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.

Reception
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.

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

CD track listing

 * 1) "Magic Carpet Ride" (John Kay, Rushton Moreve) – 4:30
 * 2) "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, Kay) – 5:43
 * 3) "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire) – 3:28
 * 4) "Sookie, Sookie" (Don Covay, Steve Cropper) – 3:09
 * 5) "It's Never Too Late" (Kay, Nick St. Nicholas) – 4:05
 * 6) "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, Kay) – 3:39
 * 7) "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay) – 3:00
 * 8) "Move Over" (Kay, Gabriel Mekler) – 2:53
 * 9) "Who Needs Ya?" (Byrom, Kay) – 2:59
 * 10) "Jupiter's Child" (Edmonton, Kay, Monarch) – 3:24
 * 11) "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay) – 3:17

Song information
A single released in 1970, it became a top 40 hit, reaching number 18 in Canada, and peaking at 35 on The Billboard Hot 100. The tune was covered by punk rock group, The Minutemen, for their Project: Mersh EP.
 * "Hey Lawdy Mama"

Also released in 1970, it reached number 50 in Canada.
 * "Screaming Night Hog"

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