''Yellow Fever'' is the sixth album by the American

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band

Hot Tuna Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the ...

, recorded and released in 1975 as Grunt BFL1-1238. The album was also released in

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as Grunt BFD1-1238. The album rose to #97 on the

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charts.

Track listing

Personnel

Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist J ...

– vocals, guitars *

Jack Casady John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " So ...

– bass *

Bob Steeler Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the ...

– drums

Additional Personnel

Nick Buck Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Pla ...

– synthesizer on "Bar Room Crystal Ball" *

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...

– 2nd guitar on "Baby What You Want Me to Do"

Production

*Hot Tuna – producer *Mallory Earl – producer, engineer *Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator *Steve Malcolm – assistant engineer *Michael Casady – equipment * Bill Thompson – manager *Acy Lehman – art direction *Gribbitt – design *

Mick Haggerty Mick Haggerty is an English graphic designer, illustrator, art director, video director and artist. Haggerty has received four Grammy Award nominations for Best Recording Package, and in 1980 was jointly awarded, with Mike Doud, the Grammy for Sup ...

– illustration *Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco *Mastered by Rick Collins, Kendun Recorders, Burbank

References

{{Authority control Hot Tuna albums 1975 albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios Grunt Records albums