Cat Scratch Fever

For the disease, see Cat scratch fever.

Cat Scratch Fever
Studio album by Ted Nugent
Released	May 1977
Recorded	Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, CBS Studios, London, January – March 1977
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:16
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Werman, Lew Futterman, Cliff Davies
Ted Nugent chronology
Free-for-All (1976) Cat Scratch Fever (1977) Double Live Gonzo! (1978)
Singles from Cat Scratch Fever
"Cat Scratch Fever / Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" Released: May 1977 "Home Bound / Death by Misadventure" Released: 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone	(favorable)
Robert Christgau	B
Classic Rock
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Cat Scratch Fever (1977) is the third studio album by American guitarist Ted Nugent and his band, as well as the name of the album's title song. 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 lead singer on this album.

Track listing

All songs written by Ted Nugent and arranged by the band, except "Live it Up", written by Nugent and Derek St. Holmes.

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
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

11. "Cat Scratch Fever" (live) – 4:52
12. "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (live) – 5:44

Background information

The song "Death by Misadventure" recounts the death of Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones.

Cover versions of songs on the album

The song "Home Bound" was covered by the Beastie Boys and Biz Markie as "The Biz vs the Nuge" on the album Check Your Head in 1992.

References in popular culture

• In the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the Aqua Teens' neighbor Carl Brutananadilewski reveals that he owns a decades-old Ted Nugent "Cat Scratch Fever" loincloth, worn on laundry days.

• An episode of Itchy and Scratchy, within a episode of The Simpsons, is called "Cat Splat Fever".

• The videogame Prey features the song "Cat Scratch Fever" in the jukebox at the roadhouse.

• The videogame Guitar Hero Aerosmith also features the song "Cat Scratch Fever".

Personnel

Band members

• Derek St. Holmes - rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals
• Ted Nugent - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals, bass, percussion
• Rob Grange - bass
• Cliff Davies - drums, background vocals, producer

Additional musicians

• Alan Spenner, Boz Burrell, Rory Dodd - background vocals
• Montego Joe - percussion
• Tom Werman - percussion, background vocals, producer

Production

• Lew Futterman - producer
• Tim Geelan, Wayne Tarnowski - engineers
• Jim Houghton, Robert Alford, Ron Pownall - photography

• Bruce Dickinson - 1999 reissue producer
• Vic Anesini - remastering
• Howard Fritzson - 1999 reissue art director
• Gary Graff - 1999 reissue liner notes

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Billboard 200 (North America)	17
1977	RPM100 Albums (Canada)	25
1977	UK Album Chart	28
1977	Swedish Album Chart	14

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1977	"Cat Scratch Fever"	Billboard Hot 100 (North America)	30
		RPM100 Top Singles (Canada)	37
1978	"Home Bound"	Billboard Hot 100 (North America)	70

Sales Certifications

Country	Organization	Sales
U.S.	RIAA	3× Platinum (3,000,000)
Canada	CRIA	Platinum (80,000)