Absolute Animals 1964–1968

~ Release by The Animals (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1House of the Rising Sun
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
bass guitar:
Chas Chandler
drums (drum set):
John Steel (English musician)
electric guitar:
Hilton Valentine
organ:
Alan Price
lead vocals:
Eric Burdon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 11), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 122) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 471)
recording of:
The House of the Rising Sun (Alan Price (The Animals) arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Alan Price
publisher:
Al Gallico Music, Keith Prowse and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
arrangement of:
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals4.154:29
2Boom Boom
cover recording of:
Boom Boom
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
The Animals43:17
3I’m Crying
recording of:
I’m Crying
writer:
Eric Burdon and Alan Price
The Animals2.352:46
4Baby Let Me Take You Home
arranger:
Alan Price
cover recording of:
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Eric Von Schmidt version)
lyricist:
Blind Boy Fuller
additional composer:
Eric Von Schmidt
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Reverend Gary Davis
version of:
Baby, Let Me Lay It on You
The Animals2.252:21
5Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 315)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
The Animals42:27
6Bring It on Home to Me
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
The Animals2.252:43
7We Gotta Get Out of This Place
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
vocals:
Eric Burdon
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 35) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 233)
recording of:
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30), Francis, Day & Hunter (publisher) (in 1979) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Animals3.753:14
8It’s My Life
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 12)
cover recording of:
It’s My Life (The Animals)
lyricist:
Roger Atkins
composer:
Carl D’Errico
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
The Animals3.23:06
9Inside, Looking Out
The Animals43:47
10Don’t Bring Me Down
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
The Animals3.753:15
11See See Rider
The Animals2.54:02
12Help Me Girl
Eric Burdon & the Animals42:41
13When I Was Young
recording of:
When I Was Young
writer:
Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider
Eric Burdon & the Animals3.353:00
14San Franciscan Nights
recording of:
San Franciscan Nights
writer:
Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider
Eric Burdon & the Animals43:20
15Monterey
recording of:
Monterey
writer:
Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider
Eric Burdon & the Animals24:37
16Sky Pilot, Parts 1 & 2
Eric Burdon & the Animals7:25
17Ring of Fire
Eric Burdon & the Animals4:46
18Good Times
recording of:
Good Times
writer:
Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider
Eric Burdon & the Animals43:01
19Coloured Rain
Eric Burdon & the Animals feat. Andy Summers9:32
20Interview
[dialogue]4:35