Fever

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Now you listened to my story
Here's the point that I have made
Cats were made to give chicks fever
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade

You give me fever when you kiss me
Fever till you live and learn
Fever till you sizzle
But what a lovely way to burn

Fever (Live 2011)
Written byJohn Davenport (a.k.a Otis Blackwell) & Eddie Cooley
Performed byFurthur with Larry Campbell, Elvis Costello & Diana Krall
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Diana Krall - vocal, piano
Bob Weir - vocal, guitar
Phil Lesh - bass
John Kadlecik - guitar
Jeff Chimenti - keyboards
Joe Russo - drums
Sunshine Becker - backing vocal
Jeff Pehrson - backing vocal
Larry Campbell - guitar
RecordedMarch 27, 2011, New York, NY
AlbumsFurthur: Live From Radio City Music Hall, 2011
Length11:18

First known performance:
February 16, 1999, Melbourne, Australia
Last known performance:
March 27, 2011, New York, NY
     (1 known performances, 91 as a snippet)


Alternate versions

Inch By Inch / Fever (Live 1999)
Performed byElvis Costello with Steve Nieve
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - piano
RecordedFebruary 19, 1999, Sydney, Australia
SinglesToledo, 1999
Length4:03

Furthur: Live From Radio City Music HallFurthur Live From Radio City Music Hall album cover.jpg

Single: ToledoToledo (Part 1) UK CD single front insert.jpg


Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
Little Willie John  1956  single and on Fever AllMusicDiscogs
Peggy Lee  1958  single Discogs
Elvis Presley  1960 Elvis Is Back! Wikipedia
 Ben E. King  1962 Ben E. King Sings For Soulful Lovers AllMusicDiscogs
Conway Twitty  1963 R&B '63 AllMusicDiscogs
 Quincy Jones  1965 Quincy's Got A Brand New Bag AllMusicDiscogs
Wanda Jackson  1968 The Many Moods Of Wanda Jackson AllMusicAmazon
 The Cramps  1980 Songs The Lord Taught Us AllMusicAmazon
 Madonna  1993 Erotica AllMusicAmazon
 Beyoncé  2003 The Fighting Temptations soundtrack AllMusicDiscogs
Ray Charles & Natalie Cole  2004 Genius Loves Company AllMusicAmazon
  • and many more

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