Animal Tracks (British album)
1965 studio album by the Animals
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Animal Tracks is the second studio album by British R&B/blues rock band the Animals. It was released in May 1965, on Columbia, and was the group's last album with the full participation of Alan Price until the release of the original quintet's 1977 reunion album, Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted.[4] It reached number six on the Record Retailer Albums Chart and remained there for 26 weeks.[5]
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| Released | 7 May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 16–17 November 1964; 20 March 1965[1] | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, R&B[2] | |||
| Length | 32:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mickie Most | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mess Around" | Ahmet Ertegun | 2:22 |
| 2. | "How You've Changed" | Chuck Berry | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Hallelujah I Love Her So" | Ray Charles | 2:48 |
| 4. | "I Believe to My Soul" | Charles, Allan Learner | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Worried Life Blues" | Major Merriweather | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Roberta" | Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent | 2:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Ain't Got You" | Calvin Carter | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Bright Lights, Big City" | Jimmy Reed | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Let the Good Times Roll" | Shirley Goodman | 1:57 |
| 4. | "For Miss Caulker" | Eric Burdon | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Road Runner" | Ellas McDaniel | 2:50 |
Personnel
- The Animals
- Eric Burdon – lead vocals
- Hilton Valentine – guitar, vocals
- Alan Price – keyboards, vocals
- Chas Chandler – bass, vocals
- John Steel – drums, percussion
- Technical
- Mickie Most – producer, liner notes
- Val Valentin – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak
position |
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| UK Melody Maker Top Ten LPs[6] | 8 |
| UK New Musical Express Best Selling LPs in Britain[7] | 2 |
| UK Record Retailer LPs Chart[8] | 6 |