- Steppenwolf (album)
Infobox Album | Name = Steppenwolf
Type =Album
Artist = Steppenwolf
Released = January 1968
Recorded = Fall 1967 at American Recording Co. Studio, Studio City, California
Genre =Hard rock
Length = 46:10
Label =ABC Dunhill Records
Producer =Gabriel Mekler
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rnr9kect7q70 link]
*"Rolling Stone " (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/steppenwolf/albums/album/305145/review/6067765/steppenwolf link]
Last album =
This album = "Steppenwolf"
(1968)
Next album = "Steppenwolf the Second "
(1968)"Steppenwolf" is the first album created by Steppenwolf, released in January 1968 (see
1968 in music ) onABC Dunhill Records .The album was a very strong debut for the band, featuring their best known song, "
Born to Be Wild ", as well as "The Pusher", both of which were used in the 1969 movie "Easy Rider ". "Berry Rides Again" is a song tribute to guitaristChuck Berry .Track listing
All tracks composed by John Kay; except where indicated
# "Sookie Sookie" (
Don Covay ,Steve Cropper ) –3:12
# "Everybody's Next One" (Kay,Gabriel Mekler ) –2:53
# "Berry Rides Again" –2:45
# "Hoochie Coochie Man " (Willie Dixon ) –5:07
# "Born to Be Wild " (Mars Bonfire ) –3:28
# "Your Wall's Too High" –5:40
# "Desperation" –5:45
# "The Pusher " (Hoyt Axton ) –5:43
# "A Girl I Knew" (Morgan Cavett, Kay) –2:39
# "Take What You Need" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler) –3:28
# "The Ostrich" –5:43Personnel
*John Kay: guitars, harmonica, vocals.
*Rushton Moreve : bass guitar, vocals.
*Michael Monarch : guitars, backing vocals.
*Goldy McJohn : hamond organ, piano, electric piano.
*Jerry Edmonton : drums, percussion, vocals.Production
*Gabriel Mekler: Producer.
*Gary Burden: Cover design.
*Tom Gundelfinger: Photography.
*Bill Cooper: Engineer
*Henry Diltz: Photography.
*Richard Podolor: Engineer.Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
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