Humanimal (album) explained

Humanimal (Part 1 & Part 2)
Type:Studio Album
Artist:Talisman
Cover:Humanimal_Album.jpg
Released:25 May 1994 & 19 October 1994
Genre:Hard rock
Length:58:07 & 55:31
Label:Polydor Records
Producer:Ronni Lahti
Prev Title:Five out of Five (Live in Japan)
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Life
Next Year:1995

Humanimal is the third studio album by hard rock band Talisman released on 25 May 1994 (Part 1) and 19 October 1994 (Part 2) on Polydor Records.[1]

The recordings took place in Sound Trade Studios with the help of Ronny Lahti. The final album, recorded and mixed in 22 days, was 22 tracks. This led to JSS & MJ discussing a double CD, but since almost all the material would fit on one CD, they finally opted for a single CD with all the best tracks. The Japanese label was given the permission to put together their own selection of the track they deemed suitable for the Japanese audience. The band were somewhat unhappy with the list of songs on the Japanese version, and eventually the Japanese label released the Swedish version as well, because of the amount of imports. Later there was a second European release of the outtakes as well.

Track listing

Part 1

  1. "3233 + Colour my XTC" – 5:03
  2. "Fabricated War" – 3:25
  3. "Tainted Pages" – 4:51
  4. "TV Reality" – 4:17
  5. "Seasons" – 5:11
  6. "All + All" – 3:59
  7. "D.O.A.P.S." – 3:55
  8. "Blissful Garden" – 4:33
  9. "Lonely World" – 4:13
  10. "Delusions of Grandeur" – 4:04
  11. "Since You've Gone" – 3:26
  12. "Humanimal" – 5:23
  13. "Doin' Time Wit' My Baby" – 2:35

Part 2

  1. "Animal Ritual" – 3:52
  2. "You Cannot Escape the Revelation of the Identical by Seeking Refuge in the Illusion of the Multiple" – 2:07
  3. "My Best Friends Girl" – 3:11
  4. "Dear God" – 4:34
  5. "Hypocrite" – 3:07
  6. "Wasting R Time" – 4:14
  7. "To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly" – 3:20
  8. "Todo Y Todo" – 3:53

Personnel

Singles and promos

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal. Colin Larkin. Colin Larkin (writer). Guinness Publishing. 1995. Second. 0-85112-656-1. 353.