Phobia
Studio album by
the Kinks
Released29 March 1993
RecordedSeptember 1990 - February 1992
StudioKonk Studios, London
GenreRock, hard rock
Length76:10
LanguageEnglish
LabelColumbia[1]
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[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Phobia is the twenty-fourth and final studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released in 1993.[4][5] 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."[6]

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

References

  1. ^ Watrous, Peter (15 May 1993). "Review/Rock; The Kinks, Old Hands, Remain on the Wild Side" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "Phobia - The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies on the reissue of 1969 album 'Arthur' - The Washington Post".
  5. ^ Fleiner, Carey (1 March 2017). The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442235427 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Phobia Album Review".


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