Steppenwolf 7

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Steppenwolf 7
Studio album by Steppenwolf
Released	1970
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	39:57
Label	MCA
Producer(s)	Gabriel Mekler
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5)link
Steppenwolf chronology
Steppenwolf Live (1970)	Steppenwolf 7 (1970)	For Ladies Only (1971)

Steppenwolf 7 is an album by the band Steppenwolf, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music), and their fifth studio recording for Dunhill Records. While the album featured Steppenwolf's trademark rock and roll sounds, none of the songs were able to make the Top 40. The album featured a now classic cover of Hoyt Axtons "Snowblind Friend", their second cover of one of his anti-drug songs (the first being the famous "The Pusher"). Besides that, most of the album is now considered amongst Steppenwolfs best material, with tracks such as "Who Needs Ya", "Renegade" and "Hippo Stomp" standing out as often mentioned additions to their already mighty catalogue.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Ball Crusher" – 4:49
2. "Forty Days and Forty Nights" – 3:01
3. "Fat Jack" – 4:46
4. "Renegade" – 6:05
5. "Foggy Mental Breakdown" – 3:51
6. "Snowblind Friend" – 3:51
7. "Who Needs Ya'" – 2:57
8. "Earschplittenloudenboomer" – 4:58
9. "Hippo Stomp" – 5:39

[edit] Personnel

• Gabriel Mekler - Producer
• Steppenwolf - Main Performer
• George Biondo - Bass, Vocals (Background)
• Larry Byrom - Guitar, Vocals (Background)
• Michael Monarch - Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)
• John Kay - Guitar, Vocals, Vocals, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica
• Jerry Edmounton - Drums
• Tom Gundelfinger - Photography, Photography
• Bill Cooper - Engineer, Engineer
• Morgan Cavett - Songwriter
• Goldy McJohn - Keyboards
• Gary Burden - Art Direction, Liner Design, Artwork
• Richard Podolor - Engineer, Producer

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	19

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Snow Blind Friend"	Pop Singles	60