The Animals
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About The Animals
The Animals emerged from Newcastle with a forceful approach to American blues and rhythm and blues. Eric Burdon's vocals and Alan Price's organ stood alongside Hilton Valentine's guitar, Chas Chandler's bass and John Steel's drums in the original lineup. Their repertoire ranged from the traditional House of the Rising Sun to Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and We Gotta Get Out of This Place. Later changes led Burdon toward a reconfigured group and a more psychedelic direction.
Artist background sources
The Animals - Rhino historical biography
Read Newcastle origin, original personnel, blues/R&B approach, named repertoire and later Burdon-led reconfiguration. No member solo catalog is remapped; omit exact recording dates and song-inspiration speculation. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
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- (1965*) Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- (1966*) Inside - Looking Out
- (year unknown) Sky Pilot
- (1964*) The House of the Rising Sun
- (1965*) We Gotta Get Out of This Place
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