Absolute Animals 1964–1968

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2003 compilation album by The Animals, Eric Burdon & The Animals

Absolute Animals 1964–1968

Compilation album by

The Animals, Eric Burdon & The Animals

Released| 14 October 2003
Recorded| 1964–1968
Genre| Blues rock
Length| 78 min.
Label| Raven
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Absolute Animals 1964–1968 is a compilation album of The Animals, released in 2003 and which features many of their hits.[2] It was also the first compilation to feature songs from their Columbia, Decca, and MGM albums.[1]

"Ring of Fire", "Coloured Rain", and "Good Times" are the only songs on this compilation which did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100.

## Track list

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1. "The House of the Rising Sun" – 4:29
2. "Boom Boom" (John Lee Hooker) – 3:17
3. "I'm Crying" (Eric Burdon, Alan Price) – 2:46
4. "Baby Let Me Take You Home" – 2:20
5. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus) – 2:27
6. "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke) – 2:42
7. "We Gotta Get out of This Place" (B.E. Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 3:13
8. "It's My Life" (Roger Atkins, Carl Derrico) – 3:06
9. "Inside-Looking Out" (Burdon, Chandler, Lomax, Alan Lomax) – 3:46
10. "Don't Bring Me Down" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 3:15
11. "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) – 4:02
12. "Help Me Girl" (Scott English, Weiss) – 2:40
13. "When I Was Young" (Vic Briggs, Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Daniel McCulloch, John Weider) – 3:00
14. "San Franciscan Nights" (Briggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider) – 3:20
15. "Monterey" (Briggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider) – 4:37
16. "Sky Pilot" (Briggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider) – 7:24
17. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) – 4:46
18. "Good Times" (Briggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider) – 3:00
19. "Coloured Rain" (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Wood) – 9:31
20. "Animal Interviews" (Burdon, Alan Price) – 4:35

## Personnel

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* Eric Burdon – Vocals
* Hilton Valentine
* Barry Jenkins – Drums
* Chas Chandler – Bass guitar
* John Weider – Guitar, violin, bass
* Vic Briggs – Guitar
* Danny McCulloch
* John Steel – Drums
* Alan Price – Keyboard
* Zoot Money – Keyboard
* Andy Summers – Guitar

## References

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1. ^ a b "Absolute Animals - 1964-1968 - The Animals - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
2. ^ "The Animals - Absolute Animals 1964-1968 on Discogs".

## External links

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* Absolute Animals 1964-1968 on AllMusic

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The Animals

* The (Original) Animals (1963–1966, 1977, 1983): Eric Burdon
* Chas Chandler
* Mick Gallagher
* Barry Jenkins
* Alan Price
* Dave Rowberry
* John Steel
* Hilton Valentine

* Eric Burdon & The (New) Animals (1966–1969): Vic Briggs
* Eric Burdon
* Barry Jenkins
* Danny McCulloch
* Zoot Money
* Andy Summers
* John Weider

Studio albums|

| The Animals (1963–1966)|

* (UK) The Animals
* Animal Tracks
* Animalisms
(US) The Animals
* The Animals on Tour
* Animal Tracks
* Animalization
* Animalism

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Eric Burdon and the Animals|

* Eric Is Here (US only)
* Winds of Change
* The Twain Shall Meet
* Every One of Us (US only)
* Love Is

The Animals (1977, 1983)|

* Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted
* Ark

Compilations|

* The Best of The Animals (1966)
* The Greatest Hits of Eric Burdon and the Animals (1969)
* The Most of the Animals
* Absolute Animals 1964–1968

Hit singles|

* "Baby Let Me Take You Home"
* "The House of the Rising Sun"
* "I'm Crying"
* "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
* "Bring It On Home to Me"
* "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
* "It's My Life"
* "Inside-Looking Out"
* "Don't Bring Me Down"
* "See See Rider"
* "Help Me Girl"
* "When I Was Young"
* "Good Times"
* "San Franciscan Nights"
* "Monterey"
* "Sky Pilot"
* "The Night"

Related articles|

* The Animals discography
* Eric Burdon discography

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* MusicBrainz release group

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