Animalization

Animalization
Studio album by the Animals
Released	August 1966
Recorded	9 January – 4 July 1966
Genre	Rock, blues rock, rhythm and blues
Length	40:16
Label	MGM
Producer	Tom Wilson
The Animals US chronology
The Best of The Animals (1966) Animalization (1966) Animalism (1966)

Animalization is a studio album by the English rock band the Animals. The band's fourth American release, it was issued in August 1966 on MGM Records.

Overview

It has a track listing somewhat similar to the British album Animalisms. The album, which reached #20 on the US Billboard album chart, included three US Top 40 singles ("Inside-Looking Out", "Don't Bring Me Down", and "See See Rider") and was the first Animals album to have some tracks mixed in true stereo.

It was during this period that drummer John Steel left the group and was replaced by Barry Jenkins, previously of The Nashville Teens (of "Tobacco Road" fame). Both drummers appear on the cover, Jenkins on the front (upper right in brown shirt) and Steel on the back. In addition, it was also during this period that Mickie Most stepped down as the group's producer and was replaced by Tom Wilson.

The album was successful, it peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Top LPs in late 1966, during a thirty-week stay on the chart.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

Side one

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Bring Me Down"	Gerry Goffin Carole King	3:13
2.	"One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"	Joe Tex	3:20
3.	"You're On My Mind"	Eric Burdon Dave Rowberry	2:54
4.	"Cheating"	Eric Burdon Chas Chandler	2:23
5.	"She'll Return It" (It is erroneously credited to Barry Jenkins, Rowberry, Burdon, Chandler, Hilton Valentine and is not listed on the back cover)	Eric Burdon Dave Rowberry	2:47
6.	"Inside-Looking Out"	John Avery Lomax Alan Lomax Eric Burdon Chas Chandler	3:47
Total length:			18:24

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"See See Rider"	Ma Rainey	3:58
2.	"Gin House Blues"	Henry Troy Fletcher Henderson	4:37
3.	"Maudie"	John Lee Hooker	4:03
4.	"What Am I Living For"	Fred Jay Art Harris	3:12
5.	"Sweet Little Sixteen"	Chuck Berry	3:07
6.	"I Put a Spell on You"	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	2:55
Total length:			21:52

Personnel

The Animals

• Eric Burdon – vocals
• Dave Rowberry – keyboards
• Hilton Valentine – guitar
• Chas Chandler – bass
• John Steel – drums except as indicated below
• Barry Jenkins – drums on "Don't Bring Me Down", "Cheating" and "See See Rider"

Technical

• Val Valentin – engineer

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs[1]	20

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 11. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.