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At Your Birthday Party is an album by Steppenwolf, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music) on the label ABC Dunhill Records. It was the first Steppenwolf album to feature bass player Nick St. Nicholas. Although it was less critically acclaimed than their successful first two albums, Steppenwolf and Steppenwolf the Second, it contained a few well-known hits, such as "It's Never Too Late" and "Jupiter's Child", as well as the colossal "Rock Me". Still it would be their last top ten album with their last top ten hit. Even then, though, the album showcases Steppenwolf at their peak, coming out of, but not yet completely abandoning, the psychedelia of Steppenwolf the Second and stepping into the distinctive hard rock of their later releases, but with less weight here than later, meaning it slides faster and more furiously.
[edit] Track listing
- "Don't Cry" (Gabriel Mekler) – 3:11
- "Chicken Wolf" (John Kay, Michael Monarch) – 2:58
- "Lovely Meter" (Gabriel Mekler) – 3:10
- "Round And Down" (Michael Monarch) – 3:19
- "It's Never Too Late" (John Kay, Nick St.Nicholas) – 4:07
- "Sleeping Dreaming" (Nick St.Nicholas) – 1:07
- "Jupiter Child" (Jerry Edmonton, John Kay, Michael Monarch) – 3:28
- "She'll Be Better" (Jerry Edmonton, Gabriel Mekler) – 5:32
- "Cat Killer" (John Goadsby) – 1:37
- "Rock Me" (Dave Grusin, John Kay) – 3:45
- "God Fearing Man" (Michael Monarch) – 3:55
- "Mango Juice" (Jerry Edmonton, John Goadsby, Michael Monarch) – 3:01
- "Happy Birthday" (Gabriel Mekler) – 2:16
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
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| 1969 |
Pop Albums |
7 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
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Single |
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Position |
| 1969 |
"It's Never Too Late" |
Pop Singles |
51 |
| 1969 |
"Rock Me" |
Pop Singles |
10 |
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VHS: Hard Times to Hard Rock
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Living Legends of Rock & Roll - Live from Itchycoo Park | Live In Louisville | Rock N’ Roll Greats
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"A Girl I Knew" | "Sookie Sookie" | "Born to Be Wild" | "Magic Carpet Ride" | "Rock Me" | "Its Never Too Late" | "Move Over" | "Monster" | "Hey Lawdy Mama" | "Screaming Night Hog" | "Who Needs Ya" | "The Pusher" | "Snowblind Friend" | "Ride With Me" | "For Ladies Only" | "Straight Shootin’ Woman" | "Get Into The Wind" | "Smokey Factory Blues" | "Caroline" | "Hot Night In A Cold Town"
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