This band that sang the song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia originally for The Animals is an American rock band that had what Platinum-certified classic No. 1 single?
Kicks (song) "Kicks" is a song by American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote the song for The Animals, but the band's lead singer Eric Burdon turned it down.
White Houses (Eric Burdon and the Animals song) White Houses is a song performed by Eric Burdon & the Animals in 1968. It was the opening track from their psychedelic rock album "Every One Of Us". "White Houses" peaked #67 on the US pop singles chart and #46 on the Canadian RPM charts. The B-side on the United States release was "Anything", from the "Winds of Change" album of the previous year, and which had been previously released as a single from that album. On releases in Canada, Germany, Spain and Brazil, the B-side was "River Deep, Mountain High", later included on their album "Love Is". "River Deep, Mountain High" was also viewed as the A-side of the release, and was released as a separate single in 1969.