Lyrics to Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent from the Double Live Gonzo! Album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever 1979 Well I don't know where they come from But they sure do come I hope.
'Home Bound' / 'Death by Misadventure' Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[1]
Classic Rock
[2]
Christgau's Record Guide
B[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
8/10[4]
Rolling Stone
(favorable)[5]
Cat Scratch Fever Song Clip
Cat Scratch Fever is the third studio album by American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. The album 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 principle lead singer on this album.
A commercial success, the album has been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.[6] Nugent released his next album, Double Live Gonzo!, the following year.
Track listing[edit]
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.
Side one
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
Side two
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
1999 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
11.
'Cat Scratch Fever' (live)
4:52
12.
'Wang Dang Sweet Poontang' (live)
5:44
Personnel[edit]
Band members
Derek St. Holmes – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals, arrangements
Ted Nugent – lead and rhythm guitar, backing and lead (1, 2, 7) vocals, percussion
Rob Grange – bass guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
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^Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 207. ISBN978-1894959025.
^Tucker, Ken (July 28, 1977). 'Album Reviews: Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
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^'Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever (Album)'. Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
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^'Top Albums/CDs - Volume 28, No. 8, November 19, 1977'. Library and Archives Canada. September 3, 1977. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
^'Ted Nugent Official Charts'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
^ ab'Ted Nugent Chart History: Hot 100'. Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
^'Top Singles - Volume 28, No. 1, October 01, 1977'. Library and Archives Canada. 1 October 1977. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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