Animal Notes
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Animal Notes
| type = Album
| artist = Crack the Sky
| cover = Ctsan.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1976
| recorded = 1976
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock
| length = 38:06
| label = Lifesong
| producer = Terence P. Minogue, Marty Nelson, William Kirkland
| prev_title = Crack the Sky
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Safety in Numbers
| next_year = 1978
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r4669|first=Richard|last=Foss}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: C|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=C&bk=70|accessdate=February 23, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
}}
Animal Notes is the second album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = John Palumbo
| title1 = We Want Mine
| length1 = 4:54
| title2 = Animal Skins
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Wet Teenager
| length3 = 3:32
| title4 = Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)
| length4 = 5:57
| title5 = Rangers at Midnight
| length5 = 7:34
| note5 = Including 'Night Patrol' and featuring 'Let's Lift Our Hearts Up'
| title6 = Virgin… No
| length6 = 4:55
| title7 = Invaders from Mars
| length7 = 3:31
| title8 = Play On
| length8 = 4:10
}}
Personnel
=Crack the Sky=
- John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonies
- Rick Witkowski – Electric guitar, harmonies
- Joe Macre – Bass guitar, harmonies
- Jim Griffiths – Electric guitar, harmonies
- Joey D'Amico – Drums, harmonies
=Additional musicians=
- David Sackson — Concert master
- "Singin' Mounties" — Vocals ("Rangers at Midnight")
- George Marge — Horns ("We Want Mine")
- Robert "Chic" DiCiccio – Horns ("We Want Mine")
- Gotham City Swing Band – Horns ("We Want Mine")
=Production=
- Terence P. Minogue – Producer
- Marty Nelson – Producer
- William Kirkland – Producer
- Shelly Yakus – Engineer
- Andy Abrams – Engineer
- Don Puluse – Recorded orchestra
Additional credits
- Terence P. Minogue – Horn and string arrangements
- Recorded at the Record Plant, New York City
- Orchestra recorded at CBS Studios, New York City
- Danny Palumbo – Live sound engineer
- Darrell Grysko – Lighting design
- Hauser and D'Orio – Back cover photography
- Guy Billout – Illustration
- Lopaka – Art direction and design
- "This record is given to Derek with our respect"
Alternate version
In 1989, Lifesong released a CD pairing Animal Notes with Safety in Numbers on a single disc (LSCD-8803). To fit both albums on one CD, the track "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" was omitted from the latter album.
References
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{{Crack the Sky}}
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