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3 Track listing  



3.1  Side one  





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4 Personnel  



4.1  Other personnel  







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Eric Is Here
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1967
Recorded16 September 1966[1]
GenrePop[2]
Length31:18
LabelMGM E-4433[3]
ProducerTom Wilson
Eric Burdon & The Animals chronology
Eric Is Here
(1967)
Winds of Change
(1967)
Singles from Eric Is Here

  1. "Help Me Girl" b/w "That Ain't Where It's At"
    Released: December 1966[4] MGM 13636 (USA)

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]

Eric Is Here is a 1967 album billed to Eric Burdon & The Animals, although the actual bands with Burdon are the Benny Golson orchestra and the Horace Ott Orchestra.[7]

History

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The album was released in the United States only, by MGM Records, during the gap between the time that the original incarnation of The Animals broke up, and the new incarnation, billed as Eric Burdon & The Animals, was being formed.[2] The "new" Animals were formed in November 1966, though MGM chose to focus on Eric Is Here during the initial period of the band's formation and performing career, releasing "Help Me Girl" as a single in December 1966, and the album Eric Is Here in March 1967.

Eric Is Here featured Burdon and drummer Barry Jenkins recording the works of various pop songwriters, accompanied by the orchestras of Benny Golson and Horace Ott, with arrangements by Ott and Golson.[2][7] Ott had co-written "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", which had been a 1965 hit for The Animals. Golson had previously co-led, with Art Farmer, The Jazztet. At the time of recording the album, Golson had given up jazz and was concentrating on orchestral work, as well as contributing to the music of various television series.

It is possible that some members of the first incarnation Animals were present during the sessions, or that the record included material previously recorded by the group.[2]

Song backgrounds

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"Help Me Girl" reached No. 29 in the US and No. 14 on Decca F12502 in the UK. The Outsiders also had a version of the song, which hit No. 37 in the UK.

"It's Not Easy" was also a No. 95 hit for the pop group The Will O Bees. It was composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who co-authored the Animals' earlier hit "We Gotta Get Out of This Place."

"The Biggest Bundle of Them All" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie of the same name, with an alternate version of the song in the film.

"This Side of Goodbye" is the Gerry Goffin and Carole King composition "On This Side of Goodbye", originally recorded by The Righteous Brothers (1966).

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "In the Night" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) 2:28
  2. "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (Randy Newman) 2:15
  3. "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" (Randy Newman) 2:01
  4. "This Side of Goodbye" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 3:24
  5. "That Ain't Where It's At" (Martin Siegel) 2:58
  6. "True Love (Comes Only Once in a Lifetime)" (Bob Haley, Nevel Nader) 2:33

Side two

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  1. "Help Me Girl" (Scott English, Larry Weiss) 2:39
  2. "Wait Till Next Year" (Randy Newman) 2:15
  3. "Losin' Control" (Carl D'Errico, Roger Atkins)
  4. "It's Not Easy" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:07
  5. "The Biggest Bundle of Them All" (Ritchie Cordell, Sol Trimachi) 2:11
  6. "It's Been a Long Time Comin'" (Jimmy Radcliffe, Joey Brooks) 2:42

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7 and 10-12 arranged and conducted by Horace Ott

Tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 arranged and conducted by Benny Golson[7]

Personnel

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Other personnel

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Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chrome Oxide - Music Collectors pages - Animals - 05/12/2018". Chromeoxide.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  • ^ a b c d Bruce Eder. "Eric Is Here: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  • ^ "Vinyl Album: Eric Burdon And The Animals - Eric Is Here (1967)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  • ^ "ericburdonalbums.com". Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  • ^ "Eric Is Here - Eric Burdon & the Animals | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  • ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  • ^ a b c d Credits - Eric Is Here; Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-07.

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