Artist
The Animals
The Animals is a rock artist from Newcastle upon Tyne formed in 1963. 22 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Newcastle upon Tyne · Best rock albums
- 22
- Releases
- 1964–2019
- Active years
- 1963
- Formed
Artist
The Animals is a rock artist from Newcastle upon Tyne formed in 1963. 22 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Newcastle upon Tyne · Best rock albums
Most popular
The Best of the Animals
1987
The Complete Animals
1990
The Singles Plus
1987
Animal Tracks
1965
The House of the Rising Sun: Best of The Animals
2019
The Ultimate Best of the Animals
2011
The Animals / Animal Tracks
2004
Animalism & Bonus Hits
2003
Animals
2003
Absolute Animals 1964-1968
2003
A's B's & EP's
2003
Original Hits
1995
Most of the Animals
1992
Ark
1983
Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted
1977
Animalism
1966
Animalization
1966
Animalisms
1966
Animals on Tour
1965
Volume 2
1965
The Animals
1964
The Animals were an English band of the 1960s, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade. The band moved to London on finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No.1 hit single, "The House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "It's My Life", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-oriented album material. They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion. The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot", before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. The original lineup had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983. There have been seve…
