Animal Notes

Animal Notes is the second album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).

Animal Notes
Studio album by Crack the Sky
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	38:06
Label	Lifesong
Producer	Terence P. Minogue, Marty Nelson, William Kirkland
Crack the Sky chronology
Crack the Sky (1975) Animal Notes (1976) Safety in Numbers (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Palumbo.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Want Mine"	4:54
2.	"Animal Skins"	3:33
3.	"Wet Teenager"	3:32
4.	"Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)"	5:57
5.	"Rangers at Midnight" (Including 'Night Patrol' and featuring 'Let's Lift Our Hearts Up')	7:34
6.	"Virgin… No"	4:55
7.	"Invaders from Mars"	3:31
8.	"Play On"	4:10

Personnel

The band

• John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonies
• Rick Witkowski – Electric guitar, harmonies
• Joe Macre – Bass guitar, harmonies
• Jim Griffiths – Electric guitar, harmonies
• Joey D'Amico – Drums, harmonies

Additional musicians

• David Sackson — Concert master
• "Singin' Mounties" — Vocals ("Rangers at Midnight")
• George Marge — Horns ("We Want Mine")
• Robert "Chic" DiCiccio – Horns ("We Want Mine")
• Gotham City Swing Band – Horns ("We Want Mine")

Production

• Terence P. Minogue – Producer
• Marty Nelson – Producer
• William Kirkland – Producer
• Shelly Yakus – Engineer
• Andy Abrams – Engineer
• Don Puluse – Recorded orchestra

Additional credits

• Terence P. Minogue – Horn and string arrangements
• Recorded at the Record Plant, New York City
• Orchestra recorded at CBS Studios, New York City
• Danny Palumbo – Live sound engineer
• Darrell Grysko – Lighting design
• Hauser and D'Orio – Back cover photography
• Guy Billout – Illustration
• Lopaka – Art direction and design
• "This record is given to Derek with our respect"

Alternate version

In 1989, Lifesong released a CD pairing Animal Notes with Safety in Numbers on a single disc (LSCD-8803). To fit both albums on one CD, the track "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" was omitted from the latter album.

References

1. Foss, Richard. Animal Notes at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.