Silent Nation

Infobox Album |
Name = Silent Nation
Type = album
Artist = Asia


Released = August 30, 2004
Recorded = North Hollywood, CA
Genre = Rock, Progressive rock
Length = 58:04
Label = InsideOut Music
Victor Entertainment
Producer = John Payne
Reviews =
Last album = "Aura" (2001)
This album = "Silent Nation" (2004)
Next album = "Phoenix"
(2008)

"Silent Nation" is an album by the progressive rock band Asia. Two tracks on the album were co-written by former Yes member Billy Sherwood. It is the last with John Payne and Geoffrey Downes together.

The name of the album neither begins nor ends with the letter 'A'. This breaks the tradition followed by all Asia studio albums up to this point; all of which do both.

The album was recorded at Clear Lake Audio, North Hollywood, CA, and was produced and engineered by Payne.

Track listing

#"What About Love?" (Payne, Downes) – 5:25
#"Long Way From Home" (Payne, Downes) – 6:00
#"Midnight" (Payne, Downes) – 6:23
#"Blue Moon Monday" (Payne, Downes) – 7:13
#"Silent Nation" (Payne, Downes) – 6:04
#"Ghost In The Mirror" (Payne, Downes, Sherwood) – 4:37
#"Gone Too Far" (Payne, Downes) – 6:48
#"I Will Be There For You" (Payne, Downes, Sherwood) – 4:09
#"Darkness Day" (Payne, Downes) – 6:17
#"The Prophet" (Payne, Downes) – 5:15

Japanese/South Korean Bonus Track

#"Rise" (Payne, Downes) (unavailable elsewhere except as an import)

The special edition DVD features "The Making of Silent Nation".

Personnel

Members

*John Payne – Bass guitar, Guitar, vocals
*Geoff Downes – Keyboard, backing vocals, percussion
*Chris Slade – drums
*Guthrie Govan – Guitars

Guest musicians

*Kim Nielsen-Parsons – Bass guitar (on "I Will Be There For You")

Release details

*2004, USA, InsideOut Music 0060842IOM, Release date 30 August 2004, CD
*2004, USA, InsideOut Music 0060840IOM, Release date 30 August 2004, CD Special edition with DVD
*2004, Germany, InsideOut Music IOMACD2087, Release date 30 August 2004, CD
*2004, Japan, Victor VICP-62852, Release date 22 September 2004 , CD with bonus track