The Animals (British album)

Not to be confused with The Animals (American album).

The Animals is the self-titled debut album by the British R&B/blues rock band the Animals. It was released in the United Kingdom in October 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records.^[7] The album reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and spent 20 weeks on the chart.^[8]

The Animals
Studio album by the Animals
Released	30 October 1964
Recorded	31 July 1964 (except 22 January 1964 for "Boom Boom")[1]
Genre	R&B[2] British R&B[3] blues rock[4]
Length	38:38
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mickie Most
The Animals UK chronology
The Animals (1964) Animal Tracks (1965)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Story of Bo Diddley"	Eric Burdon, Ellas McDaniel	5:45
2.	"Bury My Body"	Traditional; arranged by Alan Price	2:52
3.	"Dimples"	John Lee Hooker, James Bracken	3:14
4.	"I've Been Around"	Fats Domino	1:39
5.	"I'm in Love Again"	Domino, Dave Bartholomew	3:03
6.	"The Girl Can't Help It"	Bobby Troup	2:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"I'm Mad Again"	Hooker	4:18
8.	"She Said Yeah"	Roddy Jackson, Don Christy	2:21
9.	"The Right Time"	Lew Herman	3:47
10.	"Memphis Tennessee"	Chuck Berry	3:08
11.	"Boom Boom"	Hooker	3:20
12.	"Around and Around"	Berry	2:48

Personnel

The Animals

• Eric Burdon – lead vocals
• Hilton Valentine – guitar, vocals
• Alan Price – keyboards, vocals
• Chas Chandler – bass guitar, vocals
• John Steel – drums, percussion

Technical

• Mickie Most – producer
• Val Valentin – engineer

Charts

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1964	6
Finnish Albums Chart[9]	1966	9

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[10]	11