Gold: Their Great Hits

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Gold: Their Great Hits
GoldTheirGreatestHits.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Steppenwolf
ReleasedMarch 1971
GenreHard rock
Length40:23
LabelDunhill
Steppenwolf chronology
For Ladies Only
(1971) 		Gold: Their Great Hits
(1971) 		16 Greatest Hits
(1973)
Singles from Gold: Their Great Hits
  1. "Hey Lawdy Mama"/"Twisted"
    Released: 1970
  2. "Screaming Night Hog"/"Spiritual Fantasy"
    Released: 1970

Gold: Their Great Hits is a greatest hits album released by the Canadian-American hard 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. Initial pressings of the album came in a gatefold sleeve, with a detachable poster of the band.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

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]

Record track listing[]

Side one
  1. "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire) – 3:28
  2. "It's Never Too Late" (Kay, Nick St. Nicholas) – 4:05
  3. "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, Kay) – 3:39
  4. "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay) – 3:00
  5. "Move Over" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler) – 2:53
  6. "Who Needs Ya" (Byrom, Kay) – 2:59
Side two
  1. "Magic Carpet Ride" (John Kay, Rushton Moreve) – 4:30
  2. "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, Kay) – 5:43
  3. "Sookie, Sookie" (Don Covay, Steve Cropper) – 3:09
  4. "Jupiter's Child" (Edmonton, Kay, Monarch) – 3:24
  5. "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay) – 3:17

CD track listing[]

  1. "Magic Carpet Ride" (John Kay, Rushton Moreve)
  2. "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, Kay)
  3. "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire)
  4. "Sookie, Sookie" (Don Covay, Steve Cropper)
  5. "It's Never Too Late" (Kay, Nick St. Nicholas)
  6. "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, Kay)
  7. "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay)
  8. "Move Over" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler)
  9. "Who Needs Ya?" (Byrom, Kay)
  10. "Jupiter's Child" (Edmonton, Kay, Monarch)
  11. "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay)

Song information[]

"Hey Lawdy Mama"

A single released in 1970, it became a top 40 hit, reaching number 18 in Canada,[2] and peaking at 35 on The Billboard Hot 100.[3] The tune was covered by punk rock group, The Minutemen, for their Project: Mersh EP.[4]

"Screaming Night Hog"

Also released in 1970, it reached number 50 in Canada.[5]

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 38
United States (Billboard 200)[7] 34

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Gold: Their Great Hits at AllMusic
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 16, 1970" (PDF).
  3. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p128471
  4. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r13158
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 3, 1970" (PDF).
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 293. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Billboard 200-Steppenwolf". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
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