Phantoms (The Fixx album)

Phantoms
Studio album by The Fixx
Released	August 1984
Recorded	1984
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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Phantoms is the third studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1984. It contains the American hit "Are We Ourselves?", which reached No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart and No. 1 on the U.S. rock chart, staying at the summit for two weeks.

Track listing

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

1. "Lose Face" – 3:03
2. "Less Cities, More Moving People" – 3:53
3. "Sunshine in the Shade" (Brown, Curnin, R. Greenall, P. Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 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
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

Personnel

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

Production

• Producers: Rupert Hine
• Recorded and mixed by: Stephen W Tayler, assisted by Andrew Scarth
• Cover art: George Underwood

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1984	The Billboard 200	19

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	"Are We Ourselves?"	Billboard Hot 100	15
1984	"Are We Ourselves?"	Mainstream Rock	1
1984	"Sunshine in the Shade"	Billboard Hot 100	69
1984	"Sunshine in the Shade"	Mainstream Rock	37
1984	"Less Cities, Move Moving People"	Dance	68