Gold: Their Great Hits

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
"Hey Lawdy Mama"/"Twisted" Released: 1970 "Screaming Night Hog"/"Spiritual Fantasy" Released: 1970

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[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]

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)

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

Song information

"Hey Lawdy Mama"

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

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)[4]	38
United States (Billboard 200)[5]	34

References

1. Gold: Their Great Hits at AllMusic
2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p128471
3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r13158
4. 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.
5. "Billboard 200-Steppenwolf". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.