Ph.D. (Ph.D. album)

Ph.D.
Studio album by Ph.D.
Released	10 July 1981[1]
Recorded	1981
Genre	New wave synthpop
Length	34.25
Label	Atlantic (US) WEA Ph.D./Voiceprint
Producer	Ph.D.
Ph.D. chronology
Ph.D. (1981) Is It Safe? (1983)
Alternative cover
1982 reissue cover

Ph.D. is the self-titled debut album by British band Ph.D., released in 1981. 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 reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.

All songs written by Jim Diamond and Tony Hymas.

1. "Little Suzi's on the Up" - 2:56
2. "War Years" - 3:19
3. "Oh Maria" - 2:48
4. "Oo Sha Sha" - 3:29
5. "I Won't Let You Down" - 4:21
6. "There's No Answer to It" - 3:15
7. "Poor City" - 3:33
8. "Up Down" - 4:07
9. "Hollywood Signs" - 3:23
10. "Radio to On" - 3:32

• Jim Diamond – vocals
• Tony Hymas – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Simon Phillips – drums on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10
• Mark Craney – drums on 4 and 7
• Phil Palmer – guitar on 7
• Stan Sulzmann – tenor saxophone on 10
• Jane Manning – soprano vocals on 10
• Cy Langston – co-producer, engineer
• Neil Hornby – assistant engineer
• Jeffrey Levinson – executive producer

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