Animalisms

Animalisms
Studio album by
the Animals
Released13 May 1966
Recorded9–10 January 1966
GenreR&B
Length36:45
LabelDecca
ProducerTom Wilson
The Animals UK chronology
The Most of the Animals
(1966)		 Animalisms
(1966)		 Winds of Change
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar

Animalisms is the third studio album by the English R&B/blues rock band the Animals, and was released in the United Kingdom in May 1966 on Decca Records. It was the first Animals album to be produced by Tom Wilson as well as the first to feature keyboardist Dave Rowberry after the May 1965 departure of original keyboardist Alan Price. It reached number four on the Record Retailer Albums Chart and remained there for 17 weeks.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"Joe Tex3:18
2."Maudie"John Lee Hooker4:01
3."Outcast"Eddie Campbell, Ernie Johnson Jnr.3:02
4."Sweet Little Sixteen"Chuck Berry3:05
5."You're on My Mind"Eric Burdon, Dave Rowberry2:52
6."Clapping"Rowberry1:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Gin House Blues"Harry Burke (aka J. C. Johnson)4:36
8."Squeeze Her, Tease Her"Alonzo Tucker, Jackie Wilson2:57
9."What Am I Living For"Fred Jay, Art Harris3:11
10."I Put a Spell on You"Screamin' Jay Hawkins2:54
11."That's All I Am to You"Winfield Scott, Otis Blackwell2:22
12."She'll Return It"Rowberry, Burdon2:40
1999 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Inside-Looking Out"Burdon, John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Chas Chandler3:43
14."Don't Bring Me Down"Gerry Goffin, Carole King3:15
15."Cheating"Chandler, Burdon2:22
16."Help Me Girl"Scott English, Larry Weiss2:33
17."See See Rider"Traditional; arranged by Rowberry3:59
18."I Just Want to Make Love to You" (In the Beginning There Was Early Animals EP)Willie Dixon3:44
19."Boom Boom" (In the Beginning There Was Early Animals EP)Hooker3:47
20."Big Boss Man" (In the Beginning There Was Early Animals EP)Al Smith, Luther Dixon3:43
21."Pretty Thing" (In the Beginning There Was Early Animals EP)Dixon2:36
22."Don't Bring Me Down" (Stereo version) 3:14
23."See See Rider" (Stereo version) 4:00
24."Help Me Girl" (Stereo version) 2:39
25."Cheating" (Stereo version) 2:21

Personnel

The Animals
Technical

Charts

Chart (1966) Peak

position

Finnish Mitä Suomi Soittaa LPs Chart 7
UK Disc and Music Echo Top Ten LPs in Britain 5
UK Melody Maker Top Ten LPs 5
UK New Musical Express Best Selling LPs in Britain 4
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart 4

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Bruce Eder. "Animalisms - The Animals". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Animalisms by Animals". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Nyman 2005.
  5. ↑ Anon. (11 June 1966). "Top Ten LPs". Disc and Music Echo. p. 3.
  6. ↑ Anon. (18 June 1966). "Top Ten LPs". Melody Maker. p. 2.
  7. ↑ Anon. (17 June 1966). "Best Selling LPs in Britain" (PDF). New Musical Express. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via WorldRadioHistory.

Sources

Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-31-2503-5.