"Anything" | ||||
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Single by Eric Burdon & the Animals | ||||
from the album Winds of Change | ||||
B-side | "It's All Meat" | |||
Released | March 1968 [1] | |||
Recorded | March 1967 | |||
Length | 2:51 (single version) 3:19 (album version) | |||
Label | MGM Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Briggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Wilson | |||
Eric Burdon & the Animals singles chronology | ||||
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"Anything" is a song performed by Eric Burdon & the Animals in 1967. It was featured on their psychedelic rock album Winds of Change. While the singles " San Franciscan Nights", " Good Times" and the album were released, "Anything" was also released as a single, peaking #80 on the United States pop singles chart. [2] Allmusic critic Bruce Eder described it as a "relatively straightforward, brooding, moody rocker." [3] Billboard described the single as an "intriguing rock ballad with an equally compelling lyric." [4] Cash Box said it was "slow rock with a tasteful touch of soul" with "stunning string lines" and a "melancholy Burdon vocal." [5]
The song is credited to Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider. In a 2010 interview, Burdon identified it as one that he was proud of writing. He described it as a "love-generation song". He explained; "It's more than just a song about a love for your woman; it's about love for everything, from the Earth, to your friends, and even your enemies." [6]
"Anything" | ||||
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Single by Eric Burdon & the Animals | ||||
from the album Winds of Change | ||||
B-side | "It's All Meat" | |||
Released | March 1968 [1] | |||
Recorded | March 1967 | |||
Length | 2:51 (single version) 3:19 (album version) | |||
Label | MGM Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Briggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Wilson | |||
Eric Burdon & the Animals singles chronology | ||||
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"Anything" is a song performed by Eric Burdon & the Animals in 1967. It was featured on their psychedelic rock album Winds of Change. While the singles " San Franciscan Nights", " Good Times" and the album were released, "Anything" was also released as a single, peaking #80 on the United States pop singles chart. [2] Allmusic critic Bruce Eder described it as a "relatively straightforward, brooding, moody rocker." [3] Billboard described the single as an "intriguing rock ballad with an equally compelling lyric." [4] Cash Box said it was "slow rock with a tasteful touch of soul" with "stunning string lines" and a "melancholy Burdon vocal." [5]
The song is credited to Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider. In a 2010 interview, Burdon identified it as one that he was proud of writing. He described it as a "love-generation song". He explained; "It's more than just a song about a love for your woman; it's about love for everything, from the Earth, to your friends, and even your enemies." [6]