The album was preceded by arguably Fever Tree's best known song, "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)", becoming the group's only nationally charting single.

[2] With arrangements conducted by David Angel, who worked on the acclaimed Love album, Forever Changes, the recordings featured baroque and classical orchestration, and intricate horn instrumental patterns.

[3] The eleven songs included on Fever Tree exhibit a wide array of styles, encompassing elements of hard rock and jazz on "Where Do You Go?

", pop music on "The Sun Also Rises", folk rock, on the cover version of "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing", and psychedelia throughout.

Written by the Holtzman duo, the composition made use of baroque pop-style harpsichord droning sustain guitar instrumentals, and somber percussion.