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Fever b/w You Know What I Like (12")

Ze Records (France) / 1979 / ZE 12008
12" 33 1/3 RPM vinyl record

"Fever" is written by Eddie Cooley & John Davenport.
"You Know What I Like" is written by Wiltshire/Burgess/Hawkins

Engineering & Mixing by Bob Blank.
Arranged & Conducted by Carlos Franzetti.
Mastered by John Dent.

Drums: Jimmy Young
Bass: Antony Jackson
Guitar, Percussion & Steel Drums: Freddie Harris
Acoustic & Electric Piano, Synthesizers, Tympani, Percussion: Carlos Franzetti
Congas: Milton Cardona
Trumpets: Tom Malone & Joe Shepley
Saxophone: Lou Manieri
Trombone: Keith O'Quinn & Bob Smith
Tuba: Sam Burgess
Flute Basson & Clarinet: Mauricio Smith
Solo Flute on "Fever": Andrea Brachfeld
Tymbalis: John Andrews
Strings contracted by Harold Kohon
Vocals: Gretchen Studier, David Lasiey & Don Yorven

Side A
Fever

Side B
You Know What I Like

Interesting & quite rare record from the group Sympho-State. "Fever" has been performed by many artists accross different genres, amnongst them Boney M. Don't get misleaded, this version, thanks to Bob Blank & Carolos Franzetti, is a true disco stormer with heavy orchestration & breaks (a typical 78 type of sound). The song is divided in "two parts", starting with a lot of syncopated strings and a bit of female vocals, then it turns (quite suddenly I must say) into more instrumental disco with latin & caribbean flavours.

You can find the same party feeling on the flip with "You Know What I Like", another well orchestrated song that has emphasis on the drums.

Submitted by Kaplan (32)