Animalism (album)

Animalism
Studio album by the Animals
Released	21 November 1966
Recorded	9 January, 13 April, and 4 July 1966
Studio	Lansdowne Recording Studio, London, England and T.T.G, Hollywood, California
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	42:52
Label	MGM
Producer	Tom Wilson
The Animals US chronology
Animalization (1966) Animalism (1966) Eric Is Here (1967)

Animalism is the fifth American album by the Animals, released in November 1966. The album includes a collaboration with Frank Zappa ("All Night Long"), with covers of B.B. King and Sam Cooke. It was issued only in the US.

Animalism peaked at number 33 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. It was their last Top 40 album, as well as the last recording made by the original incarnation of the Animals prior to their breakup. A remastered bootlegged CD edition was issued by Flawed Gems^[2][3] in 2014 that included 11 bonus tracks.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Track listing[]

Side 1[]

1. "All Night Long" (Frank Zappa) - 2:46
2. "Shake" (Sam Cooke) - 3:11
3. "The Other Side of This Life" (Fred Neil) - 3:30
4. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) - 5:23
5. "Lucille" (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman) - 2:19
6. "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett) - 5:19

Side 2[]

1. "Hey Gyp" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:46
2. "Hit the Road, Jack" (Percy Mayfield) - 3:16
3. "Outcast" (Ernie Johnson, Edgar Campbell) (Album version) - 2:35
4. "Louisiana Blues" (McKinley Morganfield) - 2:37
5. "That's All I Am to You" (Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott) - 2:08
6. "Going Down Slow" (Jimmy Oden) - 6:12^[4]

2014 CD reissue with bonus tracks

1. "All Night Long" (Frank Zappa) - 2:46
2. "Shake" (Sam Cooke) - 3:11
3. "The Other Side of This Life" (Fred Neil) - 3:30
4. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) - 5:23
5. "Lucille" (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman) - 2:19
6. "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett) - 5:19
7. "Hey Gyp" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:46
8. "Hit the Road, Jack" (Percy Mayfield) - 3:16
9. "Outcast" (Ernie Johnson, Edgar Campbell) (Album version) - 2:35
10. "Louisiana Blues" (McKinley Morganfield) - 2:37
11. "That's All I Am to You" (Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott) - 2:08
12. "Going Down Slow" (Jimmy Oden) - 6:12
(live in Germany, January 1967)
13. "C. C. Ryder" (Ma Rainey, Lena Arant) - 3:56
14. "A Love Like Yours" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. - 3:00
15. "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" () - 3:06
16. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) - 4:27
17. "Roadrunner (Ellas McDaniel) - 2:48
(BBC session, January 30, 1967)
18. "When I Was Young" (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, and Danny McCulloch) - 3:03
19. "A Love Like Yours" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. - 2:44
20. "Connection" (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) - 2:23
(BBC session, August 15, 1967)
21. "It's All Meat" - 2:09
22. "San Franciscan Nights (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, and Danny McCulloch) - 3:03
23. "All Night Long" (Frank Zappa) - 2:40

Personnel[]

Album credited only Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler, Dave Rowberry, Hilton Valentine, Barry Jenkins, and John Steel; Globalia.net credits others listed below for tracks 1 and 3 (LP and CD).^[5] The 2014 CD reissue has asterisks for tracks 1 and 3, but no explanation of them, so Globalia.net may be correct.

• Eric Burdon – lead vocals on 1-12
• Chas Chandler – bass guitar, vocals on 2 and 4-12
• Dave Rowberry – organ, piano on 2 and 4-12
• Hilton Valentine – guitar on 2 and 4-12
• Barry Jenkins – drums on 2 and 4-12
• John Steel - drums on 9 and 11
• Frank Zappa - Arrangements on 1 and 3, guitar on 1, and bass guitar on 3^[5]
• William Roberts — harmonica on 1 and guitar on 3^[5]
• Larry Knechtel— organ on 1 and 3^[5]
• Don Randi- piano on 1 and 3^[5]
• Carol Kaye— guitar on 1 and 3^[5]
• John Guerin— drums on 1 and 3^[5]

2014 CD reissue bonus tracks (13-23)

• Eric Burdon – lead vocals
• Vic Briggs - guitar, piano
• Barry Jenkins - drums
• Danny McCulloch - bass guitar
• John Weider - guitar, violin

Production

• Producer: Tom Wilson
• Engineers: Mack Emerman, David Greene, Ami Hadani, Adrian Kerridge, Val Valentin
• Arranger: Dave Rowberry
• Liner notes: Chas Chandler

Charts[]

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