Animal Soup

 ( 1999 Albums ) 

Animal Soup is an album by Simon Townshend, the younger brother of The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend. The album was released in March 1999 and features Ben Townshend, Phil Spalding, James Hayto, Tony Lowe, Linz King among others.

The song "Blind As A Bat" was a song that Simon Townshend wrote when he was Six years old. It surfaced when Simon Townshend was in the studio in Philadelphia, and producer Andy Kravitz asked him to sing something he hated.

• Simon Townshend - Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitars, Keyboards and Backing vocals
• Ben Townshend - Drum kit, Percussion and Backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Phil Spalding - Bass guitar, Slide guitar, Electric guitar, Wah-wah pedal and Backing vocals on tracks 4, 8, 9, and 10
• James Hayto - Lead guitar, Wah-wah pedal, Rhythm guitar, Electric guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 11, and Bass guitar on tracks 3, 6, and 11
• Tony Lowe - Lead guitar on tracks 4 and 5
• Linz King - Acoustic guitar and Backing vocals on track 5
• Andy Kravitz - Drum kit on track 5
• Jackie Norrie - Fiddle on track 2