Hour of the Wolf (album)

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.

Hour of the Wolf
Studio album by Steppenwolf
Released	September 1975
Recorded	March–May 1975
Studio	John Kay's Studio
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:58
Label	Epic
Producer	Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf chronology
Slow Flux (1974) Hour of the Wolf (1975) Skullduggery (1976)
Singles from Hour of the Wolf
"Caroline (Are You Ready)" Released: June, 1975

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World?)"	Mars Bonfire	4:53
2.	"Annie, Annie Over"	Alan O'Day	4:12
3.	"Two for the Love of One"	George Biondo, Jerry Edmonton	3:46
4.	"Just for Tonight"	Bobby Cochran, Edmonton	5:39

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Hard Rock Road"	Edmonton	3:32
6.	"Someone Told a Lie"	Cochran, John Kay	5:07
7.	"Another's Lifetime"	Wayne Berry	4:34
8.	"Mr. Penny Pincher"	Van Dunson	6:15

Personnel

Steppenwolf

• John Kay – guitar, vocals
• Jerry Edmonton drums, art direction,
• George Biondo – bass guitar, vocals
• Bobby Cochran – guitar
• Andy Chapin – keyboards

Additional musicians

• Tom Scott – horns, (tracks 1, 5)

Technical

• Steppenwolf – producers
• Ed Bannon – engineer
• Roy Halee – mixing
• Lorrie Sullivan – design, photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard 200	155[2]

References

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