The Animals (American album)

The Animals
Studio album by The Animals
Released September 1964 (1964-09)
Recorded 22 January–August 1964
Genre British blues, rhythm and blues
Length 32:41
Label MGM
Producer Mickie Most
The Animals US chronology
The Animals
(1964)		 The Animals on Tour
(1965)The Animals on Tour1965
Singles from The Animals
  1. "Baby Let Me Take You Home"
    Released: March 1964
  2. "House of the Rising Sun"
    Released: 19 June 1964

The Animals is the self-titled American debut album from 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)"[1] that typified the group. The album featured many R&B standards, written by the likes of Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and John Lee Hooker, as well as the classic #1 hit 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).

The British album The Animals was released a month later, the group's debut album there albeit with substantially differing contents.

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Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The House of the Rising Sun" (Edited single version)Traditional, arranged by Alan Price2:59
2."The Girl Can't Help It"Bobby Troup2:20
3."Blue Feeling"Jimmy Henshaw2:28
4."Baby Let Me Take You Home"Wes Farrell, Bert Russell2:18
5."The Right Time"Lew Herman3:42
6."Talkin' 'Bout You" (Edited short version)Ray Charles1:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Around and Around"Chuck Berry2:44
8."I'm in Love Again"Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino2:59
9."Gonna Send You Back to Walker"Johnnie Mae Matthews2:22
10."Memphis, Tennessee"Chuck Berry3:04
11."I'm Mad Again"John Lee Hooker4:15
12."I've Been Around"Fats Domino1:35

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References

  1. ↑ allmusic ((( The Animals [US] > Overview )))
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