''Fever Tree'' is the debut studio

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by the American

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band

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and was released on March 28, 1968 on

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(''see''

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). It blended multiple influences ranging from

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and

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, and was marked by eerie ballads and

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numbers. Much of the group's material was penned by the husband-wife songwriting duo of Scott and Vivian Holtzman, along with renditions of contemporary

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songs. The album was preceded by arguably Fever Tree's best known song, "

San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native) "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)" is a song by the American psychedelic rock band Fever Tree, written by the songwriting duo Scott and Vivian Holtzman, and was released for the group's third single—their first on Uni Records—in Mar ...

", becoming the group's only nationally charting

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. Like its attendant single, ''Fever Tree'' was also moderately successful and managed to reach number 156 on the

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Background

's first two

s became successful enough on a regional scale to convince record producing and songwriting duo, Scott and Vivian Holtzman, to secure a recording contract with

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commenced in January 1968 at Andrus Studios in Los Angeles after the group's relocation from Houston. With arrangements conducted by David Angel, who worked on the acclaimed

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, ''

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'', the recordings featured

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and classical orchestration, and intricate

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instrumental patterns. The album is highlighted by the striking

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of Dennis Keller, and the experimental

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textures arranged by Rob Landes. The eleven songs included on ''Fever Tree'' exhibit a wide array of styles, encompassing elements of

and

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on "Where Do You Go?",

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on "The Sun Also Rises",

, on the

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of "

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", and

throughout. In addition, the multi-sectioned structures and classical structures served as an indication toward Fever Tree's

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experimentation that they would explore on their second album, ''Another Time, Another Place''. The album's centerpiece is the group's only charting single, "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)". Written by the Holtzman duo, the composition made use of

-style

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droning sustain

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instrumentals, and somber

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. The song saw heavy US airplay and managed to reach number 91 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Fever Tree'' was released on March 28, 1968 and became a moderate hit when it charted at number 156 on the

. In 1993, the album was rereleased on

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along with Fever Tree's second album, ''Another Time, Another Place'' on

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. Additionally, the album was distributed on CD by

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in 2009. Most of the material from ''Fever Tree'' (tracks 1-7, 10-11) is also featured on the 1986

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, ''San Francisco Girls: The Best of Fever Tree''.

Track listing

#"Imitation Situation 1 (Toccata and Fugue)" ( J. S. Bach, Rob Landes, Scott Holtzman, Vivian Holtzman) – 2:32 #"Where Do You Go?" (Michael Knust, S. Holtzman, V. Holtzman) – 2:25 #"

" (Knust, S. Holtzman, V. Holtzman) – 3:58 #"Ninety-Nine And One Half" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 2:45 #"Man Who Paints the Pictures" (Knust, S. Holtzman, V. Holtzman) – 2:32 #"Filigree and Shadow" (S. Holtzman, V. Holtzman) – 3:51 #"The Sun Also Rises" (Rob Landes, S. Holtzman, V. Holtzman) – 2:41 #"

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" / "

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" (

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) – 3:27 #"

" (

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) – 3:00 #"Unlock My Door" (Landes, S. Holtzman, V. Holtzman) – 3:45 #"Come with Me (Rainsong)" (Landes, S. Holtzman, V. Holtzman) – 3:45

Personnel

Musicians

*Dennis Keller –

*E.E. Wolfe –

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*John Tuttle –

*Michael Knust –

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*Rob Landes –

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Technical

* Scott Holtzman, Vivian Holtzman –

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* Walter Andrus –

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References

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