New York Fever (album)

New York Fever is an album by the American band the Toasters, released in 1992.^[3][4][5] The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[6]

New York Fever
Studio album by The Toasters
Released	1992
Genre	Ska[1]
Length	45:10
Label	Moon[2]
The Toasters chronology
This Gun for Hire (1990) New York Fever (1992) Dub 56 (1994)

Production

The album was mixed by Joe Jackson, under the alias "Stanley Turpentine".^[7][1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "gets off to a tremendous start with the tight, energetic title track and the swaggering groove and social commentary of 'Ploughshares into Guns' ... After that one-two punch, though, tight musicianship takes the place of solid songwriting."^[9] The Kitchener-Waterloo Record opined that "the production on this album is superb, with the bass runs punctuating rather than rolling."^[10] The Arizona Daily Star called the album "funny, fun and insightful," writing that it "incorporates elements of funk, township jive, calypso and dance-hall music."^[11]

AllMusic noted that "the songwriting could be a bit more polished and melodic in places instead of relying on the group's admittedly fine instrumental work."^[8]

Track listing

1. "New York Fever" - 2:08
2. "Ploughshares into Guns" - 3:29
3. "History Book Version" - 2:57
4. "Too Hip to Be Cool" - 3:35
5. "Night Train" - 4:30
6. "Social Security" - 2:55
7. "Shebeen" - 4:05
8. "Johnny, Forsake Her" - 3:58
9. "Too Much Happening" - 2:54
10. "Pool Shark (Reprise)" - 3:15
11. "B27" - 3:47
12. "Ploughshares Version" - 3:30
13. "Pablo's Shebeen" - 4:15