| Phantoms | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | the Fixx |
| Cover: | The Fixx - Phantoms.jpg |
| Released: | 14 August 1984 (US)[1] 3 September 1984 (UK)[2] |
| Recorded: | 1984 |
| Studio: | Farmyard Studios (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire) |
| Genre: | New wave |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | |
| Prev Title: | Reach the Beach |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Walkabout |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
Phantoms is the third studio album by the English new wave band the Fixx, released in 1984 by MCA Records.[3]
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).[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide considered the album to be "interesting only as a matter of nostalgia."
Credits are adapted from the Phantoms liner notes.[5] The Fixx
Production and artwork
| Chart (1984) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (RPM)[6] | 18 | |
| Dutch Charts[7] | 41 | |
| German Charts[8] | 59 | |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 19 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Are We Ourselves?" | Billboard Hot 100[10] | 15 |
| Top Rock Tracks | 1 | ||
| "Sunshine in the Shade" | Billboard Hot 100 | 69 | |
| Top Rock Tracks | 37 | ||
| 1985 | "Less Cities, More Moving People" | Billboard Hot 100 | – |
| Top Rock Tracks | – | ||
| Club Play Singles | 68 | ||