Animal Instinct (album)

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Animal Instinct is Gary Hoey's second solo album, and third overall, released in 1993.
== Overview ==
Animal Instinct is often erroneously listed as Hoey's debut album, which is probably because it was his worldwide debut as a solo artist, and - with the radio hit "Hocus Pocus" - was his breakout release. It remains a fan favorite, and is also one of his biggest sellers.
The disc was recorded in the eleven days between March 8-11 and 15-21, 1993 at Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California, and at Red Zone Studios, Burbank California. It was also mixed at Red Zone. According to Hoey, the album cost approximately $30,000 to produce.
== Gary sez ==
This album was recorded in eleven days. This album was the one that started it all off for my solo career. Doing a remake of "Hocus Pocus" was a last-minute thought. We never expected it to go to number three on the Billboard Rock Charts. I brought about twenty-five guitars into the studio and we must have had about ten different amps to choose from. It was a guitarists dream.
== Artwork ==
The cover for Animal Instinct is a painting by Schim Schimmel. The picture of Gary sitting on train tracks on the inside cover of the album is an homage to the cover of the Pat Travers album Blues Tracks.
== Track listing ==
# "Mass Hysteria" 3:41
# "Animal Instinct" 3:56
# "Hocus Pocus" 4:05
# "Bert's Lounge" 4:56
# "Texas Son" 3:56
# "Deep South Cafe" 4:42
# "Motown Fever" 3:02
# "Fade To Blue" 5:52
# "Drive" 4:06
# "Jamie" 2:20
Total time: 40:42
All songs written and arranged by Gary Hoey except:
* "Hocus Pocus" written by Thijs Van Leer/Jan Akkerman
* "Deep South Cafe" and "Fade To Blue" by Gary Hoey/Lori Weinhouse
== Personnel ==
* Gary Hoey - guitars, vocals, producer
* Tony Franklin - bass
* Frankie Banali - drums
* Claude Schnell - keyboards
* Jamie Kaplan - vocals on "Jamie"
* Dave Kaplan - executive producer
* Jean-Marie Horvat - associate producer
== See also ==
* Gary Hoey's Discography