Calm Animals

Calm Animals
Studio album by The Fixx
Released	Feb 1989
Recorded	Air Studios, Montserrat (1988)
Genre	New Wave Pop rock Progressive rock
Length	37:45
Label	RCA
Producer	William Wittman
The Fixx chronology
React (1987) Calm Animals (1988) Ink (1991)

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Calm Animals is the fifth studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1989. The single "Driven Out" gave them their final #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 Notes

Track listing

All songs are written by Cy Curnin, Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, and Dan K. Brown, 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

Personnel

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

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	72

Singles - Billboard (North America)

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

Notes