Phobia (The Kinks album)

Phobia
Studio album by
Released29 March 1993
RecordedSeptember 1990 - February 1992
StudioKonk Studios, London
GenreRock, hard rock
Length76:10
LanguageEnglish
LabelColumbia
ProducerRay Davies, Dave Davies
The Kinks chronology
UK Jive
(1989)
Phobia
(1993)
To the Bone
(1994)
Singles from Phobia
  1. "Did Ya"
    Released: 1991 (Europe)
  2. "Only a Dream"
    Released: 1993 (UK)
  3. "Scattered"
    Released: 1993 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Phobia is the twenty-fourth and final studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released in 1993. 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. The album was produced by Ray Davies himself as R. Douglas Davies.

Reception

The album received mixed reviews upon release. AllMusic gave it two out of five stars stating that "Ray Davies continues to turn out three or four brilliant songs on albums that barely anyone will ever hear." Rolling Stone were more forgiving rating the album four out of five stars stating that "Phobia is prime late-model Kinks."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ray Davies, except where noted

Phobia track listing
No.TitleWriter(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 Davies3:34
12."The Informer" 4:03
13."Hatred (A Duet)" 6:06
14."Somebody Stole My Car" 4:04
15."Close to the Wire"Dave Davies4:01
16."Scattered" 4:11
17."Did Ya" (bonus track – UK/Japan only) 4:32
Total length:76:10

Personnel

The Kinks

Technical

  • R. Douglas Davies– producer
  • Kevin Paul, Stan Loubières – engineer
  • Richard Edwards – recording
  • Bob Clearmountain, John Rollo – mixing
  • Christopher Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman – art direction
  • Sue Coe – illustration



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