Ph.D. (Ph.D. album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ph.D.
| type = studio
| artist = Ph.D.
| cover = Ph.D._(1981).jpg
| alt =
| released = 10 July 1981{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1981/Music-Week-1981-07-11.pdf|title=Music Week|page=32}}
| recorded = 1981
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|New wave|synthpop}}
| length = 34.25
| label = Atlantic (US)
WEA
Ph.D./Voiceprint
| producer = Ph.D.
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Is It Safe?
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = phd~.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 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.[http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/VPPHD101CD/ http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/VPPHD101CD/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219142634/http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/VPPHD101CD/ |date=2008-12-19 }}
The album reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Jim Diamond and Tony Hymas.
- "Little Suzi's on the Up" - 2:56
- "War Years" - 3:19
- "Oh Maria" - 2:48
- "Oo Sha Sha" - 3:29
- "I Won't Let You Down" - 4:21
- "There's No Answer to It" - 3:15
- "Poor City" - 3:33
- "Up Down" - 4:07
- "Hollywood Signs" - 3:23
- "Radio to On" - 3:32
Charts
class="wikitable |
scope="col"| Chart (1981/82)
!Peak |
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Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=233}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 29 |
Germany{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-33736 |title=Ph.D. – Ph.D. |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=German |accessdate=23 September 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 32 |
Netherlands{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ph.D. |title=Discografie Ph.D. |language=Dutch |website=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=23 September 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 |
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19510/p-h-d/ |title=P.H.D. |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=23 September 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 33 |
Personnel
- Jim Diamond – lead vocals and backing vocals
- Tony Hymas – synthesizers, sequencer and electric piano
;Additional personnel
- Simon Phillips – drums on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10
- Mark Craney – drums on 4 and 7
- Phil Palmer – electric guitar on 7
- Stan Sulzmann – tenor saxophone on 10
- Jane Manning – backing vocals on 10
- Cy Langston – co-producer and engineer
- Neil Hornby – assistant engineer
- Jeffrey Levinson – executive producer
References
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Category:Atlantic Records albums
Category:Warner Music Group albums
Category:Voiceprint Records albums
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