The Animals on Tour is the second American studio album by British rock band The Animals. It was released by MGM Records in February 1965 (see 1965 in music).[1] The album included two previously released singles, "I'm Crying" and "Boom Boom" and is mostly made up of leftovers from the British The Animals album (not included on the American version) and unreleased tracks intended for the British version of Animal Tracks.
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| Released | February 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | 22 January–16 November 1964 | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues rock, rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 34:14 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Mickie Most | |||
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The album was available in both mono and stereo formats. The songs on the stereo release were all rechanneled,[3] which means that the original songs were mixed in mono and were re-mixed to simulate stereo. Rechanneling often occurred on American releases by British artists.
Despite what the title indicates, The Animals on Tour is not a live album; it is entirely made up of studio recordings. The album reached #99 on the Billboard 200.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 18:49 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording Date | Length |
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| 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" | 31 July 1964 | 2:49 | |
| 5. | "Dimples" (Different version than that released on the UK album The Animals) |
| 22 January 1964 | 3:15 |
| 6. | "She Said Yeah" | 31 July 1964 | 2:19 | |
| Total length: | 15:25 | |||
Personnel
edit- The Animals
- Eric Burdon – vocals
- Alan Price – keyboards
- Hilton Valentine – guitar
- Chas Chandler – bass
- John Steel – drums
- Technical
- Val Valentin – engineer
References
edit- ^ a b Ackerman, Paul, ed. (13 February 1965). "New Album Releases: MGM". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 7. p. 44. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "The Story of the Animals". The Singles (CD liner). The Animals. Netherlands: BR Music. 1999. p. 2. BS 8112-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Edwards, David; Callahan, Mike; Eyries, Patrice; Preuss, Peter. "MGM Album Discography, Part 8: E-4201 to E-4400 (1964–1966)". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "The Animals: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 May 2011.