The Animals (album)
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The Animals is the self-titled debut album by the British R&B/blues rock band the Animals. The American version was released in late summer 1964, the album introduced the States to the "drawling, dirty R&B sound (with the emphasis on the B)"[8] that typified the group.
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| Released | September 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 22 January – 31 July 1964 | |||
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| Length | 32:41 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Mickie Most | |||
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| Released | 6 November 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 31 July 1964 (except 22 January 1964 for "Boom Boom")[2] | |||
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| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mickie Most | |||
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
The British versions was released in the United Kingdom on 6 November 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records.[9] The album reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and spent 20 weeks on the chart.[10]
Overview
The American album includes several R&B standards, written by the likes of Chuck Berry and John Lee Hooker, as well as the number one single "House of the Rising Sun", here presented in its truncated-for-radio form (it would be restored to full length on the February 1966 compilation The Best of the Animals, and later CD and digital reissues of The Animals would feature the full-length recording). "I'm in Love Again" is incorrectly listed as being written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. It is actually a cover of Jimmy Reed's "In the Morning", which was penned by Al Smith and Tommy Tucker.
The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Top LPs during a twenty seven-week run on the US albums chart.[11]
The British album was released a month later, the group's debut album there albeit with substantially differing contents.
Track listing
American album
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "The House of the Rising Sun" (Edited single version) | Traditional, arranged by Alan Price | 18 May 1964 | 2:59 |
| 2. | "The Girl Can't Help It" | Bobby Troup | 31 July 1964 | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Blue Feeling" | Jimmy Henshaw | 22 January 1964 | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Baby Let Me Take You Home" | 12 February 1964 | 2:18 | |
| 5. | "The Right Time" | Lew Herman | 31 July 1964 | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Talkin' 'bout You" (Edited single version) | Ray Charles | 22 January 1964 | 1:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 7. | "Around and Around" | Chuck Berry | 31 July 1964 | 2:44 |
| 8. | "I'm in Love Again" | 31 July 1964 | 2:59 | |
| 9. | "Gonna Send You Back to Walker" | Johnnie Mae Matthews | 12 February 1964 | 2:22 |
| 10. | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Berry | 31 July 1964 | 3:04 |
| 11. | "I'm Mad Again" | John Lee Hooker | 31 July 1964 | 4:15 |
| 12. | "I've Been Around" | Domino | 31 July 1964 | 1:35 |
| Total length: | 32:41 | |||
British album
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Story of Bo Diddley" | Eric Burdon, Ellas McDaniel | 5:45 |
| 2. | "Bury My Body" | Traditional; arranged by Alan Price | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Dimples" | John Lee Hooker, James Bracken | 3:14 |
| 4. | "I've Been Around" | Fats Domino | 1:39 |
| 5. | "I'm in Love Again" | Domino, Dave Bartholomew | 3:03 |
| 6. | "The Girl Can't Help It" | Bobby Troup | 2:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "I'm Mad Again" | Hooker | 4:18 |
| 8. | "She Said Yeah" | Roddy Jackson, Don Christy | 2:21 |
| 9. | "The Right Time" | Lew Herman | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Memphis Tennessee" | Chuck Berry | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Boom Boom" | Hooker | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Around and Around" | Berry | 2:48 |
Personnel
- The Animals
- Eric Burdon – lead vocals
- Hilton Valentine – guitar, vocals
- Alan Price – keyboards, vocals
- Chas Chandler – bass guitar, vocals
- John Steel – drums, percussion
- Technical
- Mickie Most – producer
- Val Valentin – engineer
Charts
American album:
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[11] | 7 |
British album:
| Chart (1964–66) | Peak
position |
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| Finnish Mitä Suomi Soittaa LPs Chart[13] | 9 |
| UK Melody Maker Top Ten LPs[14] | 6 |
| UK New Musical Express Best Selling LPs in Britain[15] | 2 |
| UK Record Retailer LPs Chart[10] | 6 |