Cat Scratch Fever
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| Cat Scratch Fever | ||
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| Studio album by Ted Nugent | ||
| Released | 1977 | |
| Recorded | 1977 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 38:16 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Werman, Cliff Davies, Lew Futterman | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Ted Nugent chronology | ||
| Free-for-All (1976) |
Cat Scratch Fever (1977) |
Double Live Gonzo! (1978) |
Cat Scratch Fever is an album by Ted Nugent released in 1977, as well as the name of the album's title song.
The name alludes to a disease referred to as CSD or cat scratch fever, so called because it is typically transmitted from cats to humans by cat scratches. Questioned recently, Ted Nugent states that he never had this disease, but hears regularly from the occasional fan who has contracted it. However, it can be argued that CSD is not really the basis of the title song, but a way to cleverly disguise another message. There are some obvious double entendres in the song alluding to sex and women, if the lyrics are interpreted as slang. The title song has been repeatedly covered, among others by Motörhead (on the March ör Die album) and by Pantera.
[edit] Track listing
- "Cat Scratch Fever" (Ted Nugent) – 3:41
- "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (Nugent) – 3:17
- "Death By Misadventure" (Nugent) – 3:31
- "Live It Up" (Nugent, Derek St. Holmes) – 4:02
- "Home Bound" (Nugent) – 4:43
- "Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard" (Nugent) – 5:44
- "Sweet Sally" (Nugent) – 2:34
- "A Thousand Knives" (Nugent) – 4:48
- "Fist Fightin' Son of a Gun" (Nugent) – 2:51
- "Out of Control" (Nugent) – 3:27
- "Cat Scratch Fever (Live)" † (Nugent) – 4:52
- "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (Live)" † (Nugent) – 5:44
† These last two tracks were not on the original album, but are included in modern compact disc versions.
[edit] Credits
- Alan Spenner - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Boz Burrell - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Cliff Davies - Arranger, Drums, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Derek St. Holmes - Arranger, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Gary Graff - Liner Notes
- Howard Fritzson - Reissue Art Director
- Jim Houghton - Photography
- Lew Futterman - Producer
- Montego Joe - Percussion
- Rob Grange - Arranger, Bass
- Robert Alford - Photography
- Ron Pownall - Photography
- Rory Dodd - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Ted Nugent - Arranger, Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Main Performer, Percussion, Vocals
- Tim Geelan - Engineer
- Tom Werman - , Percussion, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Vic Anesini - Mastering
- Wayne Tarnowski - Engineer
[edit] Television
- On Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the Aqua Teen's neighbor Carl Brutananadilewski. revealed that he owns a decades-old Ted Nugent "Cat Scratch Fever" loincloth worn on laundry days.
