98.6 (song)

"98.6"
Single by Keith
from the album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie
B-side "The Teeny Bopper Song"
Released December 1966
Genre Pop rock
Length 2:45
Label Mercury Records 72639
Writer(s) George Fischoff, Tony Powers
Producer(s) Jerry Ross
Keith singles chronology
"Ain't Gonna Lie"
(1966)
"98.6"
(1966)
"Tell Me to My Face"
(1967)

"98.6" is a song written by Tony Powers (lyrics) and George Fischoff (music).[1] and performed by Keith. The song reached #7 on the Billboard chart and #24 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966.[2] The song appeared on his 1967 album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie.[3] The Tokens, who had provided the backing vocals on Keith's debut single, "Ain't Gonna Lie", also provided the backing vocals for "98.6".[4]

The song was produced by Jerry Ross and arranged by Joe Renzetti.[5] It sold over one million copies worldwide, earning a gold disc.[1] The track's title relates to the normal human body temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.[6] The personnel on "98.6" included Artie Butler on organ and piano, Vinnie Bell on guitar, Joe Macko on bass, and Bobby Gregg on drums.

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