Animal (Bar-Kays album)

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

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

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. 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. 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. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 413.
  9. "Animal - Bar-Kays | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. Duffy, Thom (15 Jan 1989). "BAR-KAYS". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 6.
  11. 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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