Animal Tracks
Studio album by
The Animals
ReleasedSeptember 1965
Recorded31 July 1964 – 15 June 1965
GenreRock, blues rock, rhythm and blues
Length31:40
LabelMGM
ProducerMickie Most
The Animals U.S. chronology
The Animals on Tour
(1965)		 Animal Tracks
(1965)		 The Best of The Animals
(1966)
Singles from Animal Tracks
  1. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
    Released: February 1965
  2. "Bring It On Home to Me"
    Released: April 1965[1]
  3. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
    Released: August 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

Animal Tracks is the Animals' third album in the United States, released as both LP Record and reel-to-reel tape.[3] Musically, it was a hodge-podge of the group's recent hit singles mixed in with tracks of assorted vintage that had not been included on either of The Animals' first two U.S. albums. As such it bore little resemblance in content or purpose to the band's British release also named Animal Tracks from four months earlier. "The Story of Bo Diddley" is an adaptation and expansion of a song recorded by Bo Diddley in 1960, utilizing some of the original lyrics but with additional verses and melody recapping the musician's life in a talking blues style.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (US single A-Side version, 1965)
15 June 19653:17
2."Take It Easy" (B-Side of "I'm Crying, 1964)
31 July 19642:51
3."Bring It On Home to Me" (Single A-Side, 1965)Sam Cooke20 March 19652:40
4."The Story of Bo Diddley" (From The Animals, 1964)
31 July 19645:42
Total length:14:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Single A-Side, 1965)
16 November 19642:25
2."I Can't Believe It" (B-Side of "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", 1965)Eric Burdon15 June 19653:35
3."Club A-Go-Go" (B-Side of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", 1965)
  • Burdon
  • Price
16 November 19642:19
4."Roberta" (From Animal Tracks (UK version), 1965)
  • Al Smith
  • John Vincent
16 November 19642:04
5."Bury My Body" (From The Animals, 1964)Traditional, arranged by Alan Price31 July 19642:52
6."For Miss Caulker" (From Animal Tracks (UK version), 1965)Eric Burdon20 March 19653:55
Total length:17:10

Personnel

The Animals
Production

References

  1. ↑ "Chrome Oxide - Music Collectors pages - Animals - 05/12/2018". Chromeoxide.com.
  2. ↑ Eder, Bruce. Animal Tracks at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "The Animals!* - Animal Tracks". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.


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