Steppenwolf 7

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Steppenwolf 7 is an album by the band Steppenwolf, released in 1970, and their fifth studio recording for Dunhill Records. It is the first Steppenwolf album with new bass player George Biondo. While the album featured Steppenwolf's trademark rock and roll sounds, none of the songs were able to make the Top 40. The album featured a cover of Hoyt Axton's "Snowblind Friend", their second cover of one of his anti-drug songs (the first being "The Pusher"). Along with "Who Needs Ya", it was one of two singles from the album which made the charts but fell short of the Top 40. The album track "Renegade" is autobiographical for lead vocalist John Kay, recounting his flight with his mother from East to West Germany in 1948.

Track listing

Track times per LP sleeve.

1. "Ball Crusher" – [8:00] 4:50
2. "Forty Days and Forty Nights" – [2:57] 3:02
3. "Fat Jack" – [4:20] 4:50
4. "Renegade" – 6:07
5. "Foggy Mental Breakdown" – [4:00] 3:52
6. "Snowblind Friend" – [3:50] 3:52
7. "Who Needs Ya'" – [2:47] 2:59
8. "Earschplittenloudenboomer" – [5:04] 5:00
9. "Hippo Stomp" – [4:20] 5:43

Personnel

• John Kay - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
• Larry Byrom - Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Goldy McJohn - Keyboards
• George Biondo - Bass, backing vocals
• Jerry Edmonton - Drums

Other personnel

• Richard Podolor - Producer, Engineer
• Tom Gundelfinger - Photography
• Bill Cooper - Engineer
• Gary Burden - Art Direction, Liner Design, Artwork

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	19

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Who Needs Ya"	Pop Singles	54
1971	"Snowblind Friend"	Pop Singles	60