Hour of the Wolf (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hour of the Wolf
| type = Album
| artist = Steppenwolf
| cover = SteppenwolfHourOfTheWolf.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 1975
| recorded = March–May 1975
| studio = John Kay's Studio
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|acid rock}}
| length = 37:58
| label = Epic
| producer = Steppenwolf
| prev_title = Slow Flux
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Skullduggery
| next_year = 1976
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hour of the Wolf
| type = studio
| single1 = Caroline (Are You Ready)
| single1date = 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 original keyboardist Goldy McJohn on the album.
Reception
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Joe Viglione |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hour-of-the-wolf-mw0000711349 |title=Hour of the Wolf - Steppenwolf |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2019-05-23}}
}}
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.
Hour Of The Wolf did not have a signature hit single like their previous albums did. "Caroline. . .," written by Mars Bonfire, was released as a single but failed to chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World?)
| writer1 = Mars Bonfire
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = Annie, Annie Over
| writer2 = Alan O'Day
| length2 = 4:12
| title3 = Two for the Love of One
| writer3 = George Biondo, Jerry Edmonton
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Just for Tonight
| writer4 = Bobby Cochran, Edmonton
| length4 = 5:39
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Hard Rock Road
| writer5 = Edmonton
| length5 = 3:32
| title6 = Someone Told a Lie
| writer6 = Cochran, John Kay
| length6 = 5:07
| title7 = Another's Lifetime
| writer7 = Wayne Berry
| length7 = 4:34
| title8 = Mr. Penny Pincher
| writer8 = Van Dunson
| length8 = 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=
=Technical=
- Steppenwolf – producers
- Ed Bannon – engineer
- Roy Halee – mixing
- Lorrie Sullivan – design, photography
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
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!align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
| align="left"|1975
|align="left"|Billboard 200 |align="left"|155{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280528/steppenwolf/chart?page=1&f=305|title=Billboard 200 - Steppenwolf|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=September 7, 2017}} |