Rock & Roll Rebels

Rock & Roll Rebels
Studio album by John Kay and Steppenwolf
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Studio	Phantom Sound (Room A), Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	41:30
Label	Qwil
Producer	John Kay Rocket Ritchotte Michael Wilk
John Kay and Steppenwolf chronology
Paradox (1984) Rock & Roll Rebels (1987) Rise & Shine (1990)
Feed the Fire
1996 reissue packaging

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.

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

• Mike Reese – mastering
• Stanley Mouse – cover art
• Amy Epa – photography

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.