| Fever | ||||
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| Released | 1976 1992 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | December 26 & 29, 1975, January 16, 1976 and February–March, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:02 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | George Butler | |||
| Ronnie Laws chronology | ||||
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Fever is the second album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1976 by Blue Note Records. [1] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson states, "Because Laws has recorded so many throwaways, one has to approach his catalog with caution; but rest assured that Fever puts his talent to work instead of wasting it". [3]
Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California between December 1975 and March 1976.
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