Ph.D. (Ph.D. album) explained

Ph.D.
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ph.D.
Cover:	Ph.D._(1981).jpg
Released:	10 July 1981^[1]
Recorded:	1981
Length:	34.25
Label:	Atlantic (US) WEA Ph.D./Voiceprint
Producer:	Ph.D.
Next Title:	Is It Safe?
Next Year:	1983

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

• Jim Diamond – vocals
• Tony Hymas – keyboards

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 32.
2. http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/VPPHD101CD/ http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/VPPHD101CD/
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 233.
4. Web site: Ph.D. – Ph.D. . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . German . 23 September 2019.
5. Web site: Discografie Ph.D. . Dutch . dutchcharts.nl . 23 September 2019.
6. Web site: P.H.D. . . 23 September 2019.