Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective
1991 greatest hits album by Steppenwolf
Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Steppenwolf | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:28:50 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Andy McKaie[1] | |||
Steppenwolf chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective is a 1991 greatest hits album by Steppenwolf.[5] It was the first attempt at a serious historical overview of the band and its founder/leader's career.[2]
Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide awarded the compilation four stars (out of five), calling it "far and above the best, running the gamut of the band's career and hitting all the high points."[4] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called it "concise" and "well-annotated," writing that it "renders almost everything else in the catalog unnecessary."[1]
Track listing
Disc 1
- "Twisted" (by The Sparrow) – 03:14
- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (by The Sparrow) – 03:43
- "Sookie Sookie" – 03:15
- "Everybody's Next One" – 02:57
- "Born to be Wild" – 03:30
- "Your Wall's Too High" – 05:44
- "Desperation" – 05:47
- "The Pusher" – 05:51
- "The Ostrich" – 05:45
- "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam" – 05:41
- "Magic Carpet Ride" – 04:22
- "Rock Me" – 03:44
- "Jupiter's Child" – 03:23
- "It's Never Too Late" – 04:05
- "Monster/Suicide/America" – 09:13
- "Move Over" – 02:54
- "Hey Lawdy Mama" – 02:53
Disc 2
- "Snowblind Friend" – 03:55
- "Who Needs Ya" – 02:53
- "Screaming Night Hog" – 03:17
- "For Ladies Only" (edit) – 04:53
- "Tenderness" – 04:56
- "Ride with Me" – 03:23
- "I'm Movin' On" (by John Kay) – 03:08
- "My Sportin' Life" (by John Kay) – 05:18
- "Children of the Night" – 05:12
- "Straight Shootin' Woman" – 04:02
- "Caroline" – 04:45
- "Live Your Life" (by John Kay with Lowell George) * – 04:14
- "Ain't Nothing Like it Used to Be" – 03:50
- "Born to be Wild (live)" * – 04:47
- "Rock 'N' Roll Rebels" – 04:01
- "Give Me News I Can Use" – 03:41
- "The Wall" – 06:20
Note: "*" = previously unreleased.
References
- ^ a b c MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. 1999. p. 1085.
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 739.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 670–671.
- ^ "A LIST OF MOST RECENT BOXED SETS AND `GREATEST HITS'". Deseret News. December 13, 1991.
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