The Animals (British album)

Not to be confused with The Animals (American album).

The Animals
Studio album by the Animals
Released	30 October 1964
Recorded	31 July 1964 (except 22 January 1964 for "Boom Boom") [1]
Genre	R&B [2] British R&B [3] blues rock [4]
Length	38:38
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mickie Most
The Animals UK chronology
The Animals (1964) Animal Tracks (1965)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

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. ^[7] The album reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and spent 20 weeks on the chart. ^[8]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Story of Bo Diddley"	Eric Burdon, Ellas McDaniel	5:45
2.	"Bury My Body"	Traditional; arranged by Alan Price	2:52
3.	"Dimples"	John Lee Hooker, James Bracken	3:14
4.	"I've Been Around"	Fats Domino	1:39
5.	"I'm in Love Again"	Domino, Dave Bartholomew	3:03
6.	"The Girl Can't Help It"	Bobby Troup	2:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"I'm Mad Again"	Hooker	4:18
8.	"She Said Yeah"	Roddy Jackson, Don Christy	2:21
9.	"The Right Time"	Lew Herman	3:47
10.	"Memphis Tennessee"	Chuck Berry	3:08
11.	"Boom Boom"	Hooker	3:20
12.	"Around and Around"	Berry	2:48

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 – engineer

Charts

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1964	6
Finnish Albums Chart [9]	1966	9

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [10]	11

References

1. "The Animals". Chrome Oxide. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
2. AllMusic review
3. Alexander, Phil, ed. (1 January 2007). "The 1960s: The Animals - The Animals". The Mojo Collection: the Ultimate Music Companion. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 46. ISBN   978-1-84195-973-3 . Retrieved 2 August 2025. Provincial British R&B, as dirty and sweaty as the group's ill-fitting suits.
4. "The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time". Classic Rock . Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
5. AllMusic review
6. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
7. "The Complete Animals". Discogs . Retrieved 14 November 2020. [The album's release date is given in liner notes of CD release--see 9th image.]
8. "UK Chart Stats". Official Charts . 12 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
9. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 103. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
10. "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 43. hét". MAHASZ . Retrieved 30 October 2024.