Calm Animals

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Calm Animals
Studio album by The Fixx
Released	1988
Recorded	???
Genre	New Wave
Length	37:45
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	William Wittman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide: link
The Fixx chronology
React (1987)	Calm Animals (1988)	Ink (1991)

Calm Animals is the sixth album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

all songs by Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram and Adam Woods, except where noted

1. "I'm Life" – 3:19
2. "Driven Out" – 3:59
3. "Subterranean" – 3:43
4. "Precious Stone" (The Fixx, Woods) – 3:08
5. "Gypsy Feet" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 4:03
6. "Calm Animals" – 4:12
7. "Shred of Evidence" – 3:41
8. "The Flow" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 2:59
9. "World Weary" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 4:38
10. "Cause to Be Alarmed" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 3:46
11. "Never Mind What You Leave Behind" [*] (Curnin, The Fixx) – 3:17

* bonus track on 2001 CD re-issue

[edit] Personnel

• Dan K. Brown - bass, background vocals, fretless bass
• Cy Curnin - guitar, vocals
• Rupert Greenall - keyboard, background vocals
• Jamie West-Oram - guitar, background vocals
• Adam Woods - percussion, drums, background vocals

[edit] Production

• Producer: William Wittman
• Engineers: John Agnello, Richard Moakes, David Thoener, Ted Trewhella
• Assistant engineer: Ted Trewhella
• Mixing: David Thoener
• Art direction: Ed Spyra
• Photography: Chris Parker
• Painting concept: George Underwood
• Paintings: George Underwood

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	72

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Driven Out"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1989	"Driven Out"	Modern Rock Tracks	11
1989	"Driven Out"	The Billboard Hot 100	55
1989	"Precious Stone"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	23