Ph.D. (Ph.D. album)

Ph.D.
Studio album by
Ph.D.
Released10 July 1981[1]
Recorded1981
Genre
Length34.25
LabelAtlantic (US)
WEA
Ph.D./Voiceprint
ProducerPh.D.
Ph.D. chronology
Ph.D.
(1981) 		Is It Safe?
(1983)
Alternative cover
1982 reissue cover

Ph.D. is the self-titled debut album by British band Ph.D., released in 1981. It was later reissued with a different cover when "I Won't Let You Down" became a hit in several countries in early 1982. The original cover was designed by Mike Payne and was the first release of his "Electrograph" artwork.

The album was reissued 3 November 2008 by Ph.D./Voiceprint Records.[2]

The album reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Diamond and Tony Hymas.

  1. "Little Suzi's on the Up" - 2:56
  2. "War Years" - 3:19
  3. "Oh Maria" - 2:48
  4. "Oo Sha Sha" - 3:29
  5. "I Won't Let You Down" - 4:21
  6. "There's No Answer to It" - 3:15
  7. "Poor City" - 3:33
  8. "Up Down" - 4:07
  9. "Hollywood Signs" - 3:23
  10. "Radio to On" - 3:32

Charts

Chart (1981/82) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 29
Germany[4] 32
Netherlands[5] 6
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[6] 33

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • Simon Phillips – drums on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10
  • Mark Craney – drums on 4 and 7
  • Phil Palmer – guitar on 7
  • Stan Sulzmann – tenor saxophone on 10
  • Jane Manning – soprano vocals on 10
  • Cy Langston – co-producer, engineer
  • Neil Hornby – assistant engineer
  • Jeffrey Levinson – executive producer

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
  2. ^ http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/VPPHD101CD/ Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 233. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Ph.D. – Ph.D." (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Discografie Ph.D." dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ "P.H.D." Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2019.


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