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Animal Tracks (British album)

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Animal Tracks
Studio album by
Released7 May 1965
Recorded16–17 November 1964; 20 March 1965[1]
GenreBlues rock, R&B[2]
Length32:25
LabelColumbia
ProducerMickie Most
The Animals UK chronology
The Animals
(1964)
Animal Tracks
(1965)
Animalisms
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Animal Tracks is the second studio album by British R&B/blues rock band the Animals. It was released in May 1965, on Columbia, and was the group's last album with the full participation of Alan Price until the release of the original quintet's 1977 reunion album, Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted.[4] It reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and remained there for 26 weeks.[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mess Around"Ahmet Ertegun2:22
2."How You've Changed"Chuck Berry3:14
3."Hallelujah I Love Her So"Ray Charles2:48
4."I Believe to My Soul"Charles, Allan Learner3:26
5."Worried Life Blues"Major Merriweather4:13
6."Roberta"Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent2:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Ain't Got You"Calvin Carter2:31
2."Bright Lights, Big City"Jimmy Reed2:57
3."Let the Good Times Roll"Shirley Goodman1:57
4."For Miss Caulker"Eric Burdon3:59
5."Road Runner"Ellas McDaniel2:50

Personnel

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The Animals
Technical

Charts

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Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1965 6

References

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  1. ^ "The Animals". Chrome Oxide. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Animal Tracks [UK] - The Animals | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Complete Animals". discogs. Retrieved 29 December 2018. The album's release date is given in liner notes of CD release--see 10th image.
  5. ^ "UK Chart Stats". Official Charts. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.