I Used to Be an Animal

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{{Infobox album

| name = I Used to Be an Animal

| type = studio

| artist = Eric Burdon

| border = yes

| cover = EricBurdon_UsedToBe.jpg

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| released = 1988

| recorded = Indigo Ranch (Malibu)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = * Rock

• pop

| length =

| label = Metronome

| producer = * Eric Burdon

• Steve Grant
• Carlo Nasi

| prev_title = Power Company

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = My Secret Life

| next_year = 2004

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r172886|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( I Used to Be an Animal > Overview ))) |website=AllMusic |access-date=3 April 2010 }}

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I Used to Be an Animal is a studio album by English singer Eric Burdon, released in 1988 by Metronome Records. It was his first studio album in almost four years. It was recorded at Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California.

Following his autobiography, I Used to Be an Animal, but I'm All Right Now (1986), it was his comeback. "Going Back to Memphis", "Run for Your Life", "Don't Give a Damn" and "I Will Be with You Again" were released as singles worldwide.

Burdon mixed several pop and rock-influenced styles like jungle, new wave, disco, alternative rock, hip hop, glam metal, electronica and blues.