''Humanimal'' is the third studio album by hard rock band

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released on 25 May 1994 (Part 1) and 19 October 1994 (Part 2) on

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. The recordings took place in Sound Trade Studios with the help of Ronny Lahti. The final album, recorded and mixed in 22 days, was 22 tracks. This led to JSS & MJ discussing a double CD, but since almost all the material would fit on one CD, they finally opted for a single CD with all the best tracks. The Japanese label was given the permission to put together their own selection of the track they deemed suitable for the Japanese audience. The band were somewhat unhappy with the list of songs on the Japanese version, and eventually the Japanese label released the Swedish version as well, because of the amount of imports. Later there was a second European release of the outtakes as well.

Track listing

Part 1

# "3233 + Colour my XTC" – 5:03 # "Fabricated War" – 3:25 # "Tainted Pages" – 4:51 # "TV Reality" – 4:17 # "Seasons" – 5:11 # "All + All" – 3:59 # "D.O.A.P.S." – 3:55 # "Blissful Garden" – 4:33 # "Lonely World" – 4:13 # "Delusions of Grandeur" – 4:04 # "Since You've Gone" – 3:26 # "Humanimal" – 5:23 # "Doin' Time Wit' My Baby" – 2:35

Part 2

# "Animal Ritual" – 3:52 # "You Cannot Escape the Revelation of the Identical by Seeking Refuge in the Illusion of the Multiple" – 2:07 # "My Best Friends Girl" – 3:11 # "Dear God" – 4:34 # "Hypocrite" – 3:07 # "Wasting R Time" – 4:14 #"To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly" – 3:20 # "Todo Y Todo" – 3:53

Personnel

Jeff Scott Soto Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965) is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and (briefly) the lead vocalist for Journey in 2006–2007. Soto also sa ...

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Marcel Jacob Marcel Karl Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009), professionally known as Marcel Jacob, was a Swedish musician, best known as the founder, chief songwriter, and bassist of the hard rock band Talisman. For a brief period, he also played in th ...

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Fredrik Åkesson Karl Fredrik Henrik Åkesson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He is a current member of Opeth and is also active in Krux, Monsters of Metal, and Talisman. Biography Åkesson has been playing guitar since the age of 12. His early musical inf ...

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*Ronny Lahti –

*Julie Greaux –

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Jamie Borger Jamie Borger (born 28 May 1964) is a Swedish drummer who has played in the bands Talisman, Treat and Last Autumn's Dream. Over the years, he also has recorded with Alfonzetti, Adam Thompson, Baltimore, Human Clay, Swedish Erotica and Jeff Scott ...

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Singles and promos

* All + All (CD single) (1994) * Todo Y Todo (CD single) (All + All Latin American market release under nickname Genaro) (1994) * Colour My XTC (CD single) (1994) * Doin' Time Wit' My Baby (CD single) (1994)

References

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