The Animals were an English R&B/beat quintet that was initially active during the 1960’s. Hailing from Newcastle, the band played a key role in the British Invasion that swept America in 1964. The original lineup splintered in 1966, but frontman Eric Burdon led a stateside iteration — The New Animals — through several albums as the decade climaxed. The original lineup reunited in 1976–77 to record and tour and then again in 1983 for a final album.

On album, The Animals adhered to the R&B/blues mold, but charted with melodramatic anthems that transcend the Tin Pan Alley tradition via calls for perseverance and triumph (“We Gotta Get Out of This Place”), proclamations of self-exultation (“It’s My Life”), impassioned cries for understanding (“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”), and warning howls lamenting the woes of vice (“House of the Rising Sun”).

Members: Eric Burdon (vocals), Alan Price (keyboards, 1962-65, 1977, 1983-84), Bryan “Chas” Chandler (bass, 1962-66, 1977, 1983-84), John Steel (drums, 1962-66, 1977, 1983-84), Hilton Valentine (guitar, 1962-66, 1977, 1983-84), Dave Rowberry (keyboards, 1965-66), Barry Jenkins (drums, 1966-69), John Weider (guitar, 1966-68), Danny McCulloch (bass, 1966-68), Tom Parker (organ, 1966), Vic Briggs (guitar, 1967-68), Zoot Money [aka George Bruno] (keyboards, 1968-69, 1983-84), Andy Somers [aka Andy Summers] (guitar, 1968-69)

Background

The Animals formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1962 when vocalist Eric Burdon joined the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which featured keyboardist Alan Price, bassist Chas Chandler, guitarist Hilton Valentine, and drummer John Steel. They chose their name in ode to a character named “Animal” Hogg, an associate of the band. Their set consisted of blues and R&B covers from the likes of Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, and Nina Simone.

1964

In early 1964, The Animals signed to EMI’s Columbia division and debuted that March with the single “Baby Let Me Take You Home” (“Gonna Send You Back to Walker”). The a-side is a Price-arranged traditional; the flip is an adaptation of the then-recent minor US hit “Gonna Send You Back to Georgia” by R&B singer Timmy Shaw (Burdon replaced Georgia, the US state, with Walker, a suburb of Newcastle). This and subsequent singles were produced by Mickie Most, who concurrently oversaw recordings by the Nashville Teens and Herman’s Hermits.

“Baby Let Me Take You Home”

On March 27, 1964, The Animals released their first single, “Baby Let Me Take You Home,” a blues traditional backed with “Gonna Send You Back to Walker,”

“The House of the Rising Sun”

On June 25, 1964, The Animals released their second single, “The House of the Rising Sun,” a blues traditional backed with “Talkin’ ‘Bout You,”

“I’m Crying”

On September 11, 1964, The Animals released their third single, “I’m Crying,” a Burdon–Price original backed with “Take It Easy,”

The Animals

The Animals released their self-titled debut album on October 30, 1964, on Columbia.

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)
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)

Released 30 October 1964
Recorded 31 July 1964 (except 22 January 1964 for “Boom Boom”)
Label Columbia
Producer Mickie Most
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
UK Albums Chart 1964 6
Finnish Albums Chart[8] 1966 9

In the US, MGM issued The Animals, which features both sides of their first two singles and seven tracks from the album’s UK counterpart: “The Girl Can’t Help It,” “The Right Time,” “Around and Around,” “I’m in Love Again,” “Memphis Tennessee,” “I’m Mad Again,” and “I’ve Been Around.” It also includes “Blue Feeling,” an exclusive track (unissued in the UK) written by Jimmy Henshaw of The V.I.P.’s, a Carlisle R&B–mod group that later morphed into Spooky Tooth.

The MGM Animals appeared one one ahead of the Columbia version. It contains the radio-edit version of “The House of the Rising Sun” (2:59).

In November, MGM placed “Blue Feeling” on the back of The Animals fourth US single, “Boom Boom,” one track from the Columbia Animals missing from the MGM version. It would reappear on their second US album.

1. “The House of the Rising Sun” (Edited single version) Traditional, arranged by Alan Price 18 May 1964 2:59
2. “The Girl Can’t Help It” Bobby Troup 31 July 1964 2:20
3. “Blue Feeling” Jimmy Henshaw 22 January 1964 2:28
4. “Baby Let Me Take You Home” Wes Farrell Bert Russell 12 February 1964 2:18
5. “The Right Time” Lew Herman 31 July 1964 3:42
6. “Talkin’ ’bout You” (Edited single version) Ray Charles 22 January 1964 1:55
7. “Around and Around” Chuck Berry 31 July 1964 2:44
8. “I’m in Love Again” Dave Bartholomew Fats Domino 31 July 1964 2:59
9. “Gonna Send You Back to Walker” Johnnie Mae Matthews 12 February 1964 2:22
10. “Memphis, Tennessee” Berry 31 July 1964 3:04
11. “I’m Mad Again” John Lee Hooker 31 July 1964 4:15
12. “I’ve Been Around” Domino 31 July 1964 1:35

1965

“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

On January 29, 1965, The Animals released their fourth single, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” a Nina Simone cover backed with “Club-A-GoGo,”

The Animals On Tour

In February 1965, MGM released The Animals On Tour, their second US album. It contains three of the five Columbia Animals tracks missing from the MGM version: “She Said Yeah” “Dimples” (a different version), and the recent US a-side “Boom Boom” (without the guitar solo). On Tour also contains The Animals third a-side (“I’m Crying”) and eight songs from their upcoming second UK album. Despite its title, On Tour contains no live material.

1. “Boom Boom” (Edited version without guitar solo, single A-Side, 1964) John Lee Hooker 22 January 1964 2:57
2. “How You’ve Changed” Chuck Berry 16 November 1964 3:10
3. “Mess Around” A. Nugetre 16 November 1964 2:18
4. “Bright Lights, Big City” Jimmy Reed 16 November 1964 2:52
5. “I Believe to My Soul” Ray Charles 16 November 1964 3:23
6. “Worried Life Blues” Big Maceo Merriweather 16 November 1964 4:09
1. “Let the Good Times Roll” Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee 16 November 1964 1:52
2. “I Ain’t Got You” Calvin Carter 16 November 1964 2:27
3. “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” Ray Charles 16 November 1964 2:43
4. “I’m Crying” Eric Burdon Alan Price 31 July 1964 2:49
5. “Dimples” (Different version than that released on the UK album The Animals) John Lee Hooker James Bracken 22 January 1964 3:15
6. “She Said Yeah” Roddy Jackson Sonny Christy 31 July 1964 2:19

“Bring It On Home to Me”

On April 9, 1965, The Animals released their fifth single, “Bring It On Home to Me,” a Sam Cooke cover back with “For Miss Caulker,” a Burdon original.

Animal Tracks (1965)

The Animals released their second UK album, Animal Tracks, on May 7, 1965, on Columbia. It contains the recent b-side “For Miss Caulker” and eight songs that first appeared on the US release The Animals On Tour. The two side-closing tracks, “Roberta” and “Road Runner,” are new to this release.

1. “Mess Around” Ahmet Ertegun (2:22)
2. “How You’ve Changed” Chuck Berry (3:14)
3. “Hallelujah I Love Her So” Ray Charles (2:48)
4. “I Believe to My Soul” Charles, Allan Learner (3:26)
5. “Worried Life Blues” Major Merriweather (4:13)
6. “Roberta” Al Smith, John Vincent (2:08)
1. “I Ain’t Got You” Calvin Carter (2:31)
2. “Bright Lights, Big City” Jimmy Reed (2:57)
3. “Let the Good Times Roll” Shirley Goodman (1:57)
4. “For Miss Caulker” Eric Burdon (3:59)
5. “Road Runner” Ellas McDaniel (2:50)

Released 7 May 1965
Recorded 16–17 November 1964; 20 March 1965
Genre Blues rock, R&B[2]
Length 32:25
Label Columbia
Producer Mickie Most
Eric Burdon – lead vocals
Hilton Valentine – guitar, vocals
Alan Price – keyboards, vocals
Chas Chandler – bass, vocals
John Steel – drums, percussion
Technical
Mickie Most – producer, liner notes
Val Valentin – engineer
UK Albums Chart 1965 6

“We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place”

On July 16, 1965, The Animals released their sixth single, “We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place,” a perseverance anthem backed with “I Can’t Believe It,”

“We Gotta Get Out of This Place” opens the MGM version of Animal Tracks, their third US album with

1. “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” (US single A-Side version, 1965) Barry Mann Cynthia Weil 15 June 1965 3:17
2. “Take It Easy” (B-Side of “I’m Crying, 1964) Eric Burdon Alan Price 31 July 1964 2:51
3. “Bring It On Home to Me” (Single A-Side, 1965) Sam Cooke 20 March 1965 2:40
4. “The Story of Bo Diddley” (From The Animals, 1964) Eric Burdon Ellas McDaniel 31 July 1964 5:42
Total length: 14:30
Side twoNo. Title Writer(s) Recording date Length
1. “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (Single A-Side, 1965) Bennie Benjamin Gloria Caldwell Sol Marcus 16 November 1964 2:25
2. “I Can’t Believe It” (B-Side of “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place”, 1965) Eric Burdon 15 June 1965 3:35
3. “Club A-Go-Go” (B-Side of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, 1965) Burdon Price 16 November 1964 2:19
4. “Roberta” (From Animal Tracks (UK version), 1965) Al Smith John Vincent 16 November 1964 2:04
5. “Bury My Body” (From The Animals, 1964) Traditional, arranged by Alan Price 31 July 1964 2:52
6. “For Miss Caulker” (From Animal Tracks (UK version), 1965) Eric Burdon 20 March 1965 3:55

“It’s My Life”

On October 22, 1965, The Animals released their seventh single, “It’s My Life,” an independence statement backed with “I’m Going to Change the World,”

1966

In February 1966, MGM issued The Best of The Animals, a collection of their US hits.

“Inside – Looking Out”

On February 11, 1966, The Animals released their eighth single, “Inside – Looking Out,” an adaptation of a prison chant backed with “Outcast,” . This was their first of three singles on Decca after two albums and seven singles on Columbia.

“Don’t Bring Me Down”

On May 27, 1966, The Animals released their ninth single, “Don’t Bring Me Down,” an R&B belter backed with “Cheating,”

Animalisms

The Animals released their third UK album, Animalisms, on May 13, 1966, on Decca.

1. “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show” Joe Tex (3:18)
2. “Maudie” John Lee Hooker (4:01)
3. “Outcast” Eddie Campbell, Ernie Johnson Jnr. (3:02)
4. “Sweet Little Sixteen” Chuck Berry (3:05)
5. “You’re on My Mind” Eric Burdon, Dave Rowberry (2:52)
6. “Clapping” Rowberry (1:18)
7. “Gin House Blues” Henry Troy, Fletcher Henderson (4:36)
8. “Squeeze Her, Tease Her” Alonzo Tucker, Jackie Wilson (2:57)
9. “What Am I Living For” Fred Jay, Art Harris (3:11)
10. “I Put a Spell on You” Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (2:54)
11. “That’s All I Am to You” Winfield Scott, Otis Blackwell (2:22)
12. “She’ll Return It” Rowberry, Burdon (2:40)

Released 13 May 1966
Recorded January 1966
Genre R&B[1]
Length 36:45
Label Decca
Producer Tom Wilson
Eric Burdon – lead vocals
Hilton Valentine – guitar, vocals
Dave Rowberry – keyboards, vocals
Chas Chandler – bass, vocals
John Steel – drums, except as noted below
Barry Jenkins – drums on “Don’t Bring Me Down”, “Cheating” and “See See Rider”
UK Albums Chart 1966 4
Finnish Albums Chart 1966 7

In July 1966, MGM released Animalization,

A1 The Animals Don’t Bring Me Down Goffin, King 8.5 Rate
A2 The Animals One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Joe Tex Rate
A3 The Animals You’re On My Mind Burdon, Rowberry Rate
A4 The Animals Cheating Burdon, Chandler Rate
A5 The Animals She’ll Return It Jenkins, Rowberry, Burdon, Chandler, Valentine 10.0 Rate
A6 The Animals Inside – Looking Out J.A. Lomax, A. Lomax, E. Burdon, B. Chandler 10.0 Rate
B1 The Animals See See Rider Ma Raney 8.5 Rate
B2 The Animals Gin House Blues Troy, Henderson Rate
B3 The Animals Maudie J. Lee Hooker Rate
B4 The Animals What Am I Living For F. Jay, A. Harris Rate
B5 The Animals Sweet Little Sixteen C. Berry Rate
B6 The Animals I Put A Spell On You J. Hawkins Rate

“Help Me Girl”

On October 14, 1966, The Animals released their tenth single, “Help Me Girl,” backed with “See See Rider (See What You’ve Done),” a song first released in the US on Animalization. The intended b-side was “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” a Randy Newman cover that Decca vaulted for the time being. This is their first release billed as Eric Burdon & The Animals.

Animalism

On November 21, 1966, MGM released Animalism, the fifth US Animals album

“All Night Long” (Frank Zappa) – 2:46
“Shake” (Sam Cooke) – 3:11
“The Other Side of This Life” (Fred Neil) – 3:30
“Rock Me Baby” (B.B. King, Joe Josea) – 5:23
“Lucille” (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman) – 2:19
“Smokestack Lightning” (Chester Burnett) – 5:19
“Hey Gyp” (Donovan Leitch) – 3:46
“Hit the Road, Jack” (Percy Mayfield) – 3:16
“Outcast” (Ernie Johnson, Edgar Campbell) (Album version) – 2:35
“Louisiana Blues” (McKinley Morganfield) – 2:37
“That’s All I Am to You” (Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott) – 2:08
“Going Down Slow” (Jimmy Oden) – 6:12

Released 21 November 1966
Recorded 9 January, 13 April, and 4 July 1966
Studio Lansdowne Recording Studio, London, England and T.T.G, Hollywood, California
Genre R&B[1]
Length 42:52
Label MGM
Producer Tom Wilson
Frank Zappa – arrangements on 1 and 3, guitar on 1, and bass guitar on 3[5]
William Roberts — harmonica on 1 and guitar on 3[5]
Larry Knechtel — organ on 1 and 3[5]
Don Randi – piano on 1 and 3[5]
Carol Kaye — guitar on 1 and 3[5]
John Guerin — drums on 1 and 3

1967

“When I Was Young” (UK Single A-Side) (2:59) 19 May 1967
“A Girl Named Sandoz” (UK Single B-Side) (Eric Burdon, John Weider) (3:05)

Eric Is Here

In March 1967, MGM released Eric Is Here, which Burdon recorded with the Horace Ott and Benny Golson Orchestras. Though billed as an Eric Burdon & The Animals title, it’s essentially a Burdon solo release. The album did not appear in the UK.

“In the Night” (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) 2:28 (Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott)[6]
“Mama Told Me Not to Come” (Randy Newman) 2:15 (Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott)[6]
“I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today” (Randy Newman) 2:01 (Arranged and conducted by Benny Golson)[6]
“This Side of Goodbye” (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 3:24 (Arranged and conducted by Benny Golson)[6]
“That Ain’t Where It’s At” (Martin Siegel) 2:58 (Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott)[6]
“True Love (Comes Only Once in a Lifetime)” (Bob Haley, Nevel Nader) 2:33 (Arranged and conducted by Benny Golson)[6]
“Help Me Girl” (Scott English, Larry Weiss) 2:39 (Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott)[6]
“Wait Till Next Year” (Randy Newman) 2:15 (Arranged and conducted by Benny Golson)[6]
“Losin’ Control” (Carl D’Errico, Roger Atkins) 2:45 (Arranged and conducted by Benny Golson)[6]
“It’s Not Easy” (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:07 (Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott)[6]
“The Biggest Bundle of Them All” (Ritchie Cordell, Sol Trimachi) 2:11 (Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott))
“It’s Been a Long Time Comin'” (Jimmy Radcliffe, Joey Brooks) 2:42 (Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott)

Released March 1967
Recorded 16 September 1966
Genre Rock, blues rock, rhythm and blues, psychedelic rock
Length 31:18
Label MGM E-4433
Producer Tom Wilson
Eric Burdon – vocals
Barry Jenkins – drums
The Horace Ott and Benny Golson Orchestras
Val Valentin – direction
Benny Golson – arranger, conductor
Horace Ott – arranger, conductor
Nancy Reiner – cover art
Acy Lehman – cover design
Bill McMeehan – recording engineer
Gene Radice – sound mixer

“Help Me Girl” b/w “That Ain’t Where It’s At”
Released: December 1966 MGM 13636 (USA)

Eric Burdon & The Animals

Winds of Change

Eric Burdon & The Animals released their first proper album, Winds of Change, in November 1967 on MGM.

“Winds of Change” (3:59)
“Poem by the Sea” (2:15)
“Paint It Black” (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) (5:57)
“The Black Plague” (5:58)
“Yes I Am Experienced” (3:38)
“San Franciscan Nights” (3:18)
“Man—Woman” (5:29)
“Hotel Hell” (4:46)
“Good Times” (2:58)
“Anything” (3:19)
“It’s All Meat” (2:01)

Released November 1967
Recorded February–August 1967
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 44:29
Label MGM
Producer Tom Wilson
Eric Burdon – vocals
Vic Briggs – guitar, piano, arrangements
John Weider – guitar, violin
Danny McCulloch – bass
Barry Jenkins – drums
Keith Olsen – “stepped in on some tracks to deputise on bass after Danny McCulloch broke his wrist”

“Good Times” (Single Version/UK Single A-Side) (2:58) 18 Aug 1967
“Ain’t That So” (UK Single B-Side) (3:27)

“San Franciscan Nights” (Single Version) (3:19) 13 Oct 1967
“Gratefully Dead” (UK Single B-Side) (3:59)

1968

The Twain Shall Meet

Eric Burdon & The Animals released their second album, The Twain Shall Meet, in May 1968 (US) and June 1968 (UK) on MGM.

“Monterey” (4:18)
“Just the Thought” (3:47)
“Closer to the Truth” (4:31)
“No Self Pity” (4:50)
“Orange and Red Beams” (3:45)
“Sky Pilot” (7:27)
“We Love You Lil” (6:48)
“All Is One” (7:45)

Released May 1968 – June 1968 (UK)
Recorded December 1967
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 43:11
Label MGM
Producer Tom Wilson
Eric Burdon – vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
John Weider – guitar, violin
Vic Briggs – guitar
Danny McCulloch – bass, vocals (2, 5)
Barry Jenkins – drums

A: “Sky Pilot (Part 1)” 26 Jan 1968
B: “Sky Pilot (Part 2)”

A: “Monterey” 17 May 1968
B: “Anything”

Every One of Us

Eric Burdon & The Animals released their third album, Every One of Us, in August 1968 on US MGM. This was the first Animals album composed largely of sole-writes by Burdon, who’d fired half the band by the time of this release. This was the second “New Animals” album to go unissued in the UK.

1. “White Houses” Eric Burdon 3:46
2. “Uppers and Downers” Eric Burdon 0:24
3. “Serenade to a Sweet Lady” John Weider 6:13
4. “The Immigrant Lad” Eric Burdon 6:13
5. “Year of the Guru” Eric Burdon 5:24
1. “St. James Infirmary” Traditional, arranged by Eric Burdon 5:03
2. “New York 1963 – America 1968” Eric Burdon, Zoot Money 18:53

Released August 1968
Recorded June 1968
Genre Psychedelic blues[1]
Length 45:56
Label MGM
Producer “Every one of us” (as credited in the liner notes)
Eric Burdon – vocals (except track 3)
Vic Briggs – guitar, bass
John Weider – guitar, celeste
Danny McCulloch – bass, vocals, 12-string guitar
Barry Jenkins – drums[1]
Zoot Money (credited as “George Bruno”) – Hammond organ, vocals, piano

Love Is

Eric Burdon & The Animals released their fourth and final album, Love Is, in December 1968 (US) and May 1969 (UK) on MGM.

Side one
“River Deep, Mountain High” (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 7:23
“I’m an Animal” (Sylvester Stewart) – 5:34
“I’m Dying (Or Am I?)” (Eric Burdon) – 4:28
Side two
“Ring of Fire” (June Carter, Merle Kilgore) – 4:58
“Colored Rain” (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood) – 9:38
Side three
“To Love Somebody” (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 6:55
“As the Years Go Passing By” (Deadric Malone) – 10:13
Side four
“Gemini” (Steve Hammond) / “Madman Running Through the Fields” [listed as “The Madman”] (Zoot Money, Andy Summers) – 17:23

Released December 1968 (US) and May 1969 (UK)[1]
Recorded October 1968
Studio TTG (Los Angeles)Sunset Sound (Hollywood)
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 66:32
Label MGM
Producer The Animals
Eric Burdon — lead vocals, spoken word
Zoot Money — bass, backing and co-lead (3, 8a) vocals, organ, piano, spoken word (8a)
Andy Summers — guitar, backing vocals
John Weider — guitar, violin, backing vocals
Barry Jenkins — drums, percussion, backing vocals
with:
Robert Wyatt – backing vocals (1)[6]
brass? arranger? female vocalist on “To Love Somebody” ??

A: “Ring of Fire” 3 Jan 1969
B: “I’m an Animal”

A: “River Deep, Mountain High” 23 May 1969
B: “Help Me Girl”

1969–1976

Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted

The Animals released their first reunion album, Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted, in August 1977 on Barn (UK) and Jet (US). On the cover, they’re billed as The Original Animals.

“Brother Bill (The Last Clean Shirt)” (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Clyde Otis) – 3:18
“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (Bob Dylan) – 4:39
“Fire on the Sun” (Shaky Jake aka James D. Harris) – 2:23
“As the Crow Flies” (Jimmy Reed) – 3:37
“Please Send Me Someone to Love” (Percy Mayfield) – 4:44
“Many Rivers to Cross” (Jimmy Cliff) – 4:06
“Just a Little Bit” (John Thornton, Ralph Bass, Earl Washington, Piney Brown) – 2:04
“Riverside County” (Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler, John Steel) – 3:46
“Lonely Avenue” (Doc Pomus) – 5:16
“The Fool” (Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood) – 3:24

Released August 1977
Studio Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Goulds Farm
Genre Rock, blues rock, rhythm and blues
Label Barn (original)[1]
Jet/United Artists (USA)[2]
Producer Chas Chandler
Eric Burdon – vocals
Alan Price – keyboards
Hilton Valentine – guitar
Chas Chandler – bass
John Steel – drums
Technical
Alan O’Duffy – engineer
Paul Hardiman – mix engineer
Jo Mirowski – design
Terry O’Neill – photography

Ark

The Animals released their second reunion album, Ark, in August 1983 on I.R.S.

“Loose Change” (Steve Grant) (3:01)
“Love Is for All Time” (Eric Burdon, Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (4:23)
“My Favourite Enemy” (Steve Grant) (3:46)
“Prisoner of the Light” (Eric Burdon, Jon Raskin, John Sterling) (4:09)
“Being There” (T. Gemwells) (3:29)
“Hard Times” (Eric Burdon, John Sterling) (2:55)
“The Night” (Eric Burdon, John Sterling, Don Evans) (3:55)
“Trying to Get You” (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton)-(4:16)
“Just Can’t Get Enough” (Eric Burdon, John Sterling) (3:54)
“Melt Down” (Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (3:08)
“Gotta Get Back to You” (Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (2:42)
“Crystal Nights” (M. Anthony, Eric Burdon, M. Lewis, John Sterling) (4:12)
“No John No” (Alan Price) (4:18) (track on CD, but not on original album. B-side of “The Night”)

Released August 1983
Recorded 1983
Studio Country Lane Studios, Germering, Germany
Genre Rock, new wave, post-punk
Length 47:53
Label I.R.S. (U.K. & U.S.)
Illegal (Europe)
Epic (India)
Castle (various U.K. & U.S. CD re-issues)
Repertoire (2008 German CD re-issue)
Producer The Animals Steve Lipson
Eric Burdon – vocals
Hilton Valentine – guitar
Alan Price – keyboards, background vocals
Chas Chandler – bass, background vocals
John Steel – drums
Additional personnel
Zoot Money – keyboards
Steve Grant – guitar, synthesizer, background vocals
Steve Gregory – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Nippy Noya – percussion