The Collection (Steppenwolf album)

2003 greatest hits album by Steppenwolf

The Collection

Greatest hits album by

Steppenwolf

Released| 8 July 2003[1]
Recorded| 1967–1987
Genre| Hard rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock
Length| 79:46[1]
Label| Spectrum Music
Steppenwolf compilations chronology
| All Time Greatest Hits
(1999)  | The Collection
(2003)  | Steppenwolf Gold
(2005)

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The Collection is a compilation album released in 2003 by the Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf.

## Track listing

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All songs written by John Kay, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Born to Be Wild"| Mars Bonfire| Steppenwolf| 3:29
2.| "Rock Me"| Kay, Dave Grusin, Goldy McJohn| At Your Birthday Party| 3:32
3.| "Magic Carpet Ride"| Kay, Rushton Moreve| The Second| 4:26
4.| "Faster Than the Speed of Life"| Bonfire| The Second| 3:13
5.| "Hey Lawdy Mama"| Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay| Steppenwolf Live| 2:56
6.| "Tenderness"| Bonfire| For Ladies Only| 4:55
7.| "Screaming Night Hog"|  | Gold: Their Great Hits| 3:15
8.| "Earschplittenloudenboomer"| Byrom| Steppenwolf 7| 5:00
9.| "I'm Movin' On" (performed by John Kay)| Hank Snow| Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes| 3:09
10.| "Children of the Night"|  | Slow Flux| 4:43
11.| "Twisted"|  | Steppenwolf Live| 5:06
12.| "Rock 'n' Roll Rebels" (performed by John Kay & Steppenwolf)| Kay, Rocket Ritchotte, Michael Wilk| Rock & Roll Rebels| 3:51
13.| "The Ostrich"|  | Steppenwolf| 5:44
14.| "Straight Shootin' Woman"| Edmonton| Slow Flux| 4:03
15.| "It's Never Too Late"| Kay, Nick St. Nicholas| At Your Birthday Party| 3:01
16.| "Live Your Life" (performed by John Kay & Company)|  | The Lost Heritage Tapes| 4:13
17.| "Hippo Stomp"| Byrom, Kay| Steppenwolf 7| 5:38
18.| "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (performed by John Kay & The Sparrow)| Sonny Boy Williamson| John Kay & The Sparrow| 3:42
19.| "The Pusher"| Hoyt Axton| Steppenwolf| 5:50
Total length:| 79:46

## Personnel

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* John Kay: guitars, harmonica, lead vocals
* Rushton Moreve: bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-4, 13, 18-19)
* Michael Monarch: guitars, backing vocals (tracks 1-4, 13, 15, 18-19)
* Goldy McJohn: Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, keyboards (tracks 1-8, 10-11, 13-15, 17-19)
* Jerry Edmonton: drums, percussion, backing vocals (tracks 1-8, 10-11, 13-15, 17-19)
* Nick St. Nicholas: bass guitar (tracks 2, 5, 11, 15)
* Larry Byrom: guitars, backing vocals (tracks 5, 7-8, 11, 17)
* George Biondo: bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 6-10, 14, 17)
* Kent Henry: guitars (tracks 6, 9)
* Hugh O'Sullivan: keyboards (track 9)
* Penti Glan: drums (track 9)
* Bobby Cochran: guitars (tracks 10, 14)
* Rocket Ritchotte: guitars, backing vocals (track 12)
* Michael Wilk: bass guitar, keyboards (track 12)
* Ron Hurst: drums (track 12)
* Michael Palmer: guitars (track 16)
* Wayne Cook: keyboards (track 16)
* Kenny Blanchet: bass guitar (track 16)
* Steven Palmer: drums (track 16)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Collection - Steppenwolf : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

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Steppenwolf

* John Kay
* Michael Wilk
* Gary Link
* Ron Hurst
* Danny Johnson

* Jerry Edmonton
* Goldy McJohn
* Michael Monarch
* Rushton Moreve
* Nick St. Nicholas
* George Biondo
* Kent Henry
* Bobby Cochran
* Andy Chapin
* Wayne Cook
* Brett Tuggle
* Welton Gite
* Les Dudek

Studio albums|

* Steppenwolf
* The Second
* At Your Birthday Party
* Monster
* Steppenwolf 7
* For Ladies Only
* Slow Flux
* Hour of the Wolf
* Skullduggery
* Wolftracks
* Paradox
* Rock & Roll Rebels
* Rise & Shine

Live albums|

* Early Steppenwolf
* Steppenwolf Live
* Live at 25
* Live in Louisville

Compilations|

* Gold: Their Great Hits
* 16 Greatest Hits
* The ABC Collection
* Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective
* The Millennium Collection
* The Collection

Singles|

* "Born to Be Wild"
* "Magic Carpet Ride"
* "The Pusher"
* "Rock Me"
* "Ride with Me"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Gabriel Mekler
* Mars Bonfire

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