Cat Scratch Fever

Cat Scratch Fever
Cat Scratch Fever
Studio album by Ted Nugent
Released	May 13, 1977
Recorded	January and March 1977
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, New York, and CBS Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:16
Label	Epic
Producer	Lew Futterman, Tom Werman, Cliff Davies
Ted Nugent chronology
Singles from Cat Scratch Fever
	"Cat Scratch Fever"; Released: July 1977; "Home Bound"; Released: January 1978;

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.

A commercial success, the album has been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.^[3] Nugent released his next album, Double Live Gonzo!, the following year.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Classic Rock	^[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[6]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[7]

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".^[1]

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.

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

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

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Swedish Albums Chart^[8]	14
	Billboard 200 (US)^[9]	17
	Australia (Kent Music Report)^[10]	90
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)^[11]	25
	UK Album Chart^[12]	28

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1977	"Cat Scratch Fever"	Billboard Hot 100 (US)^[13]	30
1977	"Cat Scratch Fever"	RPM100 Top Singles (Canada)^[14]	37
1978	"Home Bound"	Billboard Hot 100 (US)^[13]	70

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
U.S.	RIAA	2001	3× Platinum (3,000,000)^[3]
Canada	CRIA	1979	Platinum (100,000)^[15]

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