Baby Animals (album)

Baby Animals is the debut album by Australian band Baby Animals, released in September 1991. The album debuted at number six on the ARIA Albums Chart and spent six weeks at number one, eventually going eight times platinum[3] and becoming the highest-selling debut Australian rock album until the release of Jet's Get Born album 12 years later. In October 2010, Baby Animals was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[4]

Baby Animals
Studio album by
Released2 September 1991
StudioBearsville (Bearsville, New York)
GenreRock
Length44:37
LabelImago
ProducerMike Chapman
Baby Animals chronology
Baby Animals
(1991)
Shaved and Dangerous
(1993)
Singles from Baby Animals
  1. "Early Warning"
    Released: 21 April 1991
  2. "Rush You"
    Released: 4 August 1991
  3. "Painless"
    Released: November 1991
  4. "One Word"
    Released: January 1992
  5. "Ain't Gonna Get"
    Released: April 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]

Track listing

  1. "Rush You" (Suze DeMarchi, Dave Leslie, Eddie Parise) – 4:11
  2. "Early Warning" (DeMarchi, Leslie, Parise) – 3:57
  3. "Painless" (DeMarchi, Parise) – 3:42
  4. "Make It End" (DeMarchi, Steve Elson) – 4:09
  5. "Big Time Friends" (DeMarchi, Parise, Frank Celenza) – 4:54
  6. "Working for the Enemy" (DeMarchi, Leslie) – 4:32
  7. "One Word" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 3:58
  8. "Break My Heart" (DeMarchi, Parise) – 4:03
  9. "Waste of Time" (DeMarchi, Leslie, Parise, Celenza) – 3:38
  10. "One Too Many" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 5:08
  11. "Ain't Gonna Get" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 2:58

Personnel

Baby Animals

  • Suze DeMarchi – guitar, vocals
  • Dave Leslie – guitar
  • Eddie Parise – bass
  • Frank Celenza – drums

Technical personnel

  • Mike Chapman – producer, mixing
  • Kevin Shirley – engineer
  • Rick O'Neil – mastering engineer
  • Mario Vasquez – assistant engineer
  • Rob Marinissen, Chrystene Carroll – photography

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Baby Animals
Chart (1991)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]2
Chart (1992)Position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[10]50

Certifications

Certifications for Baby Animals
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]4× Platinum280,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References