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16 of Their Greatest Hits by The Mamas & the Papas, or with the Legacy Recordings album series 16 Biggest Hits
June 2025
16 Greatest Hits greatest Steppenwolf Steppenwolf16GreatestHits.jpg February 1973 1967–1971 Rock 57:47 ABC Dunhill/MCA Gabriel Mekler,Richard Podolor For Ladies Only 1971 Slow Flux 1974
AllMusic 4.5 5Cub Koda 16 Greatest Hits http://www.allmusic.com/album/r19005 AllMusic 16 February 2013
16 Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Steppenwolf, released in 1973. It features some of their most famous songs, including "Born to Be Wild", "The Pusher", and "Magic Carpet Ride", and "Hey Lawdy Mama." The album consisted of the 11 tracks from the previous Gold: Their Great Hits album, in the same order as on the two sides of that earlier album, with the addition of the final two tracks on side 1, and the final three tracks on side 2.
This album was originally issued as Dunhill 50135, and later as ABC/Dunhill with the same number, on LP, 8-track cartridge, and cassette. Following MCA's assimilation of the ABC family of labels, the album was reissued as MCA 1599 (some vinyl copies using previously-pressed LPs with an ABC-Dunhill label), then as budget-label MCA 37049. The album was made available in all formats through several U. S. record clubs, each bearing notes as to their club origin. The album was also issued (under various titles) in Canada, England, Germany, Greece, and the Benelux countries, and was issued on CD in 1985.
Track listing
Born to Be Wild from Steppenwolf, January 1968 Mars Bonfire 3:28 It's Never Too Late from At Your Birthday Party, March 1969 John Kay, Nick St. Nicholas 3:00 Rock Me from At Your Birthday Party, March 1969 Kay 3:39 Hey Lawdy Mama from Steppenwolf Live, April 1970 Kay, Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton 2:54 Move Over from Monster, November 1969 Kay, Gabriel Mekler 2:52 Who Needs Ya from Steppenwolf 7, November 1970 Kay, Byrom 2:55 Snowblind Friend from Steppenwolf 7, November 1970 Axton 3:52 Ride with Me from For Ladies Only, November 1971 Bonfire 3:21 Magic Carpet Ride from The Second, October 1968; edited version Kay, Rushton Moreve 2:45 The Pusher from Steppenwolf, January 1968 Axton 5:48 Sookie Sookie from Steppenwolf, January 1968 Don Covay, Steve Cropper 3:13 Jupiter's Child from At Your Birthday Party, March 1969 Kay, Edmonton, Michael Monarch 3:22 Screaming Night Hog single, 1970 Kay 3:14 For Ladies Only from For Ladies Only, November 1971 Kay, Edmonton, Kent Henry, Goldy McJohn 3:38 Tenderness from For Ladies Only, November 1971 Bonfire 3:10 Monster from Monster, November 1969; single edit Kay, Edmonton 3:54
Note: The version of "Magic Carpet Ride" is not the original single version, but rather, the album version edited down to the length of the single version.
Personnel
John Kay – lead vocals, guitar
Larry Byrom – guitar, backing vocals
Kent Henry – guitar, backing vocals
Michael Monarch – guitar, backing vocals
Goldy McJohn – organ, piano, backing vocals
Rushton Moreve – bass, backing vocals
Nick St. Nicholas – bass, backing vocals
George Biondo – bass, backing vocals
Jerry Edmonton – drums
Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)
YearChartPosition1973Pop Albums152
References
Category:Albums produced by Richard Podolor
Category:Albums produced by Gabriel Mekler
Category:1973 greatest hits albums
Category:Steppenwolf (band) compilation albums
Category:MCA Records compilation albums
Category:Dunhill Records compilation albums