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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 ...
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.
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 song was later used in Easy Rider. [4] The album's most successful single was " Born to Be Wild ", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard. [ 5 ] At the time of the release of second album, The Second , the band's bassist Rushton Moreve had a dispute with band leader John Kay, and was eventually replaced with Nick St. Nicholas . [ 6 ]
Steppenwolf sold over 25 million records worldwide, [6] released seven gold albums and one platinum album, and had 13 Billboard Hot 100 singles, of which seven were Top 40 hits, [7] including three top 10 successes: "Born to Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride" and "Rock Me". Steppenwolf enjoyed worldwide success from 1968 to 1972, but clashing ...
"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, January 1968) Axton: 5:48: 11. "Sookie Sookie" (from Steppenwolf, January ...
While the band was recording its second album, Moreve played his song for the band. The band liked it. Writing credits for "Magic Carpet Ride" were assigned to John Kay and Rushton Moreve. This was the only Steppenwolf song Moreve received credit for writing. It was released on the album Steppenwolf the Second.
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