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"Magic Carpet Ride" is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the Canadian-American hard rock band Steppenwolf. The song was initially released in 1968 on the album The Second . It was the lead single from that album, peaking at number three in the US, and staying in the charts for 16 weeks, longer than any other Steppenwolf song.
The song "Hey Lawdy Mama" was recorded in the studio, but edited in a manner to segue directly into "Magic Carpet Ride", thus retaining the album's "live" feel. [2] On original LP copies of Steppenwolf Live, "Hey Lawdy Mama" and "Magic Carpet Ride" are banded together as a single track, with a total running time of 7:13. A differently edited ...
The album contains one of Steppenwolf's most famous songs, "Magic Carpet Ride". The background of the original ABC LP cover was a shiny "foil", in contrast to later (MCA Records) LP issues and the modern CD sleeve.
Steppenwolf: 1968 "Sookie Sookie" / "Take What You Need" — — 92 — — — — "Born to Be Wild" / "Everybody's Next One" 2 [31] — 1 20 20 5 30 US: Gold [32] UK: Platinum [33] "Magic Carpet Ride" / "Sookie Sookie" 3 [34] 69 1 12 11 — — US: Gold [35] Steppenwolf the Second: 1969 "Rock Me" / "Jupiter's Child" 10 [36] — 4 20 ...
"Who Needs Ya" (from Steppenwolf 7, November 1970) Kay, Byrom: 2:55: 7. "Snowblind Friend" (from Steppenwolf 7, November 1970) Axton: 3:52: 8. "Ride with Me" (from For Ladies Only, November 1971) Bonfire: 3:21: 9. "Magic Carpet Ride" (from The Second, October 1968; edited version) Kay, Rushton Moreve: 2:45: 10. "The Pusher" (from Steppenwolf ...
Moreve joined the band in 1967, having responded to a "Bass Player Wanted" notice posted at Wallich's Music City at Vine and Sunset. One of Steppenwolf's most popular songs was "Magic Carpet Ride", a song that evolved out of something Moreve had been working on – a simple but catchy three-note bass line. While the band was recording its ...
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The song followed on the heels of the band's two 1968 hits, [12] "Born to Be Wild" which peaked at #2 and "Magic Carpet Ride" which peaked at #3. Cash Box particularly praised the "pulverizing vocal performance." [3] Dave Grusin used the song when he scored the 1968 psychedelic sex farce movie Candy, in which it is the culmination to the ...