The Collection

Released

8 July 2003^[1]

Recorded

1967-1987

Length

79:46^[1]

Spectrum Music

Steppenwolf compilations chronology

All Time Greatest Hits
(1999)

The Collection
(2003)

Steppenwolf Gold
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Collection is a compilation album released in 2003 by the Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf.

Track listing

All songs written by John Kay, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Born to Be Wild"	Mars Bonfire	Steppenwolf	3:29
2.	"Rock Me"	Kay, Dave Grusin, Goldy McJohn	At Your Birthday Party	3:32
3.	"Magic Carpet Ride"	Kay, Rushton Moreve	The Second	4:26
4.	"Faster Than the Speed of Life"	Bonfire	The Second	3:13
5.	"Hey Lawdy Mama"	Larry Byrom, Jerry Edmonton, Kay	Steppenwolf Live	2:56
6.	"Tenderness"	Bonfire	For Ladies Only	4:55
7.	"Screaming Night Hog"		Gold: Their Great Hits	3:15
8.	"Earschplittenloudenboomer"	Byrom	Steppenwolf 7	5:00
9.	"I'm Movin' On" (performed by John Kay)	Hank Snow	Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes	3:09
10.	"Children of the Night"		Slow Flux	4:43
11.	"Twisted"		Steppenwolf Live	5:06
12.	"Rock 'n' Roll Rebels" (performed by John Kay & Steppenwolf)	Kay, Rocket Ritchotte, Michael Wilk	Rock & Roll Rebels	3:51
13.	"The Ostrich"		Steppenwolf	5:44
14.	"Straight Shootin' Woman"	Edmonton	Slow Flux	4:03
15.	"It's Never Too Late"	Kay, Nick St. Nicholas	At Your Birthday Party	3:01
16.	"Live Your Life" (performed by John Kay & Company)		The Lost Heritage Tapes	4:13
17.	"Hippo Stomp"	Byrom, Kay	Steppenwolf 7	5:38
18.	"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (performed by John Kay & The Sparrow)	Sonny Boy Williamson	John Kay & The Sparrow	3:42
19.	"The Pusher"	Hoyt Axton	Steppenwolf	5:50
Total length:				79:46

Personnel

John Kay: guitars, harmonica, lead vocals
Rushton Moreve: bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-4, 13, 18-19)
Michael Monarch: guitars, backing vocals (tracks 1-4, 13, 15, 18-19)
Goldy McJohn: Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, keyboards (tracks 1-8, 10-11, 13-15, 17-19)
Jerry Edmonton: drums, percussion, backing vocals (tracks 1-8, 10-11, 13-15, 17-19)
Nick St. Nicholas: bass guitar (tracks 2, 5, 11, 15)
Larry Byrom: guitars, backing vocals (tracks 5, 7-8, 11, 17)
George Biondo: bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 6-10, 14, 17)
Kent Henry: guitars (tracks 6, 9)
Hugh O'Sullivan: keyboards (track 9)
Penti Glan: drums (track 9)
Bobby Cochran: guitars (tracks 10, 14)
Rocket Ritchotte: guitars, backing vocals (track 12)
Michael Wilk: bass guitar, keyboards (track 12)
Ron Hurst: drums (track 12)
Michael Palmer: guitars (track 16)
Wayne Cook: keyboards (track 16)
Kenny Blanchet: bass guitar (track 16)
Steven Palmer: drums (track 16)

v t e Steppenwolf
John Kay Michael Wilk Gary Link Ron Hurst Danny Johnson Jerry Edmonton Goldy McJohn Michael Monarch Rushton Moreve Nick St. Nicholas George Biondo Kent Henry Bobby Cochran Andy Chapin Wayne Cook Brett Tuggle Welton Gite Les Dudek
Studio albums	Steppenwolf The Second At Your Birthday Party Monster Steppenwolf 7 For Ladies Only Slow Flux Hour of the Wolf Skullduggery Wolftracks Paradox Rock & Roll Rebels Rise & Shine
Live albums	Early Steppenwolf Steppenwolf Live Live at 25 Live in Louisville
Compilations	Gold: Their Great Hits 16 Greatest Hits The ABC Collection Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective The Millennium Collection The Collection
Singles	"Born to Be Wild" "Magic Carpet Ride" "The Pusher" "Rock Me" "Ride with Me"
Related articles	Discography Members Gabriel Mekler Mars Bonfire