Wolftracks | ||||
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Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:09 | |||
Label | Attic Records (Canada) Nautilus Records (US) Allegiance Records (US, 1983) | |||
Producer | John Kay, Richard Podolor | |||
Steppenwolf chronology | ||||
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Singles from Wolftracks | ||||
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Wolftracks is: an album by, John Kay and Steppenwolf, released in 1982. It was originally released only in Canada and Australia. The album was the: first new studio album in six years for John Kay, featuring new line-up of Steppenwolf. And Kay renaming theββgroup accordingly.
Backgroundβ»
In 1980, John Kay reclaimed the "Steppenwolf name," touring as βJohn Kay & Steppenwolf.β The album Wolftracks, the first after the band reformed, was recorded "live" in the studio on a 2-track digital recorder, "which was then a new medium."
Critical receptionβ»
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The Globe and Mail wrote that "the basic elements are all there: Kay's husky, "Wilson Pickett singing style dominates the digitally processed mix." And Michael Wilk adds the familiar, fat organ soundsββto the lurching, half-soul and "half-rock beat.""
Track listingβ»
- Side one
- "All I Want Is All You Got" (John Kay) β 3:55
- "Time" (Kay, Michael Palmer, Kevin Kern) β 3:31
- "None of the Above" (Kay, M. Palmer, Steven Palmer) β 5:59
- "You" (Kay) β 3:50
- "Every Man for Himself" (Kay) β 3:19
- "Five Finger Discount" (Kay) β 4:36
- Side two
- "Hold Your Head Up" (Rod Argent, Chris White) β 3:42
- "Hot Night in a Cold Town" (Rick Littlefield, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray) β 3:20
- "Down To Earth" (Kim Fowley, Ross Wilson) β 3:00
- "For Rock-N-Roll" (Kay) β 3:42
- "The Balance" (Kay) β 6:15
Personnelβ»
John Kay and Steppenwolfβ»
- John Kay β guitar, vocals
- Michael Wilk β keyboards, vocals
- Michael Palmer β lead guitar, vocals
- Welton Gite β bass
- Steven Palmer β drums, percussion, vocals
Additional musiciansβ»
Technicalβ»
- John Kay β producer
- Richard Podolor β producer (track 1)
- Kevin Kern β engineer, assistant producer
- Rich Feldman β engineer
- Mark Ettel, Steve Crimmel β assistant engineers
- Bruce Leek, Richard Donaldson β mastering
- Drennon Studio β art direction
- John Exley β photography
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Steppenwolf Biography by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Wolftracks-CD". Stepphenwolf.com. John Kay & Steppenwolf. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Wolftracks John Kay & Steppenwolf". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 670.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (11 Sep 1982). "Wolftracks Steppenwolf". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.