Aura is the eighth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 2001.<\/p>\n
Aura was recorded during 2000 at Loco Studios located in the village of Llanhennock in Monmouthshire, Wales, and produced by the group themselves in collaboration with Simon Hanhart. As vocalist and bassist John Payne and keyboard player Geoff Downes had remained the only permanent members of Asia before the recording sessions started, they invited an array of guest musicians to perform on the new album. Afterwards, a stable line-up was established, featuring Payne, Downes, guitarist Guthrie Govan and drummer Chris Slade. In 2004, they would release the next album, Silent Nation.<\/p>\n
The lyrics for “Awake” were adapted from “The Rubaiyat” of Omar Khayyam. The lyrics for “The Longest Night” were inspired by Wilfred Owen’s poem of 1918. “Ready to Go Home” was written by Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman of 10cc and appeared on Mirror Mirror (1995).<\/p>\n
The cover artwork was designed by Roger Dean, who had collaborated with Asia since their inception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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