The Animals (British album)

The Animals is the self-titled debut album by the British R&B/blues rock band The Animals. It was released in the United Kingdom in November 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records.[6] The album reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and held that position for 20 weeks.[7]

The Animals
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1964
Recorded31 July 1964 (except 22 January 1964 for "Boom Boom")[1]
Genre
Length38:47
LabelColumbia
ProducerMickie Most
The Animals UK chronology
The Animals
(1964)
Animal Tracks
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Story of Bo Diddley"Eric Burdon, Ellas McDaniel5:44
2."Bury My Body"Traditional; arranged by Alan Price2:52
3."Dimples"John Lee Hooker, James Bracken3:19
4."I've Been Around"Fats Domino1:40
5."I'm in Love Again"Domino, Dave Bartholomew3:03
6."The Girl Can't Help It"Bobby Troup2:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I'm Mad Again"Hooker4:17
8."She Said Yeah"Roddy Jackson, Don Christy2:21
9."The Right Time"Lew Herman3:48
10."Memphis Tennessee"Chuck Berry3:08
11."Boom Boom"Hooker3:19
12."Around and Around"Berry2:46

Personnel

Charts

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1964 6

References

  1. "The Animals". Chrome Oxide. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time". Classic Rock. Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. Allmusic review
  5. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. "The Complete Animals". Discogs. Retrieved 14 November 2020. [The album's release date is given in liner notes of CD release--see 9th image.]
  7. "UK Chart Stats". Official Charts. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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