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Hour of the Wolf (album)

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Hour of the Wolf
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1975
RecordedMarch–May 1975
StudioJohn Kay's Studio
Genre
Length37:58
LabelEpic
ProducerSteppenwolf
Steppenwolf chronology
Slow Flux
(1974)
Hour of the Wolf
(1975)
Skullduggery
(1976)
Singles from Hour of the Wolf
  1. "Caroline (Are You Ready)"
    Released: June 1975

Hour of the Wolf is the eighth studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in September 1975, by Epic Records. Andy Chapin replaced long time keyboardist Goldy McJohn on this album.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic gave the album a negative retrospective review, saying the songs are all competent but adhere too closely to Steppenwolf formulas that had already been played out.[1]

Hour Of The Wolf, was a good album but it didn't have that signature hit single their previous albums had. "Caroline..," a Mars Bonfire penned song was released as a single but failed to chart. Another Mars Bonfire song that was an outtake, "Killer Riff," was said to have been a better choice for a single. But it didn't make it onto the album.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World?)"Mars Bonfire4:53
2."Annie, Annie Over"Alan O'Day4:12
3."Two for the Love of One"George Biondo, Jerry Edmonton3:46
4."Just for Tonight"Bobby Cochran, Edmonton5:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Hard Rock Road"Edmonton3:32
6."Someone Told a Lie"Cochran, John Kay5:07
7."Another's Lifetime"Wayne Berry4:34
8."Mr. Penny Pincher"Van Dunson6:15

Personnel

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Steppenwolf

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Additional musicians

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Technical

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Charts

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Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard 200 155[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Joe Viglione. "Hour of the Wolf - Steppenwolf". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. ^ "Billboard 200 - Steppenwolf". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2017.