I Am the Phoenix is the title of the third album by the British singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1981. It peaked at no.17 on the UK Album Chart.[1]

I Am the Phoenix
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1981
StudioRidge Farm Studio, Rusper, Surrey
The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
GenrePop rock
Length43:00
LabelRocket
ProducerPaul Muggleton
Judie Tzuke chronology
Sports Car
(1980)
I Am the Phoenix
(1981)
Shoot the Moon
(1982)
Singles from I Am the Phoenix
  1. "I Never Know Where My Heart Is" / "You Were the Place"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Higher and Higher" / "City of Swimming Pools"
    Released: 1981
Alternative cover
Big Moon Records 2000 reissue cover

Originally released on vinyl and cassette by Elton John's record label named The Rocket Record Company, the album was reissued on CD in 2000 by Tzuke's own record company, Big Moon Records, with new cover artwork.

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Black Furs" (Judie Tzuke, Mike Paxman) – 4:30
  2. "Higher and Higher" (Paul Muggleton, Bob Noble) – 4:35
  3. "Fate's Wheels" (Muggleton, Noble) – 4:59
  4. "Come Hell or Waters High" (Muggleton) – 3:14
  5. "You Were the Place" (Tzuke, Paxman) – 4:58
Side two
  1. "City of Swimming Pools" (Tzuke, Paxman) – 5:39
  2. "You Are the Phoenix" (Muggleton, Noble) – 4:39
  3. "The Flesh Is Weak" (John Edwards, Muggleton, Noble, Paxman, Jeff Rich, Tzuke) – 5:10
  4. "I Never Know Where My Heart Is" (Tzuke, Paxman, Muggleton) – 5:16

Personnel

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Band members
Additional musicians
Production
  • Steve Taylor – engineer
  • Howard Gray – assistant engineer
  • Keith McEwan – art direction, illustration

References

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  1. ^ "Judie Tzuke Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2017.