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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Phobia is the twenty-fourth studio album by English rock group the Kinks, released in 1993. It was their final studio album before their initial disbandment three years later and stands as their most recent album to date.[4][5] It is also the only studio album credited to the Kinks which does not feature drummer Mick Avory in any capacity; though he left the band in 1984, he still played on individual songs on both Think Visual and UK Jive.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Ray Davies, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening" | 0:38 | |
| 2. | "Wall of Fire" | 5:01 | |
| 3. | "Drift Away" |
| 5:05 |
| 4. | "Still Searching" | 4:52 | |
| 5. | "Phobia" | 5:16 | |
| 6. | "Only a Dream" | 5:04 | |
| 7. | "Don't" | 4:36 | |
| 8. | "Babies" | 4:47 | |
| 9. | "Over the Edge" | 4:20 | |
| 10. | "Surviving" | 6:00 | |
| 11. | "It's Alright (Don't Think About It)" | Dave Davies | 3:34 |
| 12. | "The Informer" | 4:03 | |
| 13. | "Hatred (A Duet)" | 6:06 | |
| 14. | "Somebody Stole My Car" | 4:04 | |
| 15. | "Close to the Wire" | Dave Davies | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Scattered" | 4:11 | |
| 17. | "Did Ya" (bonus track – UK/Japan only) | 4:32 | |
| Total length: | 76:10 | ||
Personnel
- The Kinks
- Ray Davies – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Dave Davies – guitar, vocals on "It's Alright (Don't Think About It)", "Hatred", and "Close to the Wire"
- Jim Rodford – bass, background vocals
- Bob Henrit – drums
- Technical
- Kevin Paul, Stan Loubières – engineer
- Richard Edwards – recording
- Bob Clearmountain, John Rollo – mixing
- Christopher Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman – art direction
- Sue Coe – illustration
References
- ^ Watrous, Peter (15 May 1993). "Review/Rock; The Kinks, Old Hands, Remain on the Wild Side" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Phobia - The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies on the reissue of 1969 album 'Arthur' - The Washington Post".
- ^ Fleiner, Carey (1 March 2017). The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442235427 – via Google Books.