Asia (album)

E828426

debut album progressive rock album studio album

Asia is the 1982 self-titled debut studio album by the British rock supergroup Asia, known for its polished progressive rock sound and hit singles like "Heat of the Moment."

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Asia (1982 album)	2
Asia (1982 studio album)	1
Asia (album) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9906066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Asia (album)
Context triple: [Geoff Downes, notableWork, Asia (album)]

A. Storm Over Asia
Storm Over Asia is a 1928 Soviet silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, known for its revolutionary montage style and its story of a Mongolian herdsman drawn into anti-imperialist struggle.
B. Dobama Asiayone
Dobama Asiayone was a Burmese nationalist organization active in the 1930s–40s that played a key role in the struggle for independence from British colonial rule and helped launch leaders like Aung San.
C. Through Asia
"Through Asia" is a two-volume travel narrative by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, detailing his extensive expeditions and geographical discoveries across Central Asia in the late 19th century.
D. Asianet
Asianet is a leading Malayalam-language television channel and entertainment network widely watched in the Indian state of Kerala and among the Malayali diaspora.
E. Asia - Trail of the Tiger
Asia - Trail of the Tiger is an Asian-themed exhibit at the Virginia Zoo featuring tigers and other wildlife from the region in a naturalistic habitat setting.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Asia (album)
Target entity description: Asia is the 1982 self-titled debut studio album by the British rock supergroup Asia, known for its polished progressive rock sound and hit singles like "Heat of the Moment."

A. Storm Over Asia
Storm Over Asia is a 1928 Soviet silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, known for its revolutionary montage style and its story of a Mongolian herdsman drawn into anti-imperialist struggle.
B. Dobama Asiayone
Dobama Asiayone was a Burmese nationalist organization active in the 1930s–40s that played a key role in the struggle for independence from British colonial rule and helped launch leaders like Aung San.
C. Through Asia
"Through Asia" is a two-volume travel narrative by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, detailing his extensive expeditions and geographical discoveries across Central Asia in the late 19th century.
D. Asianet
Asianet is a leading Malayalam-language television channel and entertainment network widely watched in the Indian state of Kerala and among the Malayali diaspora.
E. Asia - Trail of the Tiger
Asia - Trail of the Tiger is an Asian-themed exhibit at the Virginia Zoo featuring tigers and other wildlife from the region in a naturalistic habitat setting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	debut album ⓘ progressive rock album ⓘ studio album ⓘ
artist	Asia (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ
bassBy	John Wetton NERFINISHED ⓘ
certification	BPI: Platinum ⓘ RIAA: 4× Platinum ⓘ
chartPeakCountry	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboard200	1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtBy	Roger Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ
drumsBy	Carl Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresMusician	Carl Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoff Downes NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wetton NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	Alpha (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ
followUpAlbumReleaseYear	1983 ⓘ
format	cassette tape ⓘ compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
genre	AOR ⓘ arena rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ
guitarBy	Steve Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTrack	Cutting It Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ Heat of the Moment NERFINISHED ⓘ Here Comes the Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ One Step Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ Only Time Will Tell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sole Survivor NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Wildest Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ Without You NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyboardsBy	Geoff Downes NERFINISHED ⓘ
label	Geffen Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
leadVocalsBy	John Wetton NERFINISHED ⓘ
length	44:27 ⓘ
name	Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	hit single "Heat of the Moment" NERFINISHED ⓘ polished progressive rock sound ⓘ
performer	Asia (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	Mike Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ
recorded	1981 ⓘ
recordLabelCountry	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate	1982-03-15 ⓘ
single	Heat of the Moment NERFINISHED ⓘ Only Time Will Tell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sole Survivor NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Geoff Downes → notableWork → Asia (album) ⓘ

Heat of the Moment → includedIn → Asia (album) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asia (1982 studio album)

Sole Survivor → partOf → Asia (album) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asia (1982 album)

Carl Palmer → notableWork → Asia (album) ⓘ