Ph.D. ‎– Ph.D. (1981)

Ph.D. is the first of two ’80s-era albums by the namesake English pop/rock trio comprised of vocalist Jim Diamond, keyboardist Tony Hymas, and drummer Simon Phillips. The album was released in 1981 on WEA.

Tracklist:
A1. “Little Suzi’s on the Up” (2:56)
A2. “War Years” (3:19)
A3. “Oh Maria” (2:48)
A4. “Oo Sha Sha” (3:29)
A5. “I Won’t Let You Down” (4:21)
B1. “There’s No Answer to It” (3:15)
B2. “Poor City” (3:33)
B3. “Up Down” (4:07)
B4. “Hollywood Signs” (3:23)
B5. “Radio to On” (3:32)

Credits:
Jim Diamond — vocals, lyrics, music
Tony Hymas — grand piano, fender rhodes, Prophet 5, mini moog, Fairlight, synthesiser, lyrics, music
Simon Phillips — drums

Mark Craney — drums
Phil Palmer — acoustic guitar
Stan Sulzmann — tenor saxophone
Jane Manning — soprano

Jeffrey Levinson — executive producer
Ph.D. — producer
Cy Langston — engineer, co-producer
Neil Hornby — assistant engineer
John Wolff — cover art
John Bruce — photography
Jubilee — design

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