title: I Am the Phoenix
text: # I Am the Phoenix
  
  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.
  
  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
  
  ### Side one
  
  * "Black Furs" (Judie Tzuke, Mike Paxman) – 4:30
  * "Higher and Higher" (Paul Muggleton, Bob Noble) – 4:35
  * "Fate's Wheels" (Muggleton, Noble) – 4:59
  * "Come Hell or Waters High" (Muggleton) – 3:14
  * "You Were the Place" (Tzuke, Paxman) – 4:58
  
  ### Side two
  
  * "City of Swimming Pools" (Tzuke, Paxman) – 5:39
  * "You Are the Phoenix" (Muggleton, Noble) – 4:39
  * "The Flesh Is Weak" (John Edwards, Muggleton, Noble, Paxman, Jeff Rich, Tzuke) – 5:10
  * "I Never Know Where My Heart Is" (Tzuke, Paxman, Muggleton) – 5:16
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Band members
  
  * Judie Tzuke – vocals
  * Mike Paxman – guitars
  * Bob Noble – keyboards
  * John Edwards – bass
  * Charlie Morgan – drums
  * Jeff Rich – drums on tracks 5, 6, 8, 9
  * Paul Muggleton – background vocals, producer
  
  ### Additional musicians
  
  * Andy Clark – additional keyboards, synthesizer arrangement on "Come Hell or Waters High"
  * Martin Ditcham – percussion
  * Eugene Organ, Mike Rogers – acoustic guitars
  * Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements
  * Gavyn Wright – strings leader
  
  ### Production
  
  * Steve Taylor – engineer
  * Howard Gray – assistant engineer
  * Keith McEwan – art direction, illustration
  