The Animals (American album)
1964 studio album by the Animals
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The Animals is the American debut studio album by the British Invasion group, the Animals. Released in late summer 1964, the album introduced the States to the "drawling, dirty R&B sound (with the emphasis on the B)"[2] 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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Overview
The 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.[3]
The British album The Animals was released a month later, the group's debut album there albeit with substantially differing contents.
Track listing
| 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 | |||
Personnel
- The Animals
- Eric Burdon – lead vocals
- Alan Price – keyboards, backing vocals
- Hilton Valentine – guitar, backing vocals
- Chas Chandler – bass, backing vocals
- John Steel – drums
- Technical
- Val Valentin – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 7 |