Eric Is Here

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Eric Is Here
Studio album by Eric Burdon & The Animals
Released	March 1967
Genre	Rock
Length	31:18
Label	MGM E-4433[1]
Producer	Tom Wilson
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Eric Burdon & The Animals chronology
Eric Is Here (1967) Winds of Change
Singles from Eric Is Here
"Help Me Girl" b/w "That Aint Where It's At" Released: December 1966[2], MGM 13636 (USA)

Eric Is Here is a 1967 album billed to Eric Burdon & The Animals.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 2.1 Side One 2.2 Side Two 3 Personnel 4 References

[edit] History

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 created.^[3] Eric Is Here featured Burdon recording the works of various pop songwriters, accompanied by an orchestra;^[3] it is possible that some members of the first incarnation Animals were present during the sessions.^[3]

The track "Help Me Girl" became a minor hit single, reaching number 29 on the U.S. pop singles chart. In the United Kingdom, "Help Me Girl" was released as a non-album single (b/w "See See Rider", Decca F12502) and placed to number 14.

[edit] Track listing

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[edit] Side One

1. "In The Night" 2:28
2. "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (Randy Newman) 2:15
3. "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" 2:01
4. "This Side Of Goodbye" 3:24
5. "That Ain't Where It's At" 2:58
6. "True Love (Comes Only Once In A Lifetime)" 2:33

[edit] Side Two

1. "Help Me Girl" (Scott English, Larry Weiss) 2:39
2. "Wait Till Next Year" 2:15
3. "Losin' Control" 2:45
4. "It's Not Easy" 3:07
5. "The Biggest Bundle Of Them All" 2:11
6. "It's Been A Long Time Comin'" 2:42

[edit] Personnel

• Benny Golson — arranger, conductor
• Horace Ott — arranger, conductor
• Bill McMeehan — engineer

[edit] References

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