Animalympics was the soundtrack to a children's animated film of the same name, released in 1980. The soundtrack has had a very limited release, only available on LP and cassette. It is not available yet on CD. The US edition was released on A&M Records, while the UK and European editions were released on Mercury Records.

The music to Animalympics was written and produced by Graham Gouldman, founding member and bassist with 10cc

10cc

10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...

. The musicians on the soundtrack comprised most of the rest of 10cc, with the exception of Eric Stewart

Eric Stewart

Eric Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer most known for his tenure with The Mindbenders in the 1960s, and 10cc from 1972 to 1995....

. The soundtrack was recorded primarily in Strawberry Studios

Strawberry Studios

-Formation:The facility was originally called Inner City Studios and located above a music store in the town centre. In early 1968 it was bought by Peter Tattersall, a former road manager for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. Tattersall invited Eric Stewart – then lead guitarist and singer of...

 North and South, used extensively by 10cc, as well as in Los Angeles.

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

Side one

1. "Go for It" - 3:34
2. "Underwater Fantasy" - 3:18
3. "Away From It All" - 2:32
4. "Born to Lose" - 4:04
5. "Kit Mambo" - 4:30

Side two

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

Musicians and production

• Graham Gouldman
  Graham Gouldman
  Graham Keith Gouldman is an English songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc.-Early life and 1960s pop career: 1946–1968:Gouldman was born in Broughton, Salford, England...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  , backing vocals, electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  , acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
  An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
  
  , bass
  Electric Bass
  Electric bass can mean:*Electric upright bass, the electric version of a double bass*Electric bass guitar*Bass synthesizer*Big Mouth Billy Bass, a battery-powered singing fish...
  
  , percussion
• Rick Fenn
  Rick Fenn
  Richard 'Rick' Fenn is an English rock guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the band 10cc since 1976. He has also collaborated with Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, Hollies singer Peter Howarth and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason....
  
   – electric guitar, backing vocals
• Duncan Mackay
  Duncan Mackay (musician)
  Duncan Mackay is a British composer, singer, arranger, and keyboard player.-External links:...
  
   – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  
• Paul Burgess
  Paul Burgess
  Paul Burgess is an English rock drummer, notable for his association with a wide range of British rock and folk-rock bands...
  
   – drums
• Stuart Tosh
  Stuart Tosh
  Stuart MacIntosh is a drummer, songwriter and vocalist.Also known as Stuart Tosh, MacIntosh recorded and toured with a succession of well-known and respected bands during the 1970s and 1980s, including Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, 10cc and Camel. Stuart now lives in the Bridge of Don area of...
  
  – backing vocals