Luscious Jackson: Jill Cunniff (vocals, guitar, bass); Gabrielle Glaser (vocals, guitar, drum programming); Vivian Trimble (vocals, piano, Hammond organ, Mellotron, keyboards); Kate Schellenbach (drums).

Additional personnel includes: Daniel Lanois (slide guitar, mando-guitar, bass, percussion); Emmylou Harris, N'Dea Davenport (background vocals).

Producers: Daniel Lanois, Tony Mangurian, Luscious Jackson.

Recorded at Kate Schellenbach's house and Baby Monster Studios, New York, New York; Kingsway Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Personnel: Gabrielle Glaser (vocals, guitar, programming, drum programming); Jill Cunniff (vocals, guitar); Vivian Trimble (vocals, piano, Mellotron, keyboards, background vocals); Tony Mangurian (acoustic guitar, Mellotron, drums, bongos, timpani, percussion, programming, drum programming, loops, sampler); Daniel Lanois (slide guitar, percussion); Alex Young (drums, loops, scratches); Darryl Johnson (drums, background vocals); Kate Schellenbach (drums); Emmylou Harris, N'Dea Davenport (background vocals).

DJ: Alex Young.

Audio Mixers: Daniel Lanois; Alex Young; Jill Cunniff; Luscious Jackson; Mark Howard; Tony Mangurian; Jamie Candiloro.

Editors: Ethan Allen; Tony Mangurian.

Photographers: Daniel Lanois; Matthew Horovitz.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Daniel Lanois; Ethan Allen; Alex Young; John ?; Chris; Rob Mitchell; Chris Johnsen; Justin ?; Mike Diamond; Mary; Steve.

Arranger: Tony Mangurian.

On FEVER IN, FEVER OUT, Luscious Jackson abandons the hip-hop poses that dominated their debut, NATURAL INGREDIENTS, for a smoother, more atmospheric sound exemplified by lead single (and hit) "Naked Eye." On the rest of the album, the band balances a seamless groove with eclectic sonic textures, as on the languid "Why Do I Lie?" and the dub-meets-the-Doors flavored "Take a Ride." Though FEVER IN, FEVER OUT lacks a truly bracing cut on the level of "City Song" or "In Search of Manny," there isn't a clunker in the bunch.

For all of its sunny eclecticism, Natural Ingredients lacked the darkly funky urban soundscapes that made In Search of Manny so engaging. Fever in Fever Out brings that dark funkiness while keeping the pop hooks that made Natural Ingredients a step forward. Producer Daniel Lanois keeps his ambient tendencies to a minimum, providing just enough atmosphere to make songs as catchy as the jazzy, intricate "Naked Eye" surprisingly haunting. But what really impresses is the sense of forward motion Luscious Jackson displays on Fever in Fever Out, how their eclecticism is becoming more seamless as their songs grow stronger. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Spin (2/97, p.91) - "...[Luscious Jackson] successfully achieve a sound that rejects earlier Beastie Boys linkages for pomo pop a la U2 or Sheryl Crow....They've simply replaced one type of pop functionalism--subcultural correctness--for another: songcraft..."

Q (5/97, p.124) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...this collection of trippy swing is more transcendent, less aggressive than earlier material...This is LJ at their most seamless, high and rising."

Alternative Press (1/97, pp.74-76) - 3 (out of 5) - "...When everything clicks, the mood approaches the subtle, but compelling tension of Anna Domino's best work..."

Vibe (12/96, p.168) - "...a more curvaceous Luscious Jackson abandon the shaky, hip hop-flavored fervor...for a more mature brand of melodiousness..."