Steppenwolf (Steppenwolf album)
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| Released | January 29, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1967 | |||
| Studio | American Recording, Studio City, California | |||
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| Length | 46:10 | |||
| Label | ABC Dunhill | |||
| Producer | Gabriel Mekler | |||
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Steppenwolf is the debut studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf, released on January 29, 1968, on ABC Dunhill Records. It includes songs written by band members and songs written by others such as the Willie Dixon blues classic "Hoochie Coochie Man", retitled "Hootchie Kootchie Man".[1]
The album reached number six on the Billboard 200 album chart.[2] "Born to Be Wild", which was released as a single, peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot 100.[3] It and "The Pusher" were included in the 1969 film Easy Rider.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive)[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | [5] |
| The Daily Vault | B+[6] |
Track listing
Details are taken from the original Dunhill album; other releases may have different information.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sookie Sookie" | Don Covay | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Everybody's Next One" | John Kay, Gabriel Mekler | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Berry Rides Again" | Kay | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Hootchie Kootchie Man" | Willie Dixon | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Born to Be Wild" | Mars Bonfire | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Your Wall's Too High" | Kay | 5:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Desperation" | Kay | 5:45 |
| 8. | "The Pusher" | Hoyt Axton | 5:43 |
| 9. | "A Girl I Knew" | Kay, Morgan Cavett | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Take What You Need" | Kay, Mekler | 3:28 |
| 11. | "The Ostrich" | Kay | 5:43 |
| Total length: | 46:10 | ||
Personnel
Steppenwolf
- John Kay – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica
- Michael Monarch – guitars, backing vocals
- Goldy McJohn – organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Rushton Moreve – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jerry Edmonton – drums, backing vocals, percussion
Technical
- Gabriel Mekler – producer
- Bill Cooper – engineer
- Richard Podolor – engineer
- Gary Burden – art direction, cover design
- Tom Gundelfinger – photography
- Henry Diltz – photography
References
- ^ a b c Eder, Bruce (n.d.). "Steppenwolf – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "Billboard 200 – Steppenwolf". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 – Steppenwolf". Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "Steppenwolf – Review". Rolling Stone. April 27, 1968. Retrieved September 13, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ g, manos (April 2, 2014). "Steppenwolf – Review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Thelen, Christopher (2019). "Steppenwolf – Review". Dailyvault. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Steppenwolf (Album notes). Steppenwolf. New York City: Dunhill Records. 1968. Back cover. DS-50029.
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