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

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 Billboards 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).

Phantoms (The Fixx album)

Critical reception

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

Phantoms (The Fixx album)

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Phantoms liner notes.The Fixx Cy Curnin – vocals

Adam Woods – drums; percussion

Rupert Greenall – keyboards

James West-Oram – guitar

Dan K. Brown – bassProduction and artwork Rupert Hine — producer

Stephen W Tayler, assisted by Andrew Scarth — recorded by, mixing

George Underwood — cover art

Charts Singles'

References

External links

The Fixx albums

1984 albums

MCA Records albums

Albums produced by Rupert Hine

Phantoms (The Fixx album)