Cactus (Cactus album)

Cactus is the debut studio album by American rock band Cactus,^[2] released on July 1, 1970, by Atco Records. The eight tracks consist of six original songs written by the band, plus covers of Mose Allison's version of blues standard "Parchman Farm", and Willie Dixon's "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover".^[3] The track "Let Me Swim" loosely inspired the 1978 guitar solo "Eruption" composed by Eddie Van Halen.^[4][5]

Cactus
Studio album by Cactus
Released	July 1, 1970 (1970-07-01)
Recorded	October–December 1969
Studio	Ultra-Sonic Recording, Hempstead, New York
Genre	Hard rock blues rock heavy metal
Length	40:16
Label	Atco
Producer	Cactus
Cactus chronology
Cactus (1970) One Way... or Another (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All titles written and arranged by Appice, Bogert, Day and McCarty, except where noted.

1. "Parchman Farm" (Mose Allison) – 3:06
2. "My Lady from South of Detroit" – 4:26
3. "Bro. Bill" – 5:10
4. "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (Willie Dixon) – 6:30
5. "Let Me Swim" – 3:50
6. "No Need to Worry" – 6:14
7. "Oleo" – 4:51
8. "Feel So Good" – 6:03

Personnel

Cactus

• Rusty Day – lead vocals, harmonica
• Jim McCarty – guitar
• Carmine Appice – drums
• Tim Bogert – bass

Production

• Bill Stahl – recording engineer
• Gene Paul – remix engineer
• Mark L. Rollins, Jr. – art direction, photography

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	43
US Billboard 200[7]	54