Steppenwolf (Steppenwolf album)
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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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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".
The album reached number six on the Billboard albums chart. "Born to Be Wild", which was released as a single, peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot 100. It and "The Pusher" were included in the 1969 film Easy Rider.
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| Source | Rating |
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| Rolling Stone | (positive) |
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| The Daily Vault | B+ |