Phobia (The Kinks album)

Phobia
Studio album by The Kinks
Released	29 March 1993
Recorded	September 1990 - February 1992
Studio	Konk Studios, London
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	76:10
Language	English
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ray Davies, Dave Davies
The Kinks chronology
UK Jive (1989)UK Jive1989 Phobia (1993) To the Bone (1994)To the Bone1994
Singles from Phobia
"Did Ya" Released: 1991 (Europe) "Only a Dream" Released: 1993 (UK) "Scattered" Released: 1993 (UK)

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Phobia is the twenty-fourth and final studio album by English rock group the Kinks, released in 1993. It was their final studio album before they disbanded three years later. It is also the only studio album credited to the Kinks which does not feature former 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 songs by Ray Davies, except as noted

1. "Opening" – 0:38
2. "Wall of Fire" – 5:01
3. "Drift Away" – 5:05 (Ray Davies, Dave Davies)^[1]
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

Personnel

The Kinks

• Ray Davies - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Dave Davies - guitar, vocals on "It's Alright (Don't Think About It)" 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

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