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| Released | January 21, 1977 |
| Recorded | April-December 1976 |
| Studio | Britannia Row Studios |
| Label | Harvest • Columbia |
| Length | 41:40 |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Producers | Pink Floyd |
Animals is the tenth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in January 1977. A concept album, it provides a scathing critique of the social-political conditions of late 1970s Britain, and presents a marked change in musical style from their earlier work. The concept of the album was conceived by Roger Waters.
Releases and track listings[]
| UK release (January 21, 1977) runtime: 41:40 | |||||
18:18 |
No. | Song name | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pigs on the Wing" (Part One) | Roger Waters | Waters | 1:24 | |
| 2 | "Dogs" | Waters • David Gilmour | Waters • Gilmour | 17:04 | |
23:12 | |||||
| 1 | "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" | Waters | Waters | 11:28 | |
| 2 | "Sheep" | Waters | Waters | 10:20 | |
| 3 | "Pigs on the Wing" (Part Two) | Waters | Waters | 1:24 | |
Personnel[]
- Pink Floyd
- David Gilmour - lead no, lead guitar, bass guitar on "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" and "Sheep", talkbox,
- Nick Mason - drums, percussion, tape effects
- Roger Waters - lead vocals, rhythm guitar on "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" and "Sheep", tape effects, vocoder, bass guitar on "Dogs"
- Richard Wright - hammond organ, electric piano, minimoog, ARP string synthesizer, piano, clavinet, backing vocals on "Dogs"
- Production
- Pink Floyd
- Brian Humphries – engineering
- Roger Waters – sleeve design
- Storm Thorgerson – sleeve design (organiser)
- Aubrey Powell – sleeve design (organiser), photography
- Nick Mason – graphics
- Peter Christopherson – photography
- Howard Bartrop – photography
- Nic Tucker – photography
- Bob Ellis – photography
- Rob Brimson – photography
- Colin Jones – photography
- E. R. G. Amsterdam – inflatable pig design
Gallery[]
Charts and certifications[]
Peak positions[]
| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 2 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) | 1 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 80 |
| German Albums (Official Top 100) | 1 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 79 |
| New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 2 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 76 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 3 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 71 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 | 3 |