Steppenwolf (Peter Maffay album)

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]

Steppenwolf
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedJanuary–March 1979
StudioHansa Tonstudio, West Berlin
GenrePop rock
Length48:22
LabelTelefunken
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

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So nicht"Bernd Meinunger3:34
2."Steppenwolf"Oliver Spiecker3:33
3."Auf dem Weg zu mir"Meinunger4:23
4."Jane"Meinunger3:57
5."Mach's gut, mein Freund"Volker Lechtenbrink3:25
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

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[6] Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Official German charts archive–Steppenwolf". BVMI. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ "Official German charts archive–"So bist du"". BVMI. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Maffay – Steppenwolf" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Peter Maffay; 'Steppenwolf')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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