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1968 studio album by Steppenwolf From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 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]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | (positive)[4] |
Sputnikmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Daily Vault | B+[6] |
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 |
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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 |
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