Rare (Asia album)

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Rare
Asia - Rare (1999) front cover.jpg
Studio album by
Releasedmay 2 1999
StudioLoco, Monmouthshire, Wales
Genre
Length49:14
Label Resurgence
Producer
Asia chronology
Axioms
(1999)
Rare
(1999)
The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990)
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rare is the seventh studio album by British rock band Asia, released in may 2 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).

Contents

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

  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

Asia

Technical personnel

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References

  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.