Steppenwolf (Peter Maffay album)

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Steppenwolf
Peter maffay steppenwolf cover-1979-743211385428.jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedJanuary–March 1979
Studio Hansa Tonstudio, West Berlin
Genre Pop rock
Length48:22
Label Telefunken
Producer
Peter Maffay chronology
Live
(1978)
Steppenwolf
(1979)
Revanche
(1980)
Singles from Steppenwolf
  1. "So bist du"
    Released: March 1979
  2. "Du hattest keine Tränen mehr"
    Released: September 1979

Steppenwolf is an album of rock music produced and played by Peter Maffay, which was recorded in Germany and went on sale in 1979. It contains parts of his early work, and some of the music he recorded and played with peace activists / singers such as Donovan. The album topped the charts in Germany, staying there for 9 weeks and continued charting for over a year. [1] The single, "So bist du", also hit No. 1, doing so for three weeks. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So nicht" Bernd Meinunger 3:34
2."Steppenwolf"Oliver Spiecker3:33
3."Auf dem Weg zu mir"Meinunger4:23
4."Jane"Meinunger3:57
5."Mach's gut, mein Freund" Volker Lechtenbrink 3:25
6."Du hattest keine Tränen mehr"Lechtenbrink5:13
Total length:24:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So bist du"Meinunger5:07
2."Spuren einer Nacht"Meinunger5:02
3."Roadie"Meinunger4:06
4."Das ist mein Traum"Lechtenbrink3:14
5."Liebling, wach auf"Lechtenbrink3:38
6."Wahrheit"Lechtenbrink3:10
Total length:24:17

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [6] Platinum500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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