The Animals on Tour
Studio album by
The Animals
ReleasedFebruary 1965 (1965-02)[1]
Recorded22 January–16 November 1964
GenreRock, blues rock, rhythm and blues
Length34:14
LabelMGM
ProducerMickie Most
The Animals U.S. chronology
The Animals
(1964) 		The Animals on Tour
(1965) 		Animal Tracks
(1965)
Singles from The Animals on Tour
  1. "I'm Crying"
    Released: Sept 1964
  2. "Boom Boom"
    Released: Nov 1964[2]

The Animals on Tour is the second American studio album by British rock band The Animals. It was released by MGM Records in February 1965 (see 1965 in music).[1] The album included two previously released singles, "I'm Crying" and "Boom Boom" and is mostly made up of leftovers from the British The Animals album (not included on the American version) and unreleased tracks intended for the British version of Animal Tracks.

The album was available in both mono and stereo formats. The songs on the stereo release were all rechanneled,[3] which means that the original songs were mixed in mono and were re-mixed to simulate stereo. Rechanneling often occurred on American releases by British artists.

Despite what the title indicates, The Animals on Tour is not a live album; it is entirely made up of studio recordings. The album reached #99 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording DateLength
1."Boom Boom" (Edited version without guitar solo, single A-Side, 1964)John Lee Hooker22 January 19642:57
2."How You've Changed"Chuck Berry16 November 19643:10
3."Mess Around"A. Nugetre16 November 19642:18
4."Bright Lights, Big City"Jimmy Reed16 November 19642:52
5."I Believe to My Soul"Ray Charles16 November 19643:23
6."Worried Life Blues"Big Maceo Merriweather16 November 19644:09
Total length:18:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording DateLength
1."Let the Good Times Roll"Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee16 November 19641:52
2."I Ain't Got You"Calvin Carter16 November 19642:27
3."Hallelujah, I Love Her So"Ray Charles16 November 19642:43
4."I'm Crying"
31 July 19642:49
5."Dimples" (Different version than that released on the UK album The Animals)
22 January 19643:15
6."She Said Yeah"
31 July 19642:19
Total length:15:25

Personnel

The Animals
Technical

References

  1. ^ a b Ackerman, Paul, ed. (13 February 1965). "New Album Releases: MGM". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 7. p. 44. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. ^ "The Story of the Animals". The Singles+ (CD liner). The Animals. Netherlands: BR Music. 1999. p. 2. BS 8112-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Edwards, David; Callahan, Mike; Eyries, Patrice; Preuss, Peter. "MGM Album Discography, Part 8: E-4201 to E-4400 (1964–1966)". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  4. ^ "The Animals: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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