Animalism - Definition and Overview

Animalism
Album by The Animals
Released	December 1966
Recorded	???
Genre	Blues Rock
Length	39 min 54 sec
Record label	MGM
Producer	Tom Wilson
Professional reviews
AMG	4.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5B0DCCC8EE56F8906437388AE4A462285E36&uid=MIDMR0411121457&sql=10:484gtq6ztu4o~T1)
The Animals Chronology
Animalization (1966)	Animalism (1966)	Eric Is Here (1967)

Animalism is a blues rock album by The Animals, released in December of 1966 (see 1966 in music). (Note: this album is easily confused with the earlier Animalisms, also known as Animalization) The album includes a collaboration with Frank Zappa ("All Night Long"), with covers of B.B. King, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke.

Animalism peaked at #33 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "All Night Long" (Frank Zappa) - 2:46
2. "Shake" (Sam Cooke) - 3:11
3. "The Other Side of This Life" (Fred Neil) - 3:43
4. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, J. Josea) - 2:02
5. "Lucille" (Albert Collins, Little Richard) - 2:19
6. "Smokestack Lightning" (Howlin' Wolf) - 5:19
7. "Hey Gyp" (Donovan) - 3:46
8. "Hit the Road, Jack" (Curtis Mayfield) - 3:16
9. "Outcast" (Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott) - 2:35
10. "Louisiana Blues" (Blackwell, Scott) - 2:37
11. "That's All I Am to You" (Blackwell, Scott) - 2:08
12. "Going Down Slow" (Oden) - 6:12

Personnel

• Eric Burdon - vocals
• Chas Chandler - bass
• Dave Rowberry - keyboard
• Hilton Valentine - guitar

Production

• Producer: Tom Wilson
• Engineers: Mack Emerman, David Greene, Ami Hadani, Adrian Kerridge, Val Valentin
• Arranger: Dave Rowberry
• Liner notes: Chas Chandler

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)