Animalization

Animalization
Studio album by The Animals
Released	August 1966
Recorded	9 January–4 July 1966
Genre	Rock, blues rock, rhythm and blues
Length	40:16
Label	MGM
Producer	Tom Wilson
The Animals US chronology

Animalization is the fourth American album by British rock group The Animals, and was released in August 1966 on MGM Records. It has a track listing somewhat similar to the British album Animalisms. The album, which reached #20 on the US Billboard album chart, included three US Top 40 singles, and was the first Animals album to have some tracks mixed in true stereo.

It was during this period that drummer John Steel left the group and was replaced by Barry Jenkins, previously of The Nashville Teens (of "Tobacco Road" fame). Both drummers appear on the cover, Jenkins on the front (upper right in brown shirt) and Steel on the back. In addition, it was also during this period that Mickie Most stepped down as the group's producer and was replaced by Tom Wilson.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]

Track listing

Side one

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Bring Me Down"	Gerry Goffin Carole King	3:13
2.	"One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"	Joe Tex	3:20
3.	"You're On My Mind"	Eric Burdon Dave Rowberry	2:54
4.	"Cheating"	Eric Burdon Chas Chandler	2:23
5.	"She'll Return It" (It is erroneously credited to Barry Jenkins, Rowberry, Burdon, Chandler, Hilton Valentine and is not listed on the back cover)	Eric Burdon Dave Rowberry	2:47
6.	"Inside-Looking Out"	John Avery Lomax Alan Lomax Eric Burdon Chas Chandler	3:47
Total length:			18:24

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"See See Rider"	Ma Rainey	3:58
2.	"Gin House Blues"	Henry Troy Fletcher Henderson	4:37
3.	"Maudie"	John Lee Hooker	4:03
4.	"What Am I Living For"	Fred Jay Art Harris	3:12
5.	"Sweet Little Sixteen"	Chuck Berry	3:07
6.	"I Put a Spell on You"	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	2:55
Total length:			21:52

Personnel

The Animals

Eric Burdon – vocals
Dave Rowberry – keyboards
Hilton Valentine – guitar
Chas Chandler – bass
John Steel – drums except as indicated below
Barry Jenkins - drums on "Don't Bring Me Down", "Cheating", and "See See Rider"

Technical

Val Valentin - engineer

References

Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

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[1] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.