'SKY PILOT' - THE ANIMALS - FRANKS BASS COVERS + TAB

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SKY PILOT - THE ANIMALS - FRANKS BASS COVERS + TAB
from the album The Twain Shall Meet May 1968

"Sky pilot" refers to a military chaplain, and the song is a balladic story about a chaplain who blesses a body of troops just before they set out on an overnight raid or patrol, and then retires to await their return

Billboard described the single as an "unusual piece of lyric material set to a pulsating rock beat" that "has all the earmarks of another out and out smash."

Cash Box called the song a "a building, bluesy effort" that was the group's "strongest outing in quite some time."
It was the group's final Top 40 Billboard hit.

Besides the use of "found sound" in the interlude section, and heavy use of reverb and echos, the song is notable for its use of flanging, the swept "whooshing" sound effect laid over the entire track, most prominently during the chorus sections.

Original lineup
Eric Burdon – vocals (1963–1968, 1975–1976, 1983)
Hilton Valentine – guitar, backing vocals (1963–1966, 1975–1976, 1983; died 2021)
Chas Chandler – bass, backing vocals (1963–1966, 1975–1976, 1983; died 1996)
Alan Price – keyboards, backing vocals (1963–1965, 1975–1976, 1983)
John Steel – drums (1963–1966, 1975–1976, 1983)