The Animals (British album)

The Animals
The Animals
Studio album by the Animals
Released	30 October 1964
Recorded	31 July 1964 (except 22 January 1964 for "Boom Boom")
Genre	R&B; British R&B; blues rock;
Length	38:38
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mickie Most
The Animals UK chronology

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

^ "The Animals". Chrome Oxide. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ AllMusic review
^ 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.
^ "The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time". Classic Rock. Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ AllMusic review
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "The Complete Animals". Discogs. Retrieved 14 November 2020. [The album's release date is given in liner notes of CD release--see 9th image.]
^ "UK Chart Stats". Official Charts. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 103. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 43. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[1] "The Animals". Chrome Oxide. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[2] AllMusic review

[Mojo_2007-3] 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.

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