Fever (Little Willie John song)
Other notable versions
Other notable versions
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* [Elvis Presley](/wiki/Elvis_Presley "Elvis Presley") – *[Elvis Is Back!](/wiki/Elvis_Is_Back%21 "Elvis Is Back!")* (1960\)
* [Helen Shapiro](/wiki/Helen_Shapiro "Helen Shapiro") recorded a version of "Fever" in 1964; her cover reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart on January 23 of the same year.
* [The McCoys](/wiki/The_McCoys "The McCoys") in 1965 released a version similar to their previous hit "[Hang On Sloopy](/wiki/Hang_On_Sloopy "Hang On Sloopy")". The McCoys version of "Fever" peaked at number seven on the *Billboard* Hot 100 and 34 on the [German Singles Chart](/wiki/German_Singles_Chart "German Singles Chart").
* [James Brown](/wiki/James_Brown "James Brown") – *[Cold Sweat](/wiki/Cold_Sweat_%28album%29 "Cold Sweat (album)")* (1967\). Music critic [Robert Christgau](/wiki/Robert_Christgau "Robert Christgau") opined that "Fever" placed on the album with several other cover versions "smelled a little fishy at the time".
* [La Lupe](/wiki/La_Lupe "La Lupe") – *Queen of Latin Soul* (1968\). Her version became famous worldwide. On the web site [NBCNewYork.com](/wiki/WNBC "WNBC") Elizabeth Bougerol called it one of the best versions and essential at [Boogaloo](/wiki/Boogaloo "Boogaloo") parties.
* [1969 Chicago Cubs](/wiki/1969_Chicago_Cubs_season "1969 Chicago Cubs season") – A version of the song with the same music but different lyrics, called "Pennant Fever", was recorded by seven members of the 1969 Chicago Cubs: [Billy Williams](/wiki/Billy_Williams_%28left_fielder%29 "Billy Williams (left fielder)"), [Randy Hundley](/wiki/Randy_Hundley "Randy Hundley"), [Ron Santo](/wiki/Ron_Santo "Ron Santo"), [Don Kessinger](/wiki/Don_Kessinger "Don Kessinger"), [Willie Smith](/wiki/Willie_Smith_%28outfielder%29 "Willie Smith (outfielder)"), [Gene Oliver](/wiki/Gene_Oliver "Gene Oliver"), and [Nate Oliver](/wiki/Nate_Oliver "Nate Oliver").Sullivan, Paul (June 27, 2016\). ["World Series Shuffle: Unlike Bears, '69 Cubs Couldn't Back Up Boastful Song"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-1969-pennant-fever-song-spt-0628-20160627-story.html), *Chicago Tribune*. Retrieved June 28, 2016\. "The tune was borrowed from "Fever," a song originally performed by Little Willie John in 1956 and made popular a couple of years later in a slow\-tempo rendition by Peggy Lee.... It was as cheesy as you'd expect, with lyrics like "lawdy how they love to win," and included lame sound effects of a bat hitting a ball and fan applause.... Though Hundley said he couldn't sing a lick, the song was well done, mostly because Nate Oliver and Willie Smith, both good singers, carried the others."
* [Rita Coolidge](/wiki/Rita_Coolidge "Rita Coolidge") – for *[The Lady's Not for Sale](/wiki/The_Lady%27s_Not_for_Sale "The Lady's Not for Sale")* (1972\) and it became a minor hit in her early career.
* [Suzi Quatro](/wiki/Suzi_Quatro "Suzi Quatro") included her own version of "Fever" on *[Your Mamma Won't Like Me](/wiki/Your_Mamma_Won%27t_Like_Me "Your Mamma Won't Like Me")* in 1975\. Dave Thompson from AllMusic called her cover "lukewarm".
* [Madleen Kane](/wiki/Madleen_Kane "Madleen Kane") released her version in 1978, and it peaked at No. 19 on the [Canadian Dance Chart](/wiki/Canadian_Dance_Chart "Canadian Dance Chart").
* Indian singer [Usha Uthup](/wiki/Usha_Uthup "Usha Uthup") performed the song on various of her concerts (including those in 2010\) and included it on the album *Usha in Nairobi* released in 1978\.
* [Lizzy Mercier Descloux](/wiki/Lizzy_Mercier_Descloux "Lizzy Mercier Descloux") recorded a parody of the song entitled "Tumor" on her 1979 album *[Press Color](/wiki/Press_Color "Press Color")*.
* [The Cramps](/wiki/The_Cramps "The Cramps") covered "Fever" on their debut album *[Songs the Lord Taught Us](/wiki/Songs_the_Lord_Taught_Us "Songs the Lord Taught Us")* (1980\) It was praised by Ned Raggett of AllMusic who felt that it challenged the original.
* [Annabella Lwin](/wiki/Annabella_Lwin "Annabella Lwin") recorded the song in 1986 for her first solo album after the breakup of [Bow Wow Wow](/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wow "Bow Wow Wow"), and it provided the title for the album itself. A music video was released for the song.
* [Michael Bublé](/wiki/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9 "Michael Bublé") released his cover of this song on his [self named debut](/wiki/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9_%28album%29 "Michael Bublé (album)") album in 2003\. Aaron Latham at AllMusic considered it one of the highlights on the album, stating that Bublé "gives it a satiny sheen that the song hasn't seen in years".
* [Bette Midler](/wiki/Bette_Midler "Bette Midler") from her 2005 album *[Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook](/wiki/Bette_Midler_Sings_the_Peggy_Lee_Songbook "Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook")*. In 2006 it reached No. 4 on the U.S. [*Billboard* Dance Chart](/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs "Dance Club Songs").
* [Lulu Roman](/wiki/Lulu_Roman "Lulu Roman") – *At Last* (2013\)
* [Arielle Dombasle](/wiki/Arielle_Dombasle "Arielle Dombasle") covered the song in 2022 and is part of her 2024 release *Iconics*.

What year did Bette Midler release her album that included her cover of Fever?