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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 October 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records. The album reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and held that position for 20 weeks. Track listing Personnel ;The Animals * Eric Burdon – lead vocals * Hilton Valentine – guitar, vocals * Alan Price – keyboards, vocals * Chas Chandler – bass guitar, vocals * John Steel – drums, percussion ;Technical * Mickie Most – producer * Val Valentin Luis Pastor "Val" Valentin (January 6, 1920 – March 24, 1999) was an American recording engineer with six decades of work in the music industry. Much of his work was done for MGM Records and Verve Records. His large discography includes Jazz ... – engineer Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Animals British Album 1964 albums EMI Columbia Records albums The Animals albums Albums produced by Mickie Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animals
The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic number-one hit single "The House of the Rising Sun" as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", " It's My Life", "Don't Bring Me Down", "I'm Crying", "See See Rider" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm-and-blues-oriented album material and were part of the British Invasion of the US. The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s, and suffered from poor business management, leading the original incarnation to split up in 1966. Burdon assembled a mostly new lineup of musicians under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals; the much-changed act moved to Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
