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Ark
Ark
Studio album by the Animals
Released	August 1983
Recorded	1983
Studio	Country Lane Studios, Germering, Germany
Genre	Rock, new wave, post-punk
Length	47:53
Label	I.R.S. (U.K. & U.S.); Illegal (Europe); Epic (India); Castle (various U.K. & U.S. CD re-issues); Repertoire (2008 German CD re-issue)
Producer	The Animals; Steve Lipson;
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Singles from Ark
	"The Night"; Released: September 1983; "Love Is for All Time"; Released: November 1983;

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Ark is an album by the original members of the Animals. Released in 1983 by I.R.S. Records, it peaked at #66 on the Billboard Top 200. Ark was the second and last reunion attempt of the band's initial lineup, and the album was subsequently followed by a tour by the band.

"The Night" was a moderate success in the US, reaching #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #34 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The single was followed by "Love Is for All Time". Both songs were written and recorded for an Eric Burdon solo album but held back once the reunion plans went further. A lot of the other songs were written by Burdon and his team. "No John No" was penned by Alan Price.

This album follows a recent trend of many veteran acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and Queen, where they either augmented their classic sound, or swapped it entirely, for a punk/new wave sound. The Animals were no exception with Ark displaying a prominent new wave/post-punk sound.

Track listing

Side one

"Loose Change" (Steve Grant) (3:01)
"Love Is for All Time" (Eric Burdon, Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (4:23)
"My Favourite Enemy" (Steve Grant) (3:46)
"Prisoner of the Light" (Eric Burdon, John Henry Raskin, John Sterling) (4:09)
"Being There" (T. Gemwells) (3:29)
"Hard Times" (Eric Burdon, John Sterling) (2:55)

Side two

"The Night" (Eric Burdon, John Sterling, Don Evans) (3:55)
"Trying to Get You" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton)-(4:16)
"Just Can't Get Enough" (Eric Burdon, John Sterling) (3:54)
"Melt Down" (Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (3:08)
"Gotta Get Back to You" (Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (2:42)
"Crystal Nights" (M. Anthony, Eric Burdon, M. Lewis, John Sterling) (4:12)
"No John No" (Alan Price) (4:18) (track on CD, but not on original album. B-side of "The Night")

With the exception of the CD bonus track, the songwriting credits shown above are as they appeared when the album was originally issued in 1983 (I.R.S. Records, SP-70037). When the album was re-issued in 2002 on compact disc (Castle Records, 06076-81172-2), the songwriting credits for Everitt, Wilson and Gemwells were removed. This left tracks 5, 10 and 11 ("Being There", "Melt Down" and "Gotta Get Back to You") with songwriting credits that simply read "Unidentified". It also left Burdon as the only credited songwriter for track 2 ("Love Is for All Time").

When the album was re-issued on the Repertoire label in 2008 the songwriting credits for "Melt Down", "Gotta Get Back To You" and "Being There" were restored.

The album was again re-issued as a burn-on-demand title by Amazon using the CD as the source in 2014. The artwork eliminated the booklet in favor of the song titles only.

Personnel

The Animals

Eric Burdon – vocals
Hilton Valentine – guitar
Alan Price – keyboards, background vocals
Chas Chandler – bass, background vocals
John Steel – drums

Additional personnel

Zoot Money – keyboards
Steve Grant – guitar, synthesizer, background vocals
Steve Gregory – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Nippy Noya – percussion

Production

Production is credited to all five band members. Co-production credit is given to Steve Lipson on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10. Engineering credit is given to Lipson for those tracks on which he is credited as a co-producer, and to Nic Rudrum for the other tracks.^[2]

Jim Newport – design
Eric Burdon – design concept
Paul S. Power – cover illustration

References

^ Eder, Bruce. "Ark - The Animals | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
^ Liner notes, I.R.S. Records SP-70037

[1] Eder, Bruce. "Ark - The Animals | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

[2] Liner notes, I.R.S. Records SP-70037

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 | recorded     = 1983
 | studio       = Country Lane Studios, [[Germering]], [[Germany]]
-| genre        = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[post-punk]]}}
+| genre        = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[post-punk]]
 | length       = 47:53
 | label        = [[I.R.S. Records|I.R.S.]] <small>(U.K. & U.S.)</small><br />[[Illegal Records|Illegal]] <small>(Europe)</small><br />[[Epic Records|Epic]] <small>(India)</small><br />[[Castle Communications|Castle]] <small>(various U.K. & U.S. CD re-issues)</small><br />[[Repertoire Records|Repertoire]] <small>(2008 German CD re-issue)</small>
-| producer     = {{hlist|The Animals|Steve Lipson}}
+| producer     = {{hlist|The Animals|[[Stephen Lipson|Steve Lipson]]}}
 | prev_title   = [[Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted]]
 | prev_year    = 1977
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 {{Album ratings
 | rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
-| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r688 |title=Ark - The Animals &#124; AllMusic |first=Bruce |last=Eder |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=2 July 2011}}</ref>
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r688 |title=Ark - The Animals &#124; AllMusic |first=Bruce |last=Eder |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=2 July 2011}}</ref>
 }}
-'''''Ark''''' is an album by the original members of [[the Animals]]. Released in 1983 by [[I.R.S. Records]], it peaked at #66 on the [[Billboard Top 200]]. "Ark" was the second and last reunion attempt of the band's initial lineup, and the album was subsequently followed by a tour by the band.
+'''''Ark''''' is an album by the original members of [[the Animals]]. Released in 1983 by [[I.R.S. Records]], it peaked at #66 on the [[Billboard Top 200|''Billboard'' Top 200]]. ''Ark'' was the second and last reunion attempt of the band's initial lineup, and the album was subsequently followed by a tour by the band.
-"[[The Night (The Animals song)|The Night]]" was a moderate success in the US, reaching #48 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and #34 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]. The single was followed by "Love Is for All Time". Both songs were written and recorded for an [[Eric Burdon]] solo album but held back once the reunion plans went further. A lot of the other songs were written by Burdon and his team. "No John No" was penned by [[Alan Price]].
+"[[The Night (The Animals song)|The Night]]" was a moderate success in the US, reaching #48 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #34 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]. The single was followed by "Love Is for All Time". Both songs were written and recorded for an [[Eric Burdon]] solo album but held back once the reunion plans went further. A lot of the other songs were written by Burdon and his team. "No John No" was penned by [[Alan Price]].
-This album follows a recent trend of many veteran acts such as [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], and [[Queen (band)|Queen]], where they either augmented their classic sound, or swapped it entirely, for a [[Punk rock|punk]]/[[New wave music|new wave]] sound. The Animals were no exception with Ark displaying a prominent new wave/[[post-punk]] sound.
+This album follows a recent trend of many veteran acts such as [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]], where they either augmented their classic sound, or swapped it entirely, for a [[Punk rock|punk]]/[[New wave music|new wave]] sound. The Animals were no exception with ''Ark'' displaying a prominent new wave/[[post-punk]] sound.
 ==Track listing==
+===Side one===
-{{Track listing
+# "Loose Change" (Steve Grant) (3:01)
-| headline = Side one
+# "Love Is for All Time" (Eric Burdon, Danny Everitt, [[Terry Wilson (musician)|Terry Wilson]]) (4:23)
+# "My Favourite Enemy" (Steve Grant) (3:46)
+# "Prisoner of the Light" (Eric Burdon, John Henry Raskin, John Sterling) (4:09)
+# "Being There" (T. Gemwells) (3:29)
+# "Hard Times" (Eric Burdon, John Sterling) (2:55)
+===Side two===
-| title1 = Loose Change
+# "[[The Night (The Animals song)|The Night]]" (Eric Burdon, John Sterling, Don Evans) (3:55)
-| writer1 = Steve Grant
+# "[[Tryin' to Get to You|Trying to Get You]]" ([[Rose Marie McCoy]], [[Charles Singleton (songwriter)|Charlie Singleton]])-(4:16)
-| length1 = 3:01
+# "Just Can't Get Enough" (Eric Burdon, John Sterling) (3:54)
+# "Melt Down" (Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (3:08)
+# "Gotta Get Back to You" (Danny Everitt, Terry Wilson) (2:42)
+# "Crystal Nights" (M. Anthony, Eric Burdon, M. Lewis, John Sterling) (4:12)
+# "No John No" (Alan Price) (4:18) (track on CD, but not on original album. B-side of "The Night")
+With the exception of the CD bonus track, the songwriting credits shown above are as they appeared when the album was originally issued in 1983 (I.R.S. Records, SP-70037).  When the album was re-issued in 2002 on compact disc (Castle Records, 06076-81172-2), the songwriting credits for Everitt, Wilson and Gemwells were removed.  This left tracks 5, 10 and 11 ("Being There", "Melt Down" and "Gotta Get Back to You") with songwriting credits that simply read "Unidentified".  It also left Burdon as the only credited songwriter for track 2 ("Love Is for All Time").
-| title2 = Love Is for All Time
-| writer2 = {{hlist|Eric Burdon|Danny Everitt|[[Terry Wilson (musician)|Terry Wilson]]}}
-| length2 = 4:23
-| title3 = My Favourite Enemy
-| writer3 = Grant
-| length3 = 3:46
-| title4 = Prisoner of the Light
-| writer4 = {{hlist|Burdon|Raskin|John Sterling}}
-| length4 = 4:09
-| title5 = Being There
-| writer5 = Gemwells
-| length5 = 3:29
-| title6 = Hard Times
-| writer6 = {{hlist|Burdon|Sterling}}
-| length6 = 2:55
-}}
-{{Track listing
-| headline = Side two
-| title7 = [[The Night (The Animals song)|The Night]]
-| writer7 = {{hlist|Burdon|Sterling}}
-| length7 = 3:55
-| title8 = [[Tryin' to Get to You|Trying to Get You]]
-| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Rose Marie McCoy]]|[[Charles Singleton (songwriter)|Charles Singleton]]}}
-| length8 = 4:16
-| title9 = Just Can't Get Enough
-| writer9 = {{hlist|Burdon|Sterling}}
-| length9 = 3:54
-| title10 = Melt Down
-| writer10 = {{hlist|Everitt|Wilson}}
-| length10 = 3:08
-| title11 = Gotta Get Back to You
-| writer11 = {{hlist|Everitt|Wilson}}
-| length11 = 2:42
-| title12 = Crystal Nights
-| writer12 = {{hlist|Anthony|Burdon|Lewis|Sterling}}
-| length12 = 4:12
-}}
-{{Track listing
-| headline = Compact disc bonus track
-| total_length = 47:53
-| title13 = No John No
-| writer13 = Alan Price
-| length13 = 4:18
-}}
-With the exception of the CD bonus track, the songwriting credits shown above are as they appeared when the album was originally issued in 1983 (I.R.S. Records, SP-70037). When the album was re-issued in 2002 on CD (Castle Records, 06076-81172-2), the songwriting credits for Everitt, Wilson and Gemwells were removed.  This left tracks 5, 10 and 11 ("Being There", "Melt Down" and "Gotta Get Back to You") with songwriting credits that simply read "Unidentified".  It also left Burdon as the only credited songwriter for track 2 ("Love Is for All Time").
 When the album was re-issued on the Repertoire label in 2008 the songwriting credits for "Melt Down", "Gotta Get Back To You" and "Being There" were restored.
@@ Line 118: / Line 70: @@
 * [[John Steel (drummer)|John Steel]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
 ;Additional personnel
-* [[Zoot Money]] - keyboards
+* [[Zoot Money]] – keyboards
 * Steve Grant – [[guitar]], [[synthesizer]], [[backing vocalist|background vocals]]
 * [[Steve Gregory]] – [[tenor saxophone]], [[baritone saxophone]]
 * [[Nippy Noya]] – [[percussion instruments|percussion]]
-===Production===
+==Production==
-Production is credited to all five band members.  Co-production credit is given to Steve Lipson on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10.  Engineering credit is given to Lipson for those tracks on which he is credited as a co-producer, and to Nic Rudrum for the other tracks.<ref>Liner notes, I.R.S. Records SP-70037.
+Production is credited to all five band members. Co-production credit is given to Steve Lipson on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10. Engineering credit is given to Lipson for those tracks on which he is credited as a co-producer, and to Nic Rudrum for the other tracks.<ref>Liner notes, I.R.S. Records SP-70037</ref>
-*Jim Newport - design
+*Jim Newport – design
-*Eric Burdon - design concept
+*Eric Burdon – design concept
-*Paul S. Power - cover illustration
+*Paul S. Power – cover illustration
 ==References==
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 [[Category:1983 albums]]
 [[Category:The Animals albums]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Stephen Lipson]]
 [[Category:I.R.S. Records albums]]
 [[Category:Illegal Records albums]]