Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective

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Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective
Steppenwolf ARetrospective Front.JPG
Greatest hits album by
Steppenwolf
Released1991
GenreRock
Length2:28:50
LabelMCA
ProducerAndy McKaie[1]
Steppenwolf chronology
Rise & Shine
(1990) 		Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective
(1991) 		Live at 25
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide4.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[4]

Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective is a 1991 greatest hits album by Steppenwolf.[5] It was the first attempt at a serious historical overview of the band and its founder/leader's career.[2]

Critical reception[]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide awarded the compilation four stars (out of five), calling it "far and above the best, running the gamut of the band's career and hitting all the high points."[4] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called it "concise" and "well-annotated," writing that it "renders almost everything else in the catalog unnecessary."[1]

Track listing[]

Disc 1

  1. "Twisted" (by The Sparrow) - 03:14
  2. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (by The Sparrow) - 03:43
  3. "Sookie Sookie" - 03:15
  4. "Everybody's Next One" - 02:57
  5. "Born to be Wild" - 03:30
  6. "Your Wall's Too High" - 05:44
  7. "Desperation" - 05:47
  8. "The Pusher" - 05:51
  9. "The Ostrich" - 05:45
  10. "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam" - 05:41
  11. "Magic Carpet Ride" - 04:22
  12. "Rock Me" - 03:44
  13. "Jupiter's Child" - 03:23
  14. "It's Never Too Late" - 04:05
  15. "Monster/Suicide/America" - 09:13
  16. "Move Over" - 02:54
  17. "Hey Lawdy Mama" - 02:53

Disc 2

  1. "Snowblind Friend" - 03:55
  2. "Who Needs Ya" - 02:53
  3. "Screaming Night Hog" - 03:17
  4. "For Ladies Only" (edit) - 04:53
  5. "Tenderness" - 04:56
  6. "Ride with Me" - 03:23
  7. "I'm Movin' On" (by John Kay) - 03:08
  8. "My Sportin' Life" (by John Kay) - 05:18
  9. "Children of the Night" - 05:12
  10. "Straight Shootin' Woman" - 04:02
  11. "Caroline" - 04:45
  12. "Live Your Life" (by John Kay with Lowell George) * - 04:14
  13. "Ain't Nothing Like it Used to Be" - 03:50
  14. "Born to be Wild (live)" * - 04:47
  15. "Rock 'N' Roll Rebels" - 04:01
  16. "Give Me News I Can Use" - 03:41
  17. "The Wall" - 06:20

Note: "*" = previously unreleased.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. 1999. p. 1085.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Eder, Bruce. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 739.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 670–671.
  5. ^ "A LIST OF MOST RECENT BOXED SETS AND `GREATEST HITS'". Deseret News. December 13, 1991.
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