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Animal Magic by Blow Monkeys
Animal Magic is an album by Blow Monkeys, released in 1986. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Digging Your Scene”, on 16 lists with a best position of #43.
Animal Magic, the Blow Monkeys' second album, arrived on RCA in April 1986 and finally turned a critics' darling into a band that shifted records. The debut, Limping for a Generation, had drawn the raves but not the sales; this time "Digging Your Scene" did the heavy lifting, with the ballad "Forbidden Fruit" already out nearly a year ahead of the LP and "Wicked Ways" and "Don't Be Scared of Me" trailing after it.
Dr. Robert steers the British band through a run of sleek, soul-soaked mid-tempo numbers, all polish and pout, with a couple of ballads to break the groove. "I Backed a Winner (in You)" is the quiet heart of the thing: Dr. Robert gently strumming an acoustic while a vocal crew called the Demon Barbers coos behind him like a street-corner doo-wop group. Then "Sweet Murder" drafts in the Jamaican toaster Eek-A-Mouse, a curveball that shows just how far this band's soul ambitions could stretch.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Animal Magic on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digging Your Scene | 16 | #43 | – | 1986–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.