Cat Scratch Fever

by Ted Nugent

Overview

Despite becoming one of the rock's biggest concert attractions, Ted Nugent needed that one album and single that would break through in a big way, and the 1977 album and single of the same name, Cat Scratch Fever, did the trick. Cat Scratch Fever matched the focused ferocity of Nugent's excellent 1975 debut (due to singer Derek St. Holmes' re-entry into the band), featuring another first-rate set of brash hard rockers. While the title track is a certified classic anthem (the only solo Nugent single to crack the Top 30), other tracks are just as delightful, such as the oh-so-subtle "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang." Further standouts include such underrated compositions as "Live It Up," "Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard," and "Out of Control," plus the exquisitely melodic instrumental "Home Bound," which the Beastie Boys would sample on their 1992 mega-hit album Check Your Head (the track "The Biz vs. the Nuge"). A Top 20 release, Cat Scratch Fever was the last Nugent release to feature his original solo band (St. Holmes, along with bassist Rob Grange, left for good in 1978). And while he enjoyed further chart success with such titles as Weekend Warriors and Double Live Gonzo, many consider Cat Scratch Fever to be Nugent's finest hour. [Note: As with Nugent's other 1999 reissues, an insightful essay on this Nugent era by journalist Gary Graff is included, plus bonus tracks.] ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/1999
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886977076220

Tracks

1. Cat Scratch Fever
2. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang
3. Death By Misadventure
4. Live It Up
5. Homebound
6. Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard
7. Sweet Sally
8. A Thousand Knives
9. Fist Fightin' Son Of A Gun
10. Out Of Control
11. Cat Scratch Fever
12. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ted Nugent   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Alan Spenner   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Boz Burrell   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Cliff Davies   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rob Grange   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Derek St. Holmes   Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Tom Werman   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Rory Dodd   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Montego Joe   Percussion

Technical Credits

Howard Fritzson   Reissue Art Director
David Krebs   Direction
Ron Pownall   Tray Photo,Photography
Steve Leber   Direction
Bruce Dickenson   Producer
Robert Alford   Photography
Jim Houghton   Cover Photo,Photography
Gary Graff   Liner Notes
Mel Baister   Direction
Cliff Davies   Arranger,Producer
Rob Grange   Arranger
Derek St. Holmes   Arranger,Composer
Wayne Tarnowski   Engineer
Lew Futterman   Producer
Tom Werman   Producer
Tim Geelan   Engineer
Ted Nugent   Arranger,Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering,Reissue Mastering