 2278121 54f83948-01ea-415d-ab82-a063797a857a 8f695099-c714-4ad0-8888-36eca37fee84 e2661011-5d0b-3ffa-bdb7-12251d97d227 /config/metadata/library/bf/bf791450e1f27999ea3416f4660e051c/folder.jpg Asia Asia 1 Heat of the Moment 03:52 2 Only Time Will Tell 04:46 3 Sole Survivor 03:41 4 Time Again 04:46 5 Wildest Dreams 05:11 6 Here Comes the Feeling 03:33 7 Don’t Cry 03:32 8 Daylight 03:33 9 The Smile Has Left Your Eyes 03:16 10 Lying to Yourself 04:14 11 The Heat Goes On 04:57 12 Never in a Million Years 03:48 13 Open Your Eyes 06:26 14 Go 04:08 15 Voice of America 04:27 16 Too Late 04:12 17 Days Like These 04:07 18 Ride Easy 04:35 Asia are an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful line-up was its original, which consisted of four members of different progressive rock bands who had enjoyed great success in the 1970s: lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton (King Crimson and U.K.), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer). Their debut album, Asia, released in 1982, remains their bestselling album and went to number one in several countries. Billboard listed it as the top album in the U.S. in 1982. The lead single from the album, "Heat of the Moment", remains their top charting and best-known song, reaching the top 40 in over a dozen markets. It peaked at #4 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The band underwent multiple line-up changes before the original four members reunited in 2006. As a result, a band called Asia Featuring John Payne exists as a continuation of John Payne's career as Asia's frontman from 1991 until Wetton's return in 2006. In 2013, the original line-up was broken once again when Howe retired from the band and was replaced by guitarist Sam Coulson. After a few years of inactivity, Billy Sherwood (of Yes, World Trade and Circa:) replaced an ailing Wetton (who died shortly thereafter) in Asia for a summer 2017 tour with Journey. Following the end of the tour, the band went on hiatus again, re-emerging in 2019 with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal replacing both Sherwood on vocals and Coulson on guitar. In 2022, Marc Bonilla joined the group as guitarist and vocalist in place of Thal.