Released May 1968 (1968-05) Length 43:11 The Twain Shall Meet
(1968) Every One of Us
(1968) Release date April 1968 Label MGM Records | Recorded December 1967 The Twain Shall Meet
(1968) Love Is
(1968) Artist The Animals Producer Tom Wilson | |
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Genres Psychedelic rock, Progressive rock Similar The Animals albums, Blues rock albums | ||
The Twain Shall Meet is the second album by Eric Burdon & the Animals. It was released in 1968 on MGM Records.
Contents
Eric burdon the animals monterey 1968 45rpm
Background
The record includes "Sky Pilot", an anti-war song of the Vietnam War era, and "Monterey", the band's tribute to the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Reviewer Bruce Eder of Allmusic describes the song "All Is One" as "unique in the history of pop music as a psychedelic piece, mixing bagpipes, sitar, oboes, horns, flutes, and a fairly idiotic lyric, all within the framework of a piece that picks up its tempo like the dance music from Zorba the Greek while mimicking the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'".
The Twain Shall Meet reached the #78 position on the US Billboard album chart.
Side one
- "Monterey" (4:18)
- "Just the Thought" (3:47)
- "Closer to the Truth" (4:31)
- "No Self Pity" (4:50)
- "Orange and Red Beams" (3:45)
Side two
- "Sky Pilot" (7:27)
- "We Love You Lil" (6:48)
- "All Is One" (7:45)
All selections written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, & Danny McCulloch except "Orange and Red Beams", written by McCulloch.
Personnel
Songs
1Monterey4:35
2Just the Thought3:49
3Closer to the Truth4:32