Phantoms is the third studio album by the English band the Fixx, released by MCA Records in the US on 14 August 1984, followed by a UK release on 3 September 1984.
It contains the American hit "Are We Ourselves?", which reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1984. The song hit No. 1 on Billboards Album Rock Tracks chart, staying at the summit for several weeks. It was also assisted by a popular MTV 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 (1983), and went on to illustrate future Fixx releases including Calm Animals (1989) and Beautiful Friction (2012).
Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide considered the album to be "interesting only as a matter of nostalgia."
The Fixx
- Cy Curnin – vocals
- Adam Woods – drums; percussion
- Rupert Greenall – keyboards
- James West-Oram – guitar
- 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
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1984)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|Canada (RPM)
| align="center" |18
|-
|Dutch Charts
| align="center" |41
|-
|German Charts
| align="center" |59
|-
|US Billboard 200
| align="center" |19
|}
Singles
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
| rowspan="4" |1984
| rowspan="2" |"Are We Ourselves?"
|Billboard Hot 100
| align="center" |15
|-
|Top Rock Tracks
| align="center" |1
|-
| rowspan="2" |"Sunshine in the Shade"
|Billboard Hot 100