Rock & Roll Rebels

Rock & Roll Rebels is the twelfth album by John Kay and Steppenwolf.[2] It was released in 1987, as Qwil Catalog # NU 1560.[3] The LP was distributed by Dominion Entertainment, Inc., and the CD and cassette were distributed by K-tel International (USA), Inc.

Rock & Roll Rebels
Studio album by
John Kay and Steppenwolf
Released1987
Recorded1987
StudioPhantom Sound (Room A), Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length41:30
LabelQwil
Producer
John Kay and Steppenwolf chronology
Paradox
(1984)
Rock & Roll Rebels
(1987)
Rise & Shine
(1990)
Feed the Fire
1996 reissue packaging
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

It was reissued in 1996 as Feed the Fire, in a remixed form on the Winter Harvest label. The reissue did not include "Turn Out The Lights" and "Give Me Life," but added two new songs, "Feed the Fire" and "Bad Attitude".

Track listing

  1. "Give Me Life" (John Kay, Rocket Ritchotte, Michael Wilk) – 4:16 (*replaced by "Feed The Fire" in 1996 reissue)
  2. "Rock & Roll Rebels" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 4:00
  3. "Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 5:15
  4. "Man On A Mission" (Kay, Wilk) – 4:01
  5. "Everybody Knows You" (Kay, Wilk) – 3:22
  6. "Rock Steady (I'm Rough and Ready)" (Kay, Wilk) – 3:52
  7. "Replace the Face" (Alan O'Day) – 3:39
  8. "Turn Out the Lights" (Kay, Raposa, Ritchotte) – 4:55 (*replaced by "Bad Attitude" in 1996 reissue)
  9. "Give Me News I Can Use" (Kay) – 3:44
  10. "Rage" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 4:24

Personnel

Musicians

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

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Rock & Roll Rebels
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 171

References

  1. "AllMusic Review - Rock & Roll Rebels". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. Coto, Juan Carlos. "Kay Resurrects Steppenwolf for Real". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (December 31, 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780898201741 via Google Books.
  4. "Steppenwolf - Billboard charts". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
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