The Animals

The Animals albums

The Animals are an English rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1962. Their original lineup consisted of singer Eric Burdon, guitarist Hilton Valentine, bass guitarist Chas Chandler, keyboardist Alan Price, and drummer John Steel. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound, they balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm-and-blues-oriented album material, and were part of the British Invasion of the US. The Animals rose to prominence with their signature song and transatlantic number-one hit single "The House of the... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: We Gotta Get Out of This Place - #2: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - #3: The House of the Rising Sun - #4: It's My Life - #5: Sky Pilot

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1964	The Animals [US album]	256		MP3
	1.	04/1964	Baby Let Me Take You Home	27	US 102 • UK 21	MP3	[MGM 13242] written by Wes Farrell & Bert Russell
	2.	06/1964	The House of the Rising Sun	229	US ✫1 • UK ✫1	MP3	[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #122] [MGM 13264] written by traditional

	2.	1964	The Animals [UK album]	10		MP3
	1.	12/1964	Boom Boom	10	US 43	MP3	[MGM 13298] written by John Lee Hooker

	3.	1965	Animal Tracks	516		MP3
	1.	02/1965	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	239	US 15 • UK 3	MP3	[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #315] [MGM 13311] written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell & Sol Marcus
	2.	07/1965	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	277	US 13 • UK 2	MP3	[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #233] [MGM 13382] written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil

	4.	1965	The Best of the Animals	166		MP3
	1.	10/1965	It's My Life	166	US 23 • UK 7	MP3	[MGM 13414] written by Roger Atkins & Carl D'Errico

	5.	1966	Eric Is Here	110		MP3
	1.	10/1966	Help Me Girl	110	US 29 • UK 14	MP3	as Eric Burdon and the Animals [MGM 13636] written by Scott English & Larry Weiss

	6.	1967	The Best of Eric Burdon and the Animals Vol. II	101		MP3
	1.	04/1967	When I Was Young	101	US 15 • UK 45	MP3	as Eric Burdon and the Animals [MGM 13721] written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch

	7.	1967-1968	The Twain Shall Meet	200		MP3
	1.	12/1967	Monterey	80	US 15	MP3	as Eric Burdon and the Animals [MGM 13868] written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
	2.	02/1968	Sky Pilot	120	US 14 • UK 40	MP3	as Eric Burdon and the Animals [MGM 13939] written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch

	8.	1968	Every One of Us	15		MP3
	1.	11/1968	White Houses	15	US 67	MP3	as Eric Burdon and the Animals [MGM 14013] written by Eric Burdon

	9.	1969	Love Is	33		MP3
	1.	01/1969	Ring of Fire	33	UK 35	MP3	as Eric Burdon and the Animals written by June Carter & Merle Kilgore

	10.	1983	Ark	48		MP3
	1.	08/1983	The Night	48	US 48 • US rock 34	MP3	[I.R.S. 9920] written by Eric Burdon, Don Evans & John Sterling

See also...

Alan Price • Andy Summers • Barry Jenkins • Chas Chandler • Danny McCulloch • Dave Rowberry • Eric Burdon • Hilton Valentine • John Steel • John Steel [drummer] • John Weider • Vic Briggs • Zoot Money

US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

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