Steppenwolf (Peter Maffay album)

Steppenwolf is a studio album by German rock musician Peter Maffay, released in 1979. It marked a significant departure from Maffay's earlier pop-oriented work, embracing a harder rock sound with more complex arrangements and darker lyrical themes. The album is considered a concept album loosely based on Hermann Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, exploring themes of alienation, societal conflict, and the duality of human nature. While not a direct adaptation of the novel, the album draws inspiration from its philosophical and psychological concepts. "So bist du" was a commercially successful single from the album. The album helped solidify Maffay's position as a major figure in German rock music.