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Phobia is the twenty-fourth and final studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released in 1993. It was their final studio album before their disbandment three years later and stands as their most recent album to date.[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.

Phobia
Studio album by the Kinks
Released	29 March 1993
Recorded	September 1990 - February 1992
Studio	Konk Studios, London
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	76:10
Language	English
Label	Columbia[1]
Producer	Ray Davies, Dave Davies
The Kinks chronology
UK Jive (1989) Phobia (1993) To the Bone (1994)
Singles from Phobia
"Did Ya" Released: 1991 (Europe) "Only a Dream" Released: 1993 (UK) "Scattered" Released: 1993 (UK)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

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 giving the album four out of five stars stating that "Phobia is prime late-model Kinks."[6]

Track listing

Personnel

The Kinks

• Ray Davies – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Dave Davies – guitar, vocals on "It's Alright (Don't Think About It)", "Hatred" and "Close to the Wire"
• Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals
• Bob Henrit – drums

Technical

• R. Douglas Davies– producer
• Kevin Paul, Stan Loubières – engineer
• Richard Edwards – recording
• Bob Clearmountain, John Rollo – mixing
• Christopher Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman – art direction
• Sue Coe – illustration

References

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