Gold: Their Great Hits
Gold: Their Great Hits |
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Greatest hits album by Steppenwolf |
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Released |
March 1971 |
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Genre |
Rock |
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Label |
Dunhill |
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Steppenwolf chronology |
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Singles from Gold: Their Great Hits |
- "Hey Lawdy Mama"/"Twisted"
Released: 1970
- "Screaming Night Hog"/"Spiritual Fantasy"
Released: 1970
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Gold: Their Great Hits was the first greatest hits collection released by the American rock band Steppenwolf. The album, released in 1971, charted at #24 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts and was certified "gold" by the RIAA on April 12, 1971.
Reception
Professional ratings |
Review scores |
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Rating |
Allmusic |
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In a retrospective review, Allmusic praised the production and engineering of most of the tracks and called it a "nearly perfect" introduction to the band.[1]
CD track listing
- "Magic Carpet Ride" (John Kay, Rushton Moreve)
- "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, Kay)
- "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire)
- "Sookie, Sookie" (Don Covay, Steve Cropper)
- "It's Never Too Late" (Kay, Nick St. Nicholas)
- "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, Kay)
- "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay)
- "Move Over" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler)
- "Who Needs Ya?" (Byrom, Kay)
- "Jupiter's Child" (Edmonton, Kay, Monarch)
- "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay)
Record track listing
- "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire) 3:28
- "It's Never Too Late" (Kay, Nick St. Nicholas) 4:05
- "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, Kay) 3:39
- "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay) 3:00
- "Move Over" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler) 2:53
- "Who Needs Ya" (Byrom, Kay) 2:59
- "Magic Carpet Ride" (John Kay, Rushton Moreve) 4:30
- "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, Kay) 5:43
- "Sookie, Sookie" (Don Covay, Steve Cropper) 3:09
- "Jupiter's Child" (Edmonton, Kay, Monarch) 3:24
- "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay) 3:17
Song information
- "Hey Lawdy Mama"
A single released in 1970. It became a top 40 hit peaking at 35 on The Billboard Hot 100.[2] The tune was covered by punk rock group, The Minutemen, for their Project: Mersh EP.[3]
Personnel
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