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1968 studio album by Eric Burdon & The Animals
Every One of Us
is an album by
Eric Burdon & The Animals
. It was released in 1968 on
MGM Records
.
Background
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Every One of Us
was the second of three albums released by the band in the United States in that year (the album was not released in the United Kingdom). The single from the album was "
White Houses
", which charted in the United States and Canada. The album combines several styles such as
blues
,
folk rock
, and
raga rock
, while the track "Year of the Guru" is notable for its early use of
rapping
vocals.
At the time of the release of the album in August 1968, both
Danny McCulloch
and
Vic Briggs
had been fired from the band earlier that summer, and Eric Burdon was seeking replacement musicians. Unlike the previous two albums, involving shared songwriting credits with band members,
Every One of Us
is primarily compositions solely credited to Eric Burdon.
Critical reception
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Billboard described this album as "Another fine album by Eric Burdon, and the Animals."
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Bruce Eder
of
Allmusic
described it as "a good psychedelic blues album, filled with excellent musicianship."
[1]
All Music Guide gave an unfavorable review of the album, describing it as "A rather spare and disappointing album, recorded amid the splintering of the original New Animals.
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Track listing
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Side One
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Title
| Writer(s)
|
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1.
| "White Houses"
| Eric Burdon
| 3:46
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2.
| "Uppers and Downers"
| Eric Burdon
| 0:24
|
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3.
| "Serenade to a Sweet Lady"
| John Weider
| 6:13
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4.
| "The Immigrant Lad"
| Eric Burdon
| 6:13
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5.
| "Year of the Guru"
| Eric Burdon
| 5:24
|
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Total length:
| 22:00
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Side Two
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Title
| Writer(s)
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1.
| "St. James Infirmary"
| Traditional, arranged by Eric Burdon
| 5:03
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2.
| "New York 1963 - America 1968"
| Eric Burdon, Zoot Money
| 18:53
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Total length:
| 23:56
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Personnel
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- Eric Burdon & The Animals
References
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Studio albums
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Eric Burdon and the Animals
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The Animals (1977, 1983)
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Compilations
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Hit singles
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