Cat Scratch Fever
Cat Scratch Fever is the third studio album by American rock musician Ted Nugent. It was released on May 13, 1977, by Epic Records. Vocalist Derek St. Holmes, who had left the band during the recording of the album Free-for-All, had come back for touring in 1976 and was again the principal lead singer on this album. It is the last studio album to feature bassist Rob Grange.
A commercial success, the album has been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. Nugent released his next album, Double Live Gonzo!, the following year.
Reception
Cat Scratch Fever received a mostly positive review from Greg Prato of AllMusic, who remarked that it "matched the focused ferocity of Nugent's excellent 1975 debut", proclaiming it a "first-rate set of brash hard rockers".
Track listing
All songs written by Ted Nugent, except "Live It Up" (written by Nugent and Derek St. Holmes). All songs arranged by Nugent, Rob Grange, St. Holmes, and Cliff Davies.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cat Scratch Fever" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Death by Misadventure" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Live It Up" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Home Bound" (instrumental) | 4:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard" | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Sweet Sally" | 2:34 |
| 8. | "A Thousand Knives" | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Fist Fightin' Son of a Gun" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Out of Control" | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Cat Scratch Fever" (live) | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (live) | 5:44 |
Personnel
- Band members
- Ted Nugent – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, percussion
- Derek St. Holmes – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
- Rob Grange – bass, backing vocals, arrangements
- Cliff Davies – drums, backing vocals, arrangements
- Additional musicians
- Alan Spenner, Boz Burrell, Rory Dodd – backing vocals
- Montego Joe – percussion
- Tom Werman – percussion, backing vocals
- Production
- Cliff Davies – production
- Tom Werman – production
- Lew Futterman – production
- Tim Geelan, Wayne Tarnowski – engineering
- Jim Houghton, Robert Alford, Ron Pownall – photography
- Bruce Dickinson – 1999 reissue production
- Vic Anesini – remastering
- Howard Fritzson – 1999 reissue art direction
- Gary Graff – 1999 reissue liner notes