Animalization

Animalization
Studio albumby the Animals
Released	August 1966
Recorded	9 January – 4 July 1966
Genre	Rock,blues rock,rhythm and blues
Length	40:16
Label	MGM
Producer	Tom Wilson
The AnimalsUS chronology
The Best of The Animals (1966) Animalization (1966) Animalism (1966)

Animalizationis a studio album by the Englishrockbandthe Animals.The band's fourth American release, it was issued in August 1966 onMGM Records.It has a track listing somewhat similar to the British albumAnimalisms.The album, which reached #20 on theUS Billboard album chart,included three US Top 40 singles, and was the first Animals album to have some tracks mixed in true stereo.

It was during this period that drummer John Steel left the group and was replaced by Barry Jenkins, previously ofThe Nashville Teens(of "Tobacco Road"fame). Both drummers appear on the cover, Jenkins on the front (upper right in brown shirt) and Steel on the back. In addition, it was also during this period thatMickie Moststepped down as the group's producer and was replaced byTom Wilson.

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Track listing

Side one

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Bring Me Down"	Gerry Goffin Carole King	3:13
2.	"One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"	Joe Tex	3:20
3.	"You're On My Mind"	Eric Burdon Dave Rowberry	2:54
4.	"Cheating"	Eric Burdon Chas Chandler	2:23
5.	"She'll Return It" (It is erroneously credited toBarry Jenkins,Rowberry, Burdon, Chandler,Hilton Valentineand is not listed on the back cover)	Eric Burdon Dave Rowberry	2:47
6.	"Inside-Looking Out"	John Avery Lomax Alan Lomax Eric Burdon Chas Chandler	3:47
Total length:			18:24

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"See See Rider"	Ma Rainey	3:58
2.	"Gin House Blues"	Henry Troy Fletcher Henderson	4:37
3.	"Maudie"	John Lee Hooker	4:03
4.	"What Am I Living For"	Fred Jay Art Harris	3:12
5.	"Sweet Little Sixteen"	Chuck Berry	3:07
6.	"I Put a Spell on You"	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	2:55
Total length:			21:52

Personnel

The Animals

• Eric Burdon– vocals
• Dave Rowberry– keyboards
• Hilton Valentine– guitar
• Chas Chandler– bass
• John Steel– drums except as indicated below
• Barry Jenkins– drums on "Don't Bring Me Down", "Cheating" and "See See Rider"

Technical

• Val Valentin– engineer