Calm Animals
Calm Animals | ||||
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Studio album by The Fixx | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | Air Studios, Montserrat (1988) | |||
Genre | New Wave, pop rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 37:45 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | William Wittman | |||
The Fixx chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Calm Animals is the fifth studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1988.[2] The single "Driven Out" gave them a #1 song on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in early 1989, and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, the single "Precious Stone" reached the top 25 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart later that year.
Track listing
All songs are written by Cy Curnin, Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, and Dan K. Brown, except where noted.
- "I'm Life" – 3:19
- "Driven Out" – 3:59
- "Subterranean" – 3:43
- "Precious Stone" (The Fixx, Woods) – 3:08
- "Gypsy Feet" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 4:03
- "Calm Animals" – 4:12
- "Shred of Evidence" – 3:41
- "The Flow" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 2:59
- "World Weary" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 4:38
- "Cause to Be Alarmed" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 3:46
- "Never Mind What You Leave Behind" [*] (Curnin, The Fixx) – 3:17
* bonus track on 2001 CD re-issue
Personnel
- Dan K. Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals, fretless bass
- Cy Curnin – guitar, lead vocals
- Rupert Greenall – keyboards, backing vocals
- Jamie West-Oram – guitar, backing vocals
- Adam Woods – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
- Producer: William Wittman
- Engineers: John Agnello, Richard Moakes, David Thoener
- Assistant engineer: Ted Trewhella
- Mixing: David Thoener
- Art direction: Ed Spyra
- Photography: Chris Parker
- Paintings: George Underwood
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1989 | The Billboard 200 | 72 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1989 | "Driven Out" | Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
1989 | "Driven Out" | Mainstream Rock | 1 |
1989 | "Driven Out" | Modern Rock | 11 |
1989 | "Precious Stone" | Mainstream Rock | 23 |
Notes
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