The Animals discography

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A discography for The Animals.

Contents

[edit] Albums

Animals album releases varied significantly between the UK and the US; even those with the same or similar names had different contents. In addition countless compilation and repackaging releases have been made over the years.

[edit] UK albums

  • The Animals (October/1964)
  1. Story of Bo Diddley
  2. Bury My Body
  3. Dimples
  4. I've Been Around
  5. I'm In Love Again
  6. The Girl Can't Help It
  7. I'm Mad Again
  8. She Said Yeah
  9. The Right Time
  10. Memphis Tennessee
  11. Boom Boom
  12. Around and Around
  • Animal Tracks (May/1965)
  1. Mess Around
  2. How You've Changed
  3. Hallelujah I Love Her So
  4. I Believe To My Soul
  5. Worried Life Blues
  6. Roberta
  7. I Ain't Got You
  8. Bright Lights, Big City
  9. Let The Good Times Roll
  10. For Miss Caulker
  11. Roadrunner
  1. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
  2. Maudie
  3. Outcast
  4. Sweet Little Sixteen
  5. You're On My Mind
  6. Clapping
  7. Gin House Blues
  8. Squeeze Her, Tease Her
  9. What Am I Living For
  10. I Put A Spell On You
  11. That's All I Am To You
  12. She'll Return It
  • Winds of Change (1967) (now Eric Burdon and the New Animals)
  1. Winds Of Change
  2. Poem By The Sea
  3. Paint It Black
  4. The Black Plague
  5. Yes I'm Experienced
  6. San Franciscan Nights
  7. Man - Woman
  8. Hotel Hell
  9. Good Times
  10. Anything
  11. It's All Meat
  • The Twain Shall Meet (1968)
  1. Monterey
  2. Just The Thought
  3. Closer To The Truth
  4. No Self Pity
  5. Oranges And Red Beans
  6. Sky Pilot
  7. We Love You Lil
  8. All Is One
  1. River Deep, Mountain High
  2. I'm An Animal
  3. I'm Dying, Or Am I
  4. Ring Of Fire
  5. Colored Rain
  6. To Love Somebody
  7. As The Years Go Passing By
  8. Gemini - The Madman

[edit] US albums

  1. The House Of The Rising Sun (edited 2:58 single version)
  2. Blue Feeling
  3. The Girl Can't Help It
  4. Baby Let Me Take You Home
  5. The Right Time
  6. Talkin' 'Bout You
  7. Around and Around
  8. I'm In Love Again
  9. Gonna Send You Back To Walker
  10. Memphis Tennessee
  11. I'm Mad Again
  12. I've Been Around
  1. Boom Boom
  2. How You've Changed
  3. I Believe To My Soul
  4. Mess Around
  5. Bright Lights, Big City
  6. Worried Life Blues
  7. Let The Good Times Roll
  8. I Ain't Got You
  9. Hallelujah I Love Her So
  10. I'm Crying
  11. Dimples
  12. She Said Yeah
  1. We Gotta Get Out of this Place
  2. Take It Easy
  3. Bring It On Home To Me
  4. Roberta
  5. Story Of Bo Diddley
  6. I Can't Believe It
  7. For Miss Caulker
  8. Club A Go-Go
  9. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  10. Bury My Body
  1. It's My Life
  2. Gonna Send You Back To Walker
  3. Bring It On Home To Me
  4. I'm Mad
  5. House Of The Rising Sun (unedited 4:29 version)
  6. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
  7. Boom Boom
  8. I'm In Love Again
  9. Roberta
  10. I'm Crying
  11. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  1. Don't Bring Me Down
  2. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
  3. You're On My Mind
  4. She'll Return It
  5. Cheating
  6. 1 She'll Return It - This song is on the record but does not appear on the jacket listing
  7. Inside Looking Out
  8. See See Rider
  9. Gin House Blues
  10. Maudie
  11. What Am I Living For
  12. Sweet Little Sixteen
  13. I Put A Spell On You
  1. All Night Long
  2. Shake
  3. The Other Side Of This Life
  4. Rock Me Baby
  5. Lucille
  6. Smoke Stack Lightning
  7. Hey Gyp
  8. Hit The Road Jack
  9. Outcast
  10. Louisiana Blues
  11. That's All I Am To You
  12. Going Down Slow
  • Eric Is Here (MGM 4433, March/1967 -- first LP as by "Eric Burdon and the Animals", although only Eric Burdon and Barry Jenkins appear on this album)
  1. In The Night
  2. Mama Told Me Not To Come
  3. I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
  4. On This Side Of Goodbye
  5. That Ain't Where It's At
  6. True Love (Comes Only Once In A Lifetime)
  7. Help Me Girl
  8. Wait Till Next Year
  9. Losin' Control
  10. It's Not Easy
  11. The Biggest Bundle Of Them All
  12. It's Been A Long Time Comin'
  • The Best Of Eric Burdon And The Animals Vol. II (MGM 4454, June 1967)
  1. When I Was Young
  2. A Girl Named Sandoz
  3. Don't Bring Me Down
  4. She'll Return It
  5. See See Rider
  6. The Other Side Of Life
  7. Hey Gyp
  8. Help Me Girl
  9. That Ain't Where It's At
  10. You're On My Mind
  11. Inside Looking Out
  12. Cheating
  • Every One of Us (MGM 4553, August 1968)
  1. White House
  2. Uppers And Downers
  3. Serenade To A Sweet Lady
  4. The Immigrant Lad
  5. Year Of The Guru
  6. St. James Infirmary
  7. New York 1963 - America 1968
  • Love Is (2 record set, MGM 4591, October/1968)
  1. River Deep, Mountain High
  2. I'm An Animal
  3. I'm Dying, Or Am I
  4. Ring Of Fire
  5. Colored Rain
  6. To Love Somebody
  7. As The Years Go Passing By
  8. Gemini - The Madman
  • The Greatest Hits Of Eric Burdon And The Animals (MGM 4602, March 1969)
  1. River Deep, Mountain High
  2. San Franciscan Nights
  3. Year Of The Guru
  4. Anything
  5. Monterey
  6. White Houses
  7. Winds Of Change
  8. To Love Somebody
  9. Sky Pilot

[edit] Off-sequence albums

  • British Go Go (January/1965)
  • In the Beginning (Live, 1965)
  • Rock Generation Vol. 2 (BYG 529 702, year uncertain) - The Animals at the Club A Gogo, Newcastle 1963
  • Rock Generation Vol. 4 (BYG 529 704, year uncertain) - more of the same, joined by Sonny Boy Williamson
  • Night Time is the Right Time (Springboard 4065, year uncertain) - with Sonny Boy Williamson

[edit] Reunion albums

  1. Brother Bill (The Last Clean Shirt)
  2. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
  3. Fire On The Sun
  4. As The Crow Flies
  5. Please Send Me Someone To Love
  6. Many Rivers To Cross
  7. Just A Little Bit
  8. Riverside County
  9. Lonely Avenue
  10. The Fool
  • Ark (1983)
  1. Loose Change
  2. Love Is For All Time
  3. My Favourite Enemy
  4. Prisoner Of The Light
  5. Being There
  6. Hard Times
  7. The Night
  8. Trying To Get You
  9. Just Can't Get Enough
  10. Melt Down
  11. Gotta Get Back To You
  12. Crystal Nights
  13. No John No
  • Greatest Hits Live (Rip It To Shreds) (1984)
  1. It's Too Late
  2. House Of The Rising Sun
  3. It's My Life
  4. Don't Bring Me Down
  5. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  6. I'm Crying
  7. Bring It On Home To Me
  8. O Lucky Man!
  9. Boom Boom
  10. We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
  11. When I Was Young

[edit] Post-lifetime compilation and reissue albums

  • Best of the Animals (Abkco 4426, 1973)
  • Best of the Animals (Springboard 4025, 1973)
  • The Best of The Animals (Compilation album, 1997)
  • The Best of The Animals (Compilation album, 2000)
  • Interesting Life (2003)
  • Complete French EP 1964/1967 (2003)
  • Retrospective (Compilation album, 2004)

[edit] Singles

Highest position reached in UK and US singles charts
Year Title UK US
The Animals
1964 "Baby Let Me Take You Home" 21 -
1964 "Gonna Send You Back to Walker" - 57
1964 "House of the Rising Sun" 1 1
1964 "I'm Crying" 8 19
1965 "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" 3 15
1965 "Bring It On Home To Me" 7 32
1965 "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" 2 13
1965 "It's My Life" 7 23
1966 "Inside - Looking Out" 12 34
1966 "Don't Bring Me Down" 6 12
Eric Burdon and the New Animals
1966 "See See Rider" - 10
1966 "Help Me Girl" 14 29
1967 "When I Was Young" 45 15
1967 "Good Times" 20 -
1967 "San Franciscan Nights" 7 9
1967 "Anything" - 80
1967 "Monterey" - 15
1968 "Sky Pilot" 40 14
1968 "White Houses" - 67
1969 "Ring of Fire" 35 -
1969 "River Deep, Mountain High" - -
Reissues
1972 "House of the Rising Sun" 25 -
1982 "House of the Rising Sun" 11 -
The Animals (reunited)
1983 "The Night" - 48