Sunday, September 25, 2011

Hits List: Animals

The Animals were formed in Newcatle-upon-Tyne, England.  They were originally called the Alan Price Combo but keyboardist Price left his own group in May of 1965 and was replaced by Dave Rowberry.  The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.  One of the best groups of the 1960's, here is the Hits List of the Animals:







1964:  "Baby, Can I Take You Home" (#15 U.K.)
          "The House of the Rising Sun" (#1, #1 U.K., #1 Canada, #3 Netherlands)
          "Gonna' Send You Back To Walker) (#57, #25 Canada)
          "I'm Crying" (#19, #8 U.K. #44 Netherlands)
1965:  "Boom Boom" (#43, #14 Canada)
           "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (#15, #3 U.K., #5 Canada, #26 Netherlands)
           "Bring It On Home To Me" (#32, #7 U.K., #7 Canada, #3 Netherlands)
           "We Gotta' Get Out of This Place" (#13, #2 U.K., #33 Canada, #12 Netherlands)
           "It's My Life" (#23, #7 U.K., #16 Netherlands)
1966:  "Inside-Looking Out" (#34, #12 U.K., #24 Netherlands)
           "Don't Bring Me Down" (#12, #6 U.K., #3 Canada, #16 Netherlands)


Promoted as Eric Burdon & the Animals:
           "See See Rider" (#10, #1 Canada)
           "Help Me Girl" (#29, #14 U.K., #33 Canada)
1967:  "When I Was Young" (#15, #40 U.K., #7 Netherlands)
           "San Franciscan Nights" (#9, #7 U.K., #1 Canada, #6 Netherlands)
           "Good Times" (#20 U.K.)
           "Monterey" (#15, #3 Canada, #35 Netherlands)
          "Anything" (#80)
1968:  "Sky Pilot" (#14, #40 U.K., #7 Canada)--underrated song
           "White Houses"/"River Deep - Mountain High" (#67)
1972:  "House of the Rising Sun" (#25 U.K.)
1982:  "House of the Rising Sun" (#11 U.K.)







Promoted as the Animals:
1983:  "The Night" (#43, #34 Mainstream Rock)
           "Love Is For All Time)

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