"Anything"
Single by Eric Burdon & the Animals
from the album Winds of Change
B-side"It's All Meat"
ReleasedMarch 1968[1]
RecordedMarch 1967
Length2:51 (single version)
3:19 (album version)
LabelMGM Records
Songwriter(s)Briggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider
Producer(s)Tom Wilson
Eric Burdon & the Animals singles chronology
"Good Times"
(1967)		 "Anything"
(1968)		 "Monterey"
(1967)

"Anything" is a song performed by Eric Burdon & the Animals in 1967. It was featured on their psychedelic rock album Winds of Change. While the singles "San Franciscan Nights", "Good Times" and the album were released, "Anything" was also released as a single, peaking #80 on the United States pop singles chart.[2] Allmusic critic Bruce Eder described it as a "relatively straightforward, brooding, moody rocker."[3] Billboard described the single as an "intriguing rock ballad with an equally compelling lyric."[4] Cash Box said it was "slow rock with a tasteful touch of soul" with "stunning string lines" and a "melancholy Burdon vocal."[5]

The song is credited to Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider. In a 2010 interview, Burdon identified it as one that he was proud of writing. He described it as a "love-generation song". He explained; "It's more than just a song about a love for your woman; it's about love for everything, from the Earth, to your friends, and even your enemies."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Burdon and the Animals - Anything".
  2. ↑ "Winds of Change charts and awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  3. ↑ Eder, B. "Winds of Change". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  4. ↑ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 30, 1968. p. 72. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 30, 1968. p. 24. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Anything". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
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