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- Design
- Roger Dean
Tracklist
10 tracks · 42 min
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Alpha is the second studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 1983. It was the final studio album featuring the original lineup until 2008's Phoenix. Alpha is dominated by the songwriting tandem of John Wetton and Geoff Downes. All the tracks on the album are written by Wetton/Downes, except for "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes", by Wetton only. Steve Howe, guitarist and a key songwriting contributor on the debut album, was left out due to reasons not entirely clear. His only songwriting credit was for "Lyin' to Yourself" (Wetton/Howe), the B-side of the single "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes". Alpha was recorded during the spring of 1983 at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec and Manta Sound in Toronto.
In brief
- When was Alpha released?
- Alpha was released in 1983 on Frontiers Records.
- How many tracks are on Alpha?
- Alpha has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 42 minutes.
- What genre is Alpha?
- Alpha is catalogued under Classic Rock.
- What BPM is Alpha?
- Alpha runs at a median tempo of 143 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Alpha?
- Listeners of Alpha also rate Toto by Toto, Dynasty by KISS, 4 by Foreigner.
Alpha at a glance
- Label
- Geffen Records
- Produced by
- Mike "Clay" Stone
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