Baby Animals (album)

Baby Animals
Baby Animals
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Studio album by Baby Animals
Released	2 September 1991
Studio	Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre	Rock
Length	44:37
Label	Imago
Producer	Mike Chapman
Baby Animals chronology
Singles from Baby Animals
	"Early Warning"; Released: 21 April 1991; "Rush You"; Released: 4 August 1991; "Painless"; Released: November 1991; "One Word"; Released: January 1992; "Ain't Gonna Get"; Released: April 1992;

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Kerrang!	^[2]

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 of all time (until the release of Jet's album, Get Born 12 years later). In October 2010, Baby Animals was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

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

Personnel[edit]

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 and certifications[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *Baby Animals*
Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	50
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	70

Year-end charts[edit]

1991 year-end chart performance for *Baby Animals*
Chart (1991)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	2

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for *Baby Animals*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	4× Platinum	280,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Demalon, Tom. "Baby Animals Baby Animals review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ Joy, Alison (15 February 1992). "Baby Animals 'Baby Animals'". Kerrang!. Vol. 379. London, UK: EMAP.
^ "Baby Animals Announce 25th Anniversary Tour Dates With Original Lineup". Music Feeds. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.

[1] Demalon, Tom. "Baby Animals Baby Animals review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[2] Joy, Alison (15 February 1992). "Baby Animals 'Baby Animals'". Kerrang!. Vol. 379. London, UK: EMAP.

[3] "Baby Animals Announce 25th Anniversary Tour Dates With Original Lineup". Music Feeds. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

[ODonnell-4] O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.

[ac_Australia_Baby_Animals-5] "Australiancharts.com – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[ac_New_Zealand_Baby_Animals-6] "Charts.nz – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[ac_Sweden_Baby_Animals-7] "Swedishcharts.com – Baby Animals – Baby Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[9] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

[AustraliaalbumCertRef-10] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.

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v t e Baby Animals
Suze DeMarchi Dave Leslie Dario Bortolin Mick Skelton Eddie Parise Frank Celenza
Studio albums	Baby Animals Shaved and Dangerous Il Grande Silenzio This Is Not the End
Other albums	BA25 Greatest Hits
Singles	"Early Warning" "Rush You" "Painless" "One Word" "Ain't Gonna Get" "Impossible to Fly" "Don't Tell Me What to Do" "At the End of the Day / Backbone" "Lights Out at Eleven" "How Do I Make You"

v t e ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist
Album	...Ish by 1927 (1989) Tales of the City by Rockmelons (1989) Matchbook by Ian Moss (1990) Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich (1991) Baby Animals by Baby Animals (1992) Marvin the Album by Frente! (1993) Get on Board by The Badloves (1994) Frogstomp by Silverchair (1995) Tu-Plang by Regurgitator (1996) Savage Garden by Savage Garden (1997) Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) The Living End by The Living End (1999) Reflector by Killing Heidi (2000) Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2001) Polyserena by George (2002) Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem (2003) Get Born by Jet (2004) The Sound of White by Missy Higgins (2005) Wolfmother by Wolfmother (2006) Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System (2007) Lessons to Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke (2009) Moonfire by Boy & Bear (2011)
Single	"That's When I Think of You" by 1927 (1989) "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss (1990) "Token Angels" by Wendy Matthews (1991) "Early Warning" by Baby Animals (1992) "Ordinary Angels" by Frente! (1993) "Lost" by The Badloves (1994) "Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995) "It's Alright" by Deni Hines (1996) "Shut My Eyes" / "Eight Step Rail" by The Superjesus (1997) "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) "Lucky Star" by Alex Lloyd (1999) "Get Set" by Taxiride (1999) "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000) "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2001) "Get Free" by The Vines (2002) "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004) "O Yeah" by End of Fashion (2005) "Forever Young" by Youth Group (2006) "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please (2007) "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke (2009) "Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear (2011)
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