Steppenwolf (Steppenwolf album)
1968 studio album by Steppenwolf
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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]
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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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The album reached number six on the Billboard albums 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] |
| The Daily Vault | B+[4] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive)[5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Track listing
Details are taken from the original Dunhill album; other releases may have different information.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 6 |
