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Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the original lineup of the R&B and rock band the Animals and the funk band War. He is currently the lead vocalist of the present day lineup of Eric Burdon & the Animals. Burdon is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powerful blues-rock voice and is known for his intense stage performances. In... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: San Franciscan Nights - #2: Spill the Wine - #3: I'm Crying - #4: Inside Looking Out - #5: Sky Pilot

The Animals

09/1964

#3 I'm Crying
The Animals

from The Animals on Tour

146 pts

[MGM 13274]
written by Eric Burdon

& Alan Price

02/1966

#4 Inside Looking Out
The Animals

from Animalization

98 pts

[MGM 13468]
written by John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon

& Chas Chandler

04/1967

When I Was Young
The Animals

from The Best of Eric Burdon and the Animals Vol. II

89 pts

as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13721]
written by Eric Burdon

, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch

08/1967

#1 San Franciscan Nights
The Animals

from Winds of Change

210 pts

as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13769]
written by Eric Burdon

, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch

09/1967

Good Times
The Animals

from Winds of Change

52 pts

as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13794]
written by Eric Burdon

, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch

12/1967

Monterey
The Animals

from The Twain Shall Meet

71 pts

as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13868]
written by Eric Burdon

, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch

02/1968

#5 Sky Pilot
The Animals

from The Twain Shall Meet

90 pts

as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13939]
written by Eric Burdon

, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch

04/1968

Anything
The Animals

from Winds of Change

8 pts

as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13917]
written by Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon

, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch & John Weider

11/1968

White Houses
The Animals

from Every One of Us

11 pts

as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 14013]
written by Eric Burdon

War

10.

05/1970

#2 Spill the Wine
War

from Eric Burdon Declares "War"

159 pts

as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14118]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Eric Burdon

, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott

11.

12/1970

They Can't Take Away Our Music
War

from The Black-Man's Burdon

16 pts

as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14196]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon

, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott & Jerry Goldstein

Grand Funk Railroad

12.

02/1971

Inside Looking Out
Grand Funk Railroad

from Grand Funk

21 pts

written by John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon

& Chas Chandler

War

13.

04/1971

Home Cookin'
War

from The Black-Man's Burdon

4 pts

108

as Eric Burdon and War
[MGM 14196]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon

, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott

The Isley Brothers

14.

10/1971

Spill the Wine
The Isley Brothers

from Givin' It Back

27 pts

R&B

[T-Neck 932]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Eric Burdon

, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott

The Animals

15.

08/1983

The Night
The Animals

from Ark

19 pts

rock

[I.R.S. 9920]
written by Eric Burdon

, Don Evans & John Sterling

KRS-One

16.

12/1993

Sound of da Police
KRS-One

from Return of the Boom Bap

8 pts

R&B

[Jive 42192]
written by Rodney LeMay, Lawrence Parker, T. Washington, John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon

, Chas Chandler & S. Stewart

17.

04/2004

Sound of da Police
KRS-One

3 pts

136

R
written by Rodney LeMay, Lawrence Parker, T. Washington, John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon

, Chas Chandler & S. Stewart