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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.

Gold: Their Great Hits
Greatest hits album by Steppenwolf
Released	March 1971
Genre	Hard rock
Length	40:23
Label	Dunhill
Steppenwolf chronology
For Ladies Only (1971) Gold: Their Great Hits (1971) 16 Greatest Hits (1973)
Singles from Gold: Their Great Hits
"Screaming Night Hog" Released: 30 July 1970 [1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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.[2]

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

Song information

"Hey Lawdy Mama"

A single released in 1970, it became a top 40 hit, reaching number 18 in Canada,[3] and peaking at 35 on The Billboard Hot 100.[4] The tune was covered by punk rock group, The Minutemen, for their Project: Mersh EP.[5]

"Screaming Night Hog"

Also released in 1970, it reached number 50 in Canada.[6]

Personnel

• John Kay – vocals, guitar, talk box, harmonica
• Michael Monarch – guitar
• Larry Byrom – guitar
• Nick St. Nicholas – bass guitar
• George Biondo – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Rushton Moreve – bass guitar
• Goldy McJohn – Hammond organ, piano
• Jerry Edmonton – drums

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	38
United States (Billboard 200)[8]	34

References

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