Steppenwolf discography

Steppenwolf discography
Trade ad for ABC / Dunhill featuring Steppenwolf.
Trade ad for ABC / Dunhill featuring Steppenwolf. 1970
Studio albums13
Live albums5
Compilation albums9
Singles21
Video albums4

The discography of Steppenwolf, a Canadian-American Hard rock band, consists of 13 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 5 live albums, 41 singles, and three music videos. The band was formed in 1967 after some members of The Sparrows split.[1] Group members included John Kay, Michael Monarch, Goldy McJohn, Rushton Moreve and Jerry Edmonton. Their first album, Steppenwolf, was released in 1968, which sold well and reached 6 on Billboard.[2] That same year, Steppenwolf covered "The Pusher" (previously released by Hoyt Axton).[3] The song was later used in Easy Rider.[4] The album's most successful single was "Born to Be Wild", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard.[5] At the time of the release of second album, The Second, the band's bassist Rushton Moreve had a dispute with band leader John Kay, and was eventually replaced with Nick St. Nicholas.[6] The album's single was "Magic Carpet Ride" which reached number 3 on Billboard.[7]

The band's third album, At Your Birthday Party, reached number 7 on the Billboard.[8] The album's single "Rock Me" reached number 10 on Billboard; no single went that high in the United States after that, although they continued to do well on the Canadian singles chart.[9] Steppenwolf released three more albums by 1972 that had no commercial success and eventually led to the band's dissolution.[10] The band re-formed in 1974 with a new lineup, including John Kay, Jerry Edmonton, Goldy McJohn, George Biondo, and Bobby Cochran.[11] Steppenwolf released three albums during this period, the most successful being "Slow Flux".[2] After three albums, Steppenwolf was dissolved in 1976.[12] The group was re-formed in 1980 and broke up for the last time in 2018. Steppenwolf's newest studio album was Rise & Shine, released in 1990.[13]

  1. ^ Simon & Schuster (2001). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. ISBN 9780743201209.
  2. ^ a b "Steppenwolf - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Romanowski, William D. (1991). Risky Business: Rock in Film. Transaction Publishers. p. 169. ISBN 9780887388439.
  4. ^ Kubernik, Harvey (2006). Hollywood Shack Job: Rock Music in Films And on Your Screen. CounterCulture Series. p. 105. ISBN 9780826335425.
  5. ^ "Album Search for "steppenwolf"". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs. 2nd: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  8. ^ "Steppenwolf - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. February 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Candy [Original Soundtrack] - Steppenwolf | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 932–934. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  11. ^ Fricke, David (April 4, 2013). "Fricke's Picks Radio: Volume 1, Episode 2". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  12. ^ Burr, Sherri (2012). Burr's Entertainment Law in a Nutshell. West Academic. pp. PT274. ISBN 9781628106435.
  13. ^ Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 26, 2019.