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#REDIRECT [[Animalympics#Soundtrack]]
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| name = Animalympics
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| type = soundtrack
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| artist = [[Graham Gouldman]]
| cover = Animalympics-cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded = 1979, Strawberry Recording Studios South, Strawberry Recording Studios North, and A&M Records Los Angeles
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length = 35:41
| label = UK version - [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<br />US version - [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| producer = [[Graham Gouldman]]
| prev_title = [[The Graham Gouldman Thing]]
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = [[And Another Thing... (album)|And Another Thing...]]
| next_year = 2000
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'''Animalympics''' is the soundtrack from the animated film ''[[Animalympics]]'', released in 1980. The soundtrack had a limited physical release, only available on LP and cassette. [[A&M Records]] released the US edition. The UK and European editions were released by [[Mercury Records]]. <ref>[http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/title/36096/Animalympics SoundtrackCollector.com]</ref>

The music for ''Animalympics'' was written and produced by [[Graham Gouldman]], founding member and bassist with [[10cc]].<ref name="imdb">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078780/soundtrack Soundtracks-IMDB]</ref> The musicians on the soundtrack comprised most of the rest of 10cc, with the exception of [[Eric Stewart]]. The soundtrack was recorded primarily in [[Strawberry Studios]] North and South, used extensively by 10cc, as well as in Los Angeles.
<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Graham-Gouldman-Animalympics-Music-From-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/1050728 Graham Gouldman- ''Animalympics- Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' LP @Discogs.com]</ref>

Also featured in the film is an orchestration of [[Frank Zappa]]'s "[[Lumpy Gravy|I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again]]" and [[Pink Floyd]]'s "[[One of My Turns]]."<ref name="imdb"/>

The cover features a cartoon gold medal, on a white background in the US edition, and on a yellow background in the UK and European edition.

==Track listing==
Taken from iTunes listing:<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/animalympics-original-soundtrack/id948442680 Animalympics - The Original Soundtrack by Graham Gouldman on Apple Music]</ref>

'''Side one'''
# "Go for It" - 3:34
# "Underwater Fantasy" - 3:18
# "Away From It All" - 2:32
# "Born to Lose" - 4:04
# "Kit Mambo" - 4:30

'''Side two'''
# "Z.O.O." - 3.29
# "Love's Not for Me (Rene's Song)" - 2:42
# "With You I Can Run Forever" - 4:04
# "Bionic Boar" - 3:35
# "We've Made It to the Top" - 3:45

==Personnel==
* [[Graham Gouldman]] – [[singing|vocals]], [[backing vocals]], [[electric guitar]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[electric bass|bass]], [[percussion]]
* [[Rick Fenn]] – electric guitar, backing vocals
* [[Duncan Mackay (musician)|Duncan Mackay]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[clavinet]], backing vocals
* [[Paul Burgess (musician)|Paul Burgess]] – [[drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* [[Stuart Tosh]] – backing vocals
* Mike Timony - accordion on "Love's Not For Me (Rene's Song)"
* Jimmie Haskell - arrangements

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Film soundtracks]]
[[Category:1980 soundtracks]]
[[Category:Graham Gouldman albums]]
[[Category:Mercury Records soundtracks]]
[[Category:A&M Records soundtracks]]

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