Alpha
Asia
℗ 1983 Geffen Records UNW 01029
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the supergroup's debut, Alpha landed with a resounding thud a year later. The album still managed to be a platinum selling Top Ten hit, as did the lead-off single "Don't Cry," but where Asia managed to make old sounds fresh, Alpha fails miserably. Nothing on Alpha packs the sheer sonic force of the band's debut. Instead, much of the record is lightweight both lyrically and musically leaning heavier on keyboard-laden ballads like "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes," which managed to scrape into the Top 40, and "My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)." The only real meat on the record comes during the last cut, "Open Your Eyes" (and only at the end of the song). Rumored creative differences, the album's lukewarm reception and flagging ticket sales for the ensuing tour led to lead singer John Wetton leaving the band before the year was out. Alpha is sorely disappointing, especially coming on the heels of a promising debut. — Tom Demalon. |
- 1. Don't Cry [03:32]
- 2. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes [03:13]
- 3. Never in a Million Years [03:46]
- 4. My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want) [04:49]
- 5. The Heat Goes On [04:57]
- 6. Eye to Eye [03:11]
- 7. The Last to Know [04:38]
- 8. True Colors [03:51]
- 9. Midnight Sun [03:47]
- 10. Open Your Eyes [06:24]
Участие в альбоме:
- Geoffrey Downes: keyboards
- Steve Howe: guitar
- Carl Palmer: drums
- John Wetton: bass, vocals
Тексты:
Don't Cry
Hard times you had before you I knew when I first saw you You girl you’ve always been mistreated, cheated So leave it all behind you It took so long to find you I know that we can last forever, ever and more, more, oh Don't cry now that I’ve found you Don't cry take a look around you Don't cry it took so long to find you Do what you want, but little Darling please don't cry I knew I’d never doubt it I was so sure about it Don't think of all that’s been before I'll hear you when you’re calling I'll catch you when you’re falling Don't worry I will always be there, like never before, or, oh Don't cry now that I've found you… Don't cry now that I've found you…
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
I saw you standing hand in hand And now you come to me the solitary man And I know what it is that made us live Such ordinary lives The where to go the who to see No one could sympathize The Smile Has Left Your Eyes The Smile Has Left Your Eyes And I've become a rolling stone I don't know where to go or what to call my own But I can see that black horizon glooming ever close to view It's over now it's not my fault See how this feels for you The Smile Has Left Your Eyes The Smile Has Left Your Eyes But I never thought I'd see you Standing there with him So don't come crawling back to me Now it's too late you realized Now there's no one can sympathize Now that the Smile Has Left Your Eyes Now it's too late you realized Now there's no one can sympathize Now it's too late you realized Now that the Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Never in a Million Years
Plain evil, I know what's on your mind Never say you're leaving me behind No trouble; get that from the start You know the cost of loving is your heart I would never leave you I would never go I would never leave you Never in a million, never in a million Never In A Million Years Pure pleasure, the love that's in your eyes You never give me feelings in disguise Same fever, it comes on all the time Always lets me know what's on my mind Live angel, you come to me and cry Like tears of joy come raining from the sky I'd never leave you, you knew that from the start I'll give it to you now straight from the heart I would never leave you Never In A Million Years I would never leave you Never In A Million Years
My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)
Walking through the snow kicking my heels Seems that sunlight never felt so good before Bet you really don't know how it feels I don't have to answer to no one no more And better I've never felt Nothing to show, but nothing to lose, I'm on my own Cast your mind back not so long ago I was always busy playing by the rules Bet you thought I really didn't know You were double dealing, now you're back at school Something you didn't learn Faith in myself Gives me the strength to carry on I'll do what I want to anyway I'll do what I want and I'll do it in My Own Time Don't give that same old pack of lies I'll tell you the story how it really is You think you always had me under ties Someone better tell you that the table's turned Getting your fingers burned, how does it feel? Now it's for real this is the deal I'll do what I want to anyway I'll do what I want and I'll do it in My Own Time is on my side again And one thing I intend Is to do it in My Own Time
The Heat Goes On
You walk tall, got your head in the clouds You talk soft, but you're thinking aloud And you know, exactly what you want You box shy, you're hard to get You got the face that I can't forget And I know, I know The Heat Goes On I know that The Heat Goes On I know that The Heat Goes On You play tight, you're nobody's fool You're not cold, but I know that you're cool Look at you, I know The Heat Goes On Now tell me, with your hand on you're heart That you knew, you were right from the start And you're sure, you felt it all along You know that The Heat Goes On You know that The Heat Goes On Times to decide, times that I've lied Problems will never be solved Which way is wrong, which could be right? This heat will always go on You walk tall, got your head in the clouds You talk soft, but you're thinking aloud And you know, exactly what you want You box shy, you're hard to get You got the face that I'll never forget You and I know, we know The Heat Goes On
Eye to Eye
I don't want to see your picture On a faded video I don't want to turn the clock back To the way it used to go Can you give me any reasons Why I made this sacrifice? When you thought you walked on water You were skating on thin ice 'Cause we don't see Eye To Eye 'Cause we don't see Eye To Eye I don't want to be a memory Just another anglophile I would never learn your language Could it be there's no more time? Is there any reason talking 'Bout your crazy point of view? You can't even try to answer The questions that I put to you 'Cause we don't see Eye To Eye 'Cause we don't see Eye To Eye
The Last to Know
Standing alone in solitude Holding your head in your hands Tears play like rain on your fingertips Who but yourself is to blame? How could I offer sympathy? When all I feel is pure rejection I was the first one to really know your name And you were the first one for me But everyone knew but me You were the first one to ever let me down And I was just The Last To Know I was the fool who trusted you No evil thoughts in my mind When I saw you going out with him Who could I blame, for this deception?
True Colors
This evening really came as some surprise It showed me just how little faith I think back when you couldn't criticize You sure were glad to see my face True Colors, giving away your lies True Colors, seeing them in your eyes True Colors, giving away your lies True Colors, seeing them in your eyes, eyes For you the tables turned full circle now And all those people you call friends See who defends you when you're down again Don't count on money-spinners then True Colors, maybe you'll see them then True Colors, twisting the knife again True Colors, maybe you'll see them then True Colors, twisting the knife again You did what you wanted to do I lived to fight another day I know that I want you to do Just pack your bags and get away
Midnight Sun
As far as the eye could see From the horizon to infinity Static forces down the line Connecting voices talking rhymes Can't decode nor can define The signal's perfect indicates a sign Midnight Sun Guiding light Take the eye Go skimming Across the sky As far as the eye could see Communications were all down Connecting voices in the air New formations moving sound Then came what I could not explain I felt a hand turned 'round and saw a face
Open Your Eyes
What on earth are you doing here, in the western world? Another situation yeah you're a different girl You have lived your life dreaming you were someone else Succeeding's believing in yourself Open Your Eyes And see the world that stands before you now Open Your Eyes And see the world that stands in front of you You have spent your days trying something new You have looked at magazine girls wishing that they were you Do you see in photographs an angel that once was you? Does she tell you stories that are true? If I could stand with you right now and speak my mind I would tell you no lies I would shoot straight between the eyes You have stared a thousand times right into the lens Have you ever thought just once, does it all make sense? Your beauty's eternal so don't just pretend Got to wake up girl, or it's the end