Phantoms (The Fixx album)

1984 studio album by the Fixx

Phantoms

Studio album by

the Fixx

Released| 14 August 1984 (US)[1]
3 September 1984 (UK)[2]
Recorded| 1984
Studio| Farmyard Studios (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire)
Genre| New wave
Length| 41:52
Label| MCA
Producer|

* Rupert Hine
* the Fixx

The Fixx chronology
| Reach the Beach
(1983)  | Phantoms
(1984)  | Walkabout
(1986)

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Singles from  Phantoms

1. "Are We Ourselves?"
Released: August 1984
2. "Sunshine in the Shade"
Released: 1984
3. "Less Cities, More Moving People"
Released: 1984
4. "I Will"
Released: 1984

Phantoms is the third studio album by the English new wave band the Fixx, released in 1984 by MCA Records.[3]

It contains the American hit "Are We Ourselves?", which reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1984. The song hit No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart, staying at the summit for several weeks. It was also assisted by a popular MTV music video. The album's cover art was provided by George Underwood, who had also provided artwork for the band's previous album, Reach the Beach (1983), and went on to illustrate future Fixx releases including Calm Animals (1989) and Beautiful Friction (2012).[4]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [6]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide considered the album to be "interesting only as a matter of nostalgia."[6]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except where noted.

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Lose Face"|  | 3:03
2.| "Less Cities, More Moving People"|  | 3:53
3.| "Sunshine in the Shade"|  | 2:26
4.| "Woman on a Train"|

* Brown
* Curnin
* Greenall
* Jeannette Obstoj
* West-Oram
* Woods

| 3:56
5.| "Wish"|  | 4:08
6.| "Lost in Battle Overseas"|  | 4:10

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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7.| "Question"| 3:26
8.| "In Suspense"| 3:45
9.| "Facing the Wind"| 3:20
10.| "Are We Ourselves?"| 2:27
11.| "I Will"| 3:54
12.| "Phantom Living"| 3:50
Total length:| 41:52

## Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the Phantoms liner notes.[7]

The Fixx

* Cy Curnin – vocals
* Adam Woods – drums; percussion
* Rupert Greenall – keyboards
* James West-Oram – guitar
* Dan K. Brown – bass

Production and artwork

* Rupert Hine – producer
* Stephen W Tayler, assisted by Andrew Scarth – recorded by, mixing
* George Underwood – cover art

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## Charts

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Chart (1984)  | Peak
position

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Canada (RPM)[8] | 18
Dutch Charts[9] | 41
German Charts[10] | 59
US Billboard 200[11] | 19

Singles

Year  | Single  | Chart  | Position

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1984  | "Are We Ourselves?"  | Billboard Hot 100[12] | 15
Top Rock Tracks | 1
"Sunshine in the Shade"  | Billboard Hot 100[12] | 69
Top Rock Tracks  | 37
1985  | "Less Cities, More Moving People"  | Billboard Hot 100[12] | –
Top Rock Tracks  | –
Club Play Singles | 68

## References

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1. ^ "Radio Highlights". The Indianapolis Star. 14 August 1984. p. 15.
2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 15.
3. ^ "The Fixx Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
4. ^ Album covers by George Underwood https://www.georgeunderwood.com/#/albumcovers/
5. ^ "Phantoms Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
6. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 247–248.
7. ^ Phantoms (CD booklet). the Fixx. MCA Records. 1984.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. ^ "The Fixx". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
9. ^ "Dutch Album Charts". dutchcharts. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
10. ^ "The Fixx". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
11. ^ "The Fixx Chart History". billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
12. ^ a b c "The Fixx – Billboard Hot 100 Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

## External links

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* Phantoms at Discogs (list of releases)

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The Fixx

* Cy Curnin
* Adam Woods
* Rupert Greenall
* Jamie West-Oram
* Dan K. Brown

* Tony McGrail
* Russell Mckenzie
* Charlie Barrett
* Alfie Agius
* Gary Tibbs

Studio albums|

* Shuttered Room
* Reach the Beach
* Phantoms
* Walkabout
* Calm Animals
* Ink
* Elemental
* 1011 Woodland
* Want That Life
* Beautiful Friction
* Every Five Seconds

Live albums|

* React

Compilations|

* Ultimate Collection: The Fixx
* Happy Landings and Lost Tracks
* The Twenty-fifth Anniversary Anthology

Singles|

* "Stand or Fall"
* "Red Skies"
* "Saved by Zero"
* "One Thing Leads to Another"
* "Are We Ourselves?"
* "Secret Separation"

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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