BA25 (album) explained

BA25
Type:	studio
Longtype:	(reissue)
Artist:	Baby Animals
Cover:	BA25 by Baby Animals.jpg
Released:	20 May 2016
Recorded:	1992
Studio:	Nashville and Boston, United States
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Liberation
Producer:	Mike Chapman
Prev Title:	This Is Not the End
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Baby Animals Live
Next Year:	2017

BA25 is the 25th-anniversary edition reissue of Australian rock band Baby Animals' self-titled debut studio album. The original album sold 600,000 copies and peaked at number 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts, where it remained for six weeks and was the second biggest selling album in Australia in 1991.^[1]

Lead singer Suze DeMarchi said: "I look back on that whole time with great affection, it was a really thrilling time for all of us. I always said that Baby Animals was the only band for me, and it really has been the only band for me."^[2]

The album contains 10 tracks from the original release as well live songs, B-sides and pre-studio demos.^[3] The live recordings are taken from a concert in Boston when the band was on tour with Van Halen in 1992.^[4]

The band performed two live shows in Melbourne and Sydney in May 2016 to promote the album.^[5]

The album debuted at number 73 in Australia.

Track listing

Original album

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. "Working for the Enemy" (DeMarchi, Leslie) – 4:32
6. "One Word" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 3:58
7. "Break My Heart" (DeMarchi, Parise) – 4:03
8. "Waste of Time" (DeMarchi, Leslie, Parise, Celenza) – 3:38
9. "One Too Many" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 5:08
10. "Ain't Gonna Get" (DeMarchi, Elson) – 2:58

Live from Boston, 5 March 1992

Van Halen F.U.C.K Tour Side-show.^[6]

1. "Rush You" (Live from Boston)
2. "Somethings Are Better" (Live from Boston)
3. "Baby Animals" (Live from Boston)
4. "Working for the Enemy" (Live from Boston)
5. "Big Boys (Big Time Friends)" (Live from Boston)
6. "Smile on My Face" (Live from Boston)
7. "Painless" (Live from Boston)
8. "One Word" (Live from Boston)
9. "Waste of Time" (Live from Boston)
10. "One Too Many" (Live from Boston)
11. "Ain't Gonna Get" (Live from Boston)
12. "Impossible to Fly" (Live from Boston)
13. "Early Warning" (Live from Boston)
14. "Fire" (Live from Boston)

Bonus tracks

1. "Baby Animals" ('Early Warning' b-side)
2. "Dedicate" ('Painless' b-side)
3. "One Word" (Demo)
4. "Make It End" (Demo)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 1992. Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 March 2016.
2. Web site: Baby Animals Debut Turns 25. Noise11.com. 13 May 2016. 13 May 2016.
3. Web site: The Baby Animals BA25. Socialfamilyrecords.com. 14 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509095544/http://store.socialfamilyrecords.com/artist/the-baby-animals/. 9 May 2016. dead.
4. Web site: Baby Animals announce 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Double Disc set out 20th of May. Mix1049.com.au. 13 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160514121739/http://www.mix1049.com.au/jac-bowie/the-latest-from-jac-bowie/49211-baby-animals-announce-25th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-double-disc-set-out-20th-may. 14 May 2016. dead.
5. Web site: Baby Animals Announce 25th Anniversary Tour Dates With Original Lineup. Musicfeeds.com.au. 3 December 2015. 13 May 2016.
6. Web site: Baby Animals Setlist at Paradise Rock Club, Boston. Setlist.fm. 19 December 2021.
7. Web site: ARIA Albums: Ariana Grande Debuts At No 1. Noise11.com. 28 May 2016. 29 May 2016.
8. Web site: iTunes – Music – Baby Animals 25th Anniversary Edition) by Baby Animals. Itunes.apple.com. 13 May 2016.
9. Web site: Baby Animals (25th Anniversary Edition) – CD. Jbhifi.com.au. 13 May 2016.