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)" 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.
Track listing
- "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional, arranged Alan Price) (Edited single version) â€" 2:59
- "The Girl Can't Help It" (Bobby Troup) â€" 2:20
- "Blue Feeling" (Jimmy Henshaw) â€" 2:28
- "Baby Let Me Take You Home" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) â€" 2:18
- "The Right Time" (Lew Herman) â€" 3:42
- "Talkin' 'Bout You" (Ray Charles) (Edited short version) â€" 1:55
- "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) â€" 2:44
- "I'm in Love Again" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) â€" 2:59
- "Gonna Send You Back to Walker" (Johnnie Mae Matthews) â€" 2:22
- "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) â€" 3:04
- "I'm Mad Again" (John Lee Hooker) â€" 4:15
- "I've Been Around" (Fats Domino) â€" 1:35
Personnel
- Eric Burdon â€" vocals
- Alan Price â€" keyboards
- Hilton Valentine â€" guitar
- Chas Chandler â€" bass
- John Steel â€" drums