Rare (Asia album)

1999 studio album by Asia

Rare

Studio album by

Asia

Released| 1999
Studio| Loco, Monmouthshire, Wales
Genre|

* Electronic
* new-age
* progressive rock

Length| 49:14
Label| Resurgence
Producer|

* Geoff Downes
* John Payne

Asia chronology
| Axioms
(1999)  | Rare
(1999)  | The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990)
(2000)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Rare is the seventh studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 1999 by Resurgence. It was made up of the instrumental music, which keyboard player Geoff Downes and guitarist John Payne composed for the soundtrack for David Attenborough's documentary nature film Salmon: Against the Tides (tracks 1–16) and for an unreleased CD-ROM video game (tracks 17–22).[2] "The Exodus" is an adaptation of the main theme from the film Exodus (1960).

Rare was recorded at the group's new recording studios, Loco Studios, located in Monmouthshire, Wales. It broke the tradition of naming Asia studio recordings with a word beginning and ending with the letter 'a'. However, the next album, Aura (2001), would resume this pattern.

## Track listing

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1. "The Waterfall" – 0:56
2. "The Journey Begins" – 1:43
3. "The Seasons" – 2:12
4. "The Gods" – 1:28
5. "The Whales" – 2:16
6. "The Journey Continues" – 1:21
7. "The Reservation" – 2:58
8. "The Bears" – 2:13
9. "Under the Seas" – 1:54
10. "At the Graveyard" – 1:14
11. "Downstream" – 2:17
12. "The Ghosts" – 2:56
13. "The Sun" – 0:34
14. "The Moon" – 1:08
15. "The Sharks" – 2:34
16. "The Journey Ends" – 0:33
17. "The Indians" – 2:55
18. "The Angels" – 2:52
19. "The Horizons" – 3:13
20. "To the Deep" – 3:27
21. "The Game" – 3:52
22. "The Exodus" – 4:25

## Personnel

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### Asia

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* Geoff Downes – keyboards
* John Payne – guitar, bass

### Technical personnel

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* L-Space Design – design, artwork

## References

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1. ^ Hill, Gary. Asia: Rare > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
2. ^ Gallant, David (1999). Asia, The Heat Goes On: A Complete and Authorised Biography. Bournemouth: Northdown Publishing. ISBN 978-1900711111.

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Asia

* Geoff Downes
* Carl Palmer
* Billy Sherwood
* Marc Bonilla

* John Wetton
* Steve Howe
* Greg Lake
* Mandy Meyer
* Pat Thrall
* John Payne
* Al Pitrelli
* Michael Sturgis
* Chris Slade
* Guthrie Govan
* Jay Schellen
* Sam Coulson
* Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

Studio albums|

* Asia
* Alpha
* Astra
* Aqua
* Aria
* Arena
* Rare
* Aura
* Silent Nation
* Phoenix
* Omega
* XXX
* Gravitas

Extended plays|

* Aurora

Live albums|

* Fantasia: Live in Tokyo

Compilations|

* Then & Now
* Archiva 1
* Archiva 2
* Anthology
* Axioms
* The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990)

Singles|

* "Heat of the Moment"
* "Only Time Will Tell"
* "Sole Survivor"
* "Don't Cry"
* "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes"
* "Go"
* "Days Like These"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Qango
* GPS
* Asia featuring John Payne

* Category

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