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Animal House (U.D.O. album)

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Animal House
Studio album by
U.D.O.
Released3 November 1987
RecordedAugust–October 1987
StudioDierks Studios, Cologne, Germany
GenreHeavy metal
Length42:01
LabelRCA
ProducerMark Dodson
U.D.O. chronology
Animal House
(1987) 		Mean Machine
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Rock Hard8.0/10[3]

Animal House is the first album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., following Udo Dirkschneider's departure from Accept. It was recorded from August to October 1987 at Dierks Studios in Cologne. Released in 1987, it charted at No. 41 in Sweden.[4]

The performance of the song "Lay Down the Law" is credited to Accept and U.D.O. The 'Pulheimer Kinder- und Jugendchor' contribute vocals to "They Want War".

In some releases of the album, a picture of the tour band including Dieter Rubach and Andy Susemihl was shown in the booklet. The album cover shows the line-up that recorded the album. An "Animal House" tour followed in early 1988. During this time they also toured with Guns N' Roses, Lita Ford and Zodiac Mindwarp. After Rubach left the band, they supported Ozzy Osbourne on all European dates in 1989.

The album was reissued in 2013 by AFM Records with bonus tracks.

Track listings

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All music is composed by Accept and Deaffy

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Animal House"4:19
2."Go Back to Hell"4:31
3."They Want War"4:12
4."Black Widow"4:29
5."In the Darkness"4:03
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Lay Down the Law"3:47
7."We Want It Loud"4:06
8."Warrior"4:12
9."Coming Home"3:39
10."Run for Cover"4:43
CD edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
8."Hot Tonight"4:47
Total length:46:48
2013 anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Animal House" (live)3:58
13."They Want War" (live)5:42
14."In the Darkness" (live)6:05
15."They Want War" (Video)4:25
16."Go Back to Hell" (Live video)4:02
Total length:64:48

Personnel

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  • Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
  • Mathias Dieth – guitars
  • Peter Szigeti – guitars
  • Frank Rittel – bass
  • Thomas Franke – drums
Production
  • Produced and engineered by Mark Dodson
  • Mixed by Mark Dodson and Gerd Rautenbauch
  • Assistant engineers: Uli Baronowsky, Thomas P. Sehringer
  • Recorded and mixed August–October 1987 at Dierks Studios, Cologne
  • Mastering at Sterling Sound Studios, New York
  • Cover idea, concept and realization: Peek-A-Boo (Donald Campbell, Nico Chiraiatti)
  • Cover photo: Akzent Studios
  • Anniversary Edition design: Tim Eckhorst

References

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  1. ^ Hinds, Andy. "U.D.O - Animal House review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-89-495931-5.
  3. ^ Kupfer, Thomas (1988). "Review Album : U.D.O. - Animal House". Rock Hard (in German). No. 24. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "U.D.O - Animal House (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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