Rise & Shine (Steppenwolf album)

Rise & Shine
Studio album by Steppenwolf
Released	1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Rock
Length	43:32 (Original Release) 51:50 (with Bonus Tracks), Capitol
Label	I.R.S. (MCA)
Producer	John Kay Michael Wilk
Steppenwolf chronology
Rock & Roll Rebels (1987) Rise & Shine (1990) Live at 25 (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Select	[2]

Rise & Shine is the thirteenth and final studio album by John Kay and Steppenwolf, released in 1990 under the label IRS Records. It features "The Wall", John Kay's song celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, and "Rock 'N Roll War", Kay's homage to veterans of the Vietnam War.

Track listing

1. "Let's Do It All" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 3:58
2. "Time Out" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 3:46
3. "Do or Die" (Kay, Wilk) – 4:06
4. "Rise and Shine" (Kay, Wilk) – 4:05
5. "The Wall" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 6:21
6. "The Daily Blues" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 3:36
7. "Keep Rockin'" (Kay, Wilk) – 4:03
8. "Rock 'N Roll War" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 7:06
9. "Sign on the Line" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 3:45
10. "We Like It, We Love It (We Want More of It)" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 4:06

Bonus tracks

11. "Lonely Dreamers" (Kay, Ritchotte) – 4:06
12. "Now and Forever" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 4:12

Personnel

Steppenwolf

• John Kay – guitar, lead vocals
• Michael Wilk – keyboards, bass, programming
• Ronald "Rocket" Ritchotte – lead guitar, vocals
• Ron Hurst – drums, vocals

Technical

• John Kay, Michael Wilk, Rocket Ritchotte – producers
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Neil Zlozower – photography (back cover)
• John Taylor DisMukes – illustration (front cover)

References

1. "AllMusic Review - Rise & Shine". AllMusic . Retrieved September 12, 2017.
2. Marlowe, Chris (September 1990). "John Kay And Steppenwolf: Rise And Shine". Select . p. 82. Retrieved 7 September 2024.