ASIA - ALPHA
- Format: (LP) Vinyl record 12"
- Executor: ASIA
- Title: ALPHA
- Catalog number: GHS4008
- A country: USA
- Label: Geffen
- Year of issue: 1983
- Complictation: INS, STI!KER
- Type of publication: FIRST PRESS
- Condition (record/cover): NMint/NMint
- Style: Prog Rock
American original. Alpha is the second studio album by the British rock band Asia , released on 26 July 1983 in the United States and 12 August 1983 in the United Kingdom on Geffen Records . Alpha was the last album to feature the band's original line-up until Phoenix, released in 2008. The original line-up was reformed two years earlier, in 2006. The album made reach number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum for over 1 million copies sold in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the album reached No. 5 and was awarded a silver certification for over 60,000 copies sold. Alpha spawned two singles. The first single, "Don't Cry", peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top of the Mainstream Rock charts . It was the only Top 40 entry for Asia in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 33. The second single, "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes", peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 25 on the Mainstream Rock charts, and was the band's last major hit. Along with the singles "The Heat Goes On "and" True Colors " were quite popular on mainstream rock radio stations.
