Ph.D. | ||||
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Released | 10 July 1981 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
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Length | 34.25 | |||
Label | Atlantic (USA) WEA Ph.D./Voiceprint | |||
Producer | Ph.D. | |||
Ph.D. chronology | ||||
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Ph.D. is the 1981 debut album by the band of the same name. It was later reissued with a different cover when "I Won't Let You Down" became a hit in several countries in early 1982. The original cover was designed by Mike Payne and was the first release of his "Electrograph" artwork.
The album was reissued 3 November 2008 by Ph.D./Voiceprint Records. [2]
The album made it to number 33 on the British Albums Chart.
All songs written by Jim Diamond and Tony Hymas.
Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 29 |
Germany | 32 |
Netherlands | 6 |
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 33 |
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