Fever

[Guest posstot]

There are three versions that i absolutely love;

Ben E. Kings' on for soulful lovers L.P is out of this world.

Earl grants' on Decca...is also fooking fabulas!!

Then there's Barbara Englishs' version on roulette which is also superb.

Are there any other versions i should hear out there.!!?? And was it Little Willie Johns' version that is the original?

Mike

[Daved]

Mongo Santamaria's version is a good 'un

[Guest dundeedavie]

only one in contention for me .... PATTI DREW

[Guest Trevski]

Sarah Vaughn.

[Guest]

There are three versions that i absolutely love;

Ben E. Kings' on for soulful lovers L.P is out of this world.

Earl grants' on Decca...is also fooking fabulas!!

Then there's Barbara Englishs' version on roulette which is also superb.

Are there any other versions i should hear out there.!!?? And was it Little Willie Johns' version that is the original?

Mike

marie queenie lyons version for me .

[Chalky]

loads of versions, can see them HERE with release dates etc. See Otis Blackwell one of the co-writers. Quite a few black artist that are of interest to us in amongst the list.

Second hand songs has some great info tucked away in the site.

[Guest dundeedavie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egJlZfs41Gs

[Sunnysoul]

Ronnie Dyson's LP only version on Columbia is the killer for the dancefloors !!!

[Guest luis]

The best R&B uptempo version IMO...

[Steve Edgar]

Little Willie John....but the take without strings, is my fav version of this classic tune

steve

[Mick Howard]

Definitely Little Willie John - also on King.

It's on YouTube too but I don't know how to upload it onto here.

Mick

[Guest john s]

I like Helen Shapiro's version too!

[KevH]

Elvis.

[Chalky]

Elvis.

Freddie Starr

[Pete S]

Peggy Lee - but the best of the lot is by The McCoys - it sounds like hang on Sloopy Part 2 but it's incredible. Or the one below, Peggy Lee vocal over Iggy Pop's "The Passenger", sounds weird but very effective

[Citizen P]

I must be in the minority, but I just do not like this song

AT ALL

Tony

[Guest Matt Male]

How about this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEjZSXz14t4

[Samson]

marie queenie lyons version for me .

make that 2 for Marie Queenie Lyons:thumbsup:

[Pete S]

How about this one?

Don't like it, a bit lame, but I love the Marine Girls..."On my mind", "Lazy ways", two of the best tracks from the early 80's

[Chalky]

I must be in the minority, but I just do not like this song

AT ALL

Tony

a minority of two then

[Guest Richard Bergman]

I love Ann Margaret's version with her wonderfully affected accent.

There are also quite a few French and Italian versions that are rather exciting. The song lends itself to the sassy swagger of Ye Ye.

Edited March 28, 2010 by Richard Bergman

[Godzilla]

This version really does it for me. Can imagine it will probably split opinion amongst Sourcers though

[Diddy Morgan]

theres this version also but the writer credit is davenport , its the same song however, terry dene was around in the early 6ts i believe

[willie and mitchell]

The best R&B uptempo version IMO...

This is the one

[Tommy1]

Not bad this either

JAMES BROWN - FEVER - KING -

[Guest Adam G]

Bobby Bland

[Dunc]

Quincy Jones Instrumental version for Me

[Mark S]

This version really does it for me. Can imagine it will probably split opinion amongst Sourcers though

This one does it for me

[Suzannek]

Little Willie John's version for me, but I quite like this version

[JOHNNYBETCHA]

great thread - i didn't realise there were so many versions - good uns as well! - and thanks to the link to the secondhand songs site - very useful, i'll be using that site a lot.

[TOAD]

JUNIOR BYLES FEVER BLACK ART -

[nickp]

Coming from a more jazz vocal direction via India USHA IYER -- FEVER

[Guest posstot]

Little Willie John's version for me, but I quite like this version
ALVIN ROBINSON - FEVER - RED BIRD

OOOOOOOOH suuuzz!!, i do like this one....mmmoooody!!

[Guest posstot]

WOW WEE I WANNA PEE..........What a fantastic response... the latter 50's takes and the early sixties (RNB/SOUL) takes win hands down, for me, in comparrison to some of the more "NORTHERNY" takes on the tune. Freddy Starrs version too i'm affraid . But in all seriousnous, this must just about be thee most covered track of aaaallllll time, irrespective of music genre...lets face it most popular artists throughout the decades seem to have covered it. Which is where, i feel, most of the distaste for the track is born from. Yet if you take the track for what it originally was, an outstanding piece of RnB...and some of the other versions in the same vein, as i had mentioned initially, your distaste could turn to desire.

I just wish i could put the Ben. E King version up, for starters, but i'm too tick to do it...If someone could, i would be grateful.

I also like the bobby freeman version, and i Know Longy has a couple of different versions too, which are very nice indeed....

...Come on Ste pitch them up for the peeps!!

TTFN

Mike

[Guest posstot]

loads of versions, can see them HERE with release dates etc. See Otis Blackwell one of the co-writers. Quite a few black artist that are of interest to us in amongst the list.

Second hand songs has some great info tucked away in the site.

Nice link Chalkster!!

[Guest posstot]

This one does it for me

I like the other side of this on Mercury......anybody want to sell me one!!

referring to the la lupe version here, by the way!!

Edited March 29, 2010 by posstot

[Dave Abbott]

The Jam

[Biggordy]

Little Caesar's fantastic doo wop version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUepTnW7X-A

[Kjw]

Didn't see the Roy Ayers version on the list

[Russ Vickers]

Steve Csordas has championed the Ronnie Dyson LP cut of this for a couple of years now & seen it rip up a few dance floors, even saw a room of mostly non NS fans go for this big time in Brighton, classic song, covered by many, but so far RD cuts it for me with his gritty dance floor friendly romp.

Russ

[Ian Parker]

There is only one version for me

Little Willie John from 1956

Debbie x

Edited March 31, 2010 by parkash

[BigBamboo]

I like the other side of this on Mercury......anybody want to sell me one!!

referring to the la lupe version here, by the way!!

CookieCrumbs is selling it at the moment on sales forum. You should try him. It's also a good price compared to prices last year on ebay.

[Guest posstot]

CookieCrumbs is selling it at the moment on sales forum. You should try him. It's also a good price compared to prices last year on ebay.

I'll go see, thanks!!

[TOAD]

m sure he used fever rhythm on blackboard jungle with dillinger??

will find it and put it in refsoul JA Section

theres a few Lee Perry Cuts ive a Trojan lp somewhere with them on

[alfie00soul]

Steve Csordas has championed the Ronnie Dyson LP cut of this for a couple of years now & seen it rip up a few dance floors, even saw a room of mostly non NS fans go for this big time in Brighton, classic song, covered by many, but so far RD cuts it for me with his gritty dance floor friendly romp.

Russ

Got to agree with you Russ..it's the dogs boll@xe... played it out a few times now & it never let's me down...so a big thanx to Steve C for putting me onto it a about a year or so ago....pure class in my book....

Alfie

[Guest Imogen]

Roy Ayres Fever great slow vamp disco version.

[bri pinch]

GOTTA AGREE WITH PETE SMITH ON THIS ONE, MCCOYS VERSION IS THE TOPS, DO LIKE THE LWJ VERSE THO'

BRI PINCH

[Guest dicklincoln72]

Found a strange version by Carlo? on Raftis Records, very 70's rock sound. My personal favourite would be Peggy Lee.

[Guest NASHEE]

https://www.youtube.c.../19/QkvZSHx-dEU

Fever...the titty shakin' version

[Guest posstot]

CookieCrumbs is selling it at the moment on sales forum. You should try him. It's also a good price compared to prices last year on ebay.

£100.00?? leg it!!

lol's. actually cheap in comparrison to one on ebay a while back....thing i'll hang on though. But i don't like spending over that if it can be helped. Seriously thankyou for the nod....but i'll wait til a bargain turns up me thinks.