Baby Animals
Studio album by
Baby Animals
Released2 September 1991
StudioBearsville (Bearsville, New York)
GenreRock
Length44:37
LabelImago
ProducerMike Chapman
Baby Animals chronology
Baby Animals
(1991) 		Shaved and Dangerous
(1993)
Singles from Baby Animals
  1. "Early Warning"
    Released: 21 April 1991
  2. "Rush You"
    Released: 4 August 1991
  3. "Painless"
    Released: November 1991
  4. "One Word"
    Released: January 1992
  5. "Ain't Gonna Get"
    Released: April 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]

Baby Animals is the debut album by Australian band Baby Animals, released in September 1991. The album debuted at number six on the ARIA Albums Chart and spent six weeks at number one, eventually going eight times platinum[3] and becoming the highest-selling debut Australian rock album until the release of Jet's Get Born album 12 years later. In October 2010, Baby Animals was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Rush You" (Suze DeMarchi, Dave Leslie, Eddie Parise) – 4:11
  2. "Early Warning" (DeMarchi, Leslie, Parise) – 3:57
  3. "Painless" (DeMarchi, Parise) – 3:42
  4. "Make It End" (DeMarchi, Steve Elson) – 4:09
  5. "Big Time Friends" (DeMarchi, Parise, Frank Celenza) – 4:54
  6. "Working for the Enemy" (DeMarchi, Leslie) – 4:32
  7. "One Word" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 3:58
  8. "Break My Heart" (DeMarchi, Parise) – 4:03
  9. "Waste of Time" (DeMarchi, Leslie, Parise, Celenza) – 3:38
  10. "One Too Many" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 5:08
  11. "Ain't Gonna Get" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 2:58

Personnel

Baby Animals

Technical personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Baby Animals
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] 4× Platinum 280,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Demalon, Tom. "Baby Animals Baby Animals review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ^ Joy, Alison (15 February 1992). "Baby Animals 'Baby Animals'". Kerrang!. Vol. 379. London, UK: EMAP.
  3. ^ "Baby Animals Announce 25th Anniversary Tour Dates With Original Lineup". Music Feeds. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums of 1992". Recorded Music NZ. 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.
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