''Phantoms'' is the third

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by English new wave band

the Fixx The Fixx are a rock band from London, England, founded in 1979. The band's hits include "One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero", "Are We Ourselves?", and "Secret Separation", each of which charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, ...

, released in August 1984 by

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. It contains the American hit "

Are We Ourselves? "Are We Ourselves?" is a 1984 song by English new wave band the Fixx, the first single from their third album, '' Phantoms''. Written by the band's five members, it was the Fixx's third of four top 20 US hits, the others being " Saved By Zero","On ...

", which reached No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the fall of 1984. The song hit No. 1 on ''

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chart, staying at the summit for several weeks. It was also assisted by a popular

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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 ''Reach the Beach'' is the second studio album by English new wave band the Fixx, released on 13 May 1983 by MCA Records. It was the group's most successful studio album, reaching No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart and eventually selling ...

'' (1983), and went on to illustrate future Fixx releases including ''

Calm Animals ''Calm Animals'' is the fifth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released on February 7, 1989. The single "Driven Out" gave them a #1 song on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in early 1989, and reached #55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

'' (1989) and '' Beautiful Friction'' (2012).Album covers by George Underwood https://www.georgeunderwood.com/#/albumcovers/

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Phantoms'' liner notes. The Fixx *

Cy Curnin Cyril John Curnin (born 12 December 1957, Wimbledon, England) is a singer/songwriter and musician and is the lead vocalist for the new wave music group, the Fixx. As a songwriter, he has co-written over a dozen songs that have appeared on the ' ...

–

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* Adam Woods –

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;

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* Rupert Greenall –

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* James West-Oram –

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* Dan K. Brown – bass Production and artwork * Rupert Hine — producer * Stephen W Tayler, assisted by Andrew Scarth — recorded by, mixing * George Underwood — cover art

Charts

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control The Fixx albums 1984 albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Rupert Hine