The Animals - Singles +

Artist:

Animals (The)

UPC:

8712089811225

See Also:

Dixon, Willie Walter, Little Dylan, Bob Holly, Buddy Price, Alan

Description:

Eric Burdon and his Animals present a selection of their infectious singles on this collection, with classic songs such as "House of the Rising Sun" and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" included.
This double-disc, 41-track collection does what the title promises. It runs through the Animals` -- and the subsequent Eric Burdon & the Animals` -- singles, A- and B-sides from March 1964`s "Baby Let Me Take You Home" till January 1969`s cover of "Ring of Fire." By representing both the early- and late-`60s Animals incarnations, it`s a relatively comprehensive summation of the band, at least as embodied by their singles. It`s not complete since there is nothing from the band`s excellent 1977 reunion album Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted. Also, the dreadful 1983 second reunion track "The Night" is incongruously and non-chronologically tacked on as the last cut of the first disc, making the omission of Rudely material that much more frustrating. That said, this is nonetheless a solid compilation of the Eric Burdon-led combo as they progress from the Chicago blues interpreters that exposed many `60s youngsters to the music of John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed to the rampant, often over-the-top psychedelics of "Sky Pilot" and the good-natured flower-power simplicity of "Monterey." The sound varies, but is generally lackluster with the earlier tracks oddly seeming more vivid and less compressed than the later ones, which appear muddy in comparison. The 12-page booklet is unreasonably skimpy though. Reproductions of some single sleeves make a worthy addition; however, the lack of individual track personnel is a frustrating omission and the short, poorly written essay is embarrassing. The B-sides provide interesting rarities such as "White Houses" ("River Deep, Mountain High"`s flip) and "It`s All Meat," a 1968 obscurity that sounds remarkably like early Jefferson Airplane. While neither is up to the standards of the best tunes, they provide a full warts and all picture of the seminal group in its rootsy honesty, well-intentioned excess, and occasionally misguided glory. ~ Hal Horowitz

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. House of the Rising Sun
2. Gonna Send You Back to WA
3. I`m Crying
4. Boom Boom
5. Don`t Let Me Be Misunders
6. Bring It on Home to Me
7. We Gotta Get Out of This
8. It`s My Life
9. Baby Let Me Take You Home
10. Talkin` Bout You
11. Take It Easy
12. Club a Go Go
13. Roadrunner
14. Mess Around
15. Dimples
16. I`m in Love Again
17. I Ain`t Got You
18. Bright Lights Big City
19. Blue Feeling
20. Night
21. Inside Looking Out
22. You`re on My Mind
23. Don`t Bring Me Down
24. Cheating
25. See See Rider
26. Help Me Girl
27. She`ll Return It
28. That Ain`t Where It`s At
29. When I Was Young
30. Girl Named Sandoz
31. San Franciscan Nights
32. Good Times
33. Monterey
34. Other Side of This Life
35. Sky Pilot
36. Anything
37. It`s All Meat
38. River Deep, Mountain High
39. White Houses
40. Ring of Fire
41. I`m an Animal

Album Information

Release Date:

05/20/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

British Invasion

Label:

BR Music (Netherlands)

Catalog Number:

BS 81122

Original Release Year:

1994

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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