Despite its sometimes bombastic nature, the debut record by '80s supergroup Asia was a strong collection of melodic, sweeping, muscular arena rock.
The band's inability to duplicate that success is documented on Then & Now, a 1990 set designed to reintroduce the band to the pop market after a five-year absence.
It collects several of the group's bigger singles ("Go" being absent) with new material (with "Voice of America" from 1985's Astra inexplicably grouped with the new).
The quality declines noticeably from "Heat of the Moment" and "Only Time Will Tell," with the newer material being flaccid musically and insipid lyrically.
The exception being the anthemic "Days Like These," which nearly matches the band's strong debut material.
In 2000, Interscope released The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment 1982-1990, which is a far better compilation of the band's best work, including all of their singles and three rare B-sides.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildest DreamsGeoffrey Downes, John Wetton | Asia | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | Prayin' 4 a MiracleDavid Cassidy, Sue Shifrin, John Wetton | Asia | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Am I in LoveGeoffrey Downes, John Wetton | Asia | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Summer | Asia | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 18 mins | 41 MB | |||||
| 18 mins | 127 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asia | Mixing, Primary Artist |
| 2 | David Cassidy | Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Roger Dean | Images |
| 4 | Dave Donnelly | Mastering, Mastering Supervisor |
| 5 | Alan Douglas | Mixing |
| 6 | Geoffrey Downes | Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 7 | Scott Gorham | Guitar |
| 8 | Caroline Greyshock | Photography |
| 9 | Daniel Hersch | Mastering |
| 10 | Steve Howe | Guitar |
| 11 | Ron Komie | Guitar |
| 12 | Greg Ladanyi | Mixing |
| 13 | Steve Lukather | Guitar |
| 14 | Mandy Meyer | Guitar |
| 15 | Paul Northfield | Engineer |
| 16 | Carl Palmer | Drums, Percussion |
| 17 | Jean-Francois Podevin | Illustrations |
| 18 | Gabrielle Raumberger | Art Direction |
| 19 | Guy Roche | Producer |
| 20 | Debra Shallman | Production Coordination |
| 21 | Sue Shifrin | Composer, Producer |
| 22 | Mike "Clay" Stone | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 23 | John Wetton | Bass, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Frank Wolf | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 25 | Janet Wolsborn | Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |