''Animal Notes'' is the second album by American rock band

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, released in 1976 (see

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Track listing

Personnel

The band

*John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards,

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*Rick Witkowski – Electric guitar, harmonies *Joe Macre – Bass guitar, harmonies *Jim Griffiths – Electric guitar, harmonies *Joey D'Amico – Drums, harmonies

Additional musicians

*David Sackson —

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*"Singin' Mounties" — Vocals ("Rangers at Midnight") *George Marge — Horns ("We Want Mine") *Robert "Chic" DiCiccio – Horns ("We Want Mine") *Gotham City Swing Band – Horns ("We Want Mine")

Production

*Terence P. Minogue – Producer *Marty Nelson – Producer *William Kirkland – Producer *Shelly Yakus – Engineer *Andy Abrams – Engineer *Don Puluse – Recorded orchestra

Additional credits

*Terence P. Minogue – Horn and string arrangements *Recorded at the

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, New York City *Orchestra recorded at

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Studios, New York City *Danny Palumbo – Live sound engineer *Darrell Grysko – Lighting design *Hauser and D'Orio – Back cover photography *Guy Billout – Illustration *Lopaka – Art direction and design *"This record is given to Derek with our respect"

Alternate version

In 1989, Lifesong released a CD pairing ''Animal Notes'' with ''

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'' on a single disc (LSCD-8803). To fit both albums on one CD, the track "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" was omitted from the latter album.

References

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