Animal
Studio album by
Bar-Kays
Released1989
GenreR&B[1]
LabelMercury Records[2]
Bar-Kays chronology
Contagious
(1987)		 Animal
(1989)		 48 Hours
(1994)

Animal is an album by the American R&B band the Bar-Kays, released in 1989.[3][4]

The album peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Top Black Albums chart.[5] Its first single was "Struck By You", which peaked at No. 11 on the Hot Black Singles chart.[6][7]

Production

The band recorded the album as a trio.[8] Joe Walsh played guitar on the title track. "Just Like a Teeter Totter" was cowritten and coproduced by Sly Stone.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Orlando Sentinel[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]

The Orlando Sentinel concluded that "although modern, metallic sounds shape the bouncing, bending rhythm of the title song, for instance, there's a touch of old- fashioned call-and-response interplay in the vocals."[10] USA Today opined that "what's nice about this album, though, is the band's mature, unfunky handling of slow tunes ... 'Leaving You' shows they can be true balladeers."[12] The New York Amsterdam News determined that although Animal "is thigh-high in funk-fortified R&B, the music is never dated."[1]

AllMusic wrote that "it's important to remember that the Bar-Kays never stopped being a good band—it was taste and fashion that twisted the knife and pushed them aside."[9] The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "their best cuts resemble lite pastiches of other bands' refinements."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Animal"5:14
2."Struck By You"5:45
3."Stop! Look What You're Missing"5:15
4."Someone Else"4:49
5."Are U Available"5:37
6."Get Your Fingers Wet"5:45
7."Just Like a Teeter Totter"4:14
8."I Adore You"5:16
9."Leaving You"5:15

References

  1. 1 2 Rogers, Charles E. (18 Feb 1989). "Different Stages". New York Amsterdam News. p. 27.
  2. ↑ "Jet's Top 20 Albums". Jet. 75 (25): 62. Mar 27, 1989.
  3. ↑ Vincent, Rickey (April 15, 1996). "Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One". Macmillan – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Calloway, Earl (31 Jan 1989). "Mercury Records Releases Bar-Kays Trio's New LP". Chicago Defender. p. 15.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Dave (October 22, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  6. 1 2 Persall, Steve (26 Feb 1989). "The latest Bar-Kays cook up a tasty, nostalgic party mix". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits. Billboard Books. p. 30.
  8. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 413.
  9. 1 2 "Animal - Bar-Kays | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. 1 2 Duffy, Thom (15 Jan 1989). "BAR-KAYS". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 6.
  11. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 36–37.
  12. ↑ Jones IV, James T. (8 Feb 1989). "THE LISTENING ROOM". USA Today. p. 5D.
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