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Cactus is the eponymous debut studio album by American hard rock band Cactus. Released in 1970 through Atco Records.[2] It includes original songs from the band as well as two covers of Mose Allison's version of a blues standard, "Parchman Farm" and Willie Dixon's "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover".[3] The album is also notable for the track "Let Me Swim" which later loosely inspired the 1978 guitar solo "Eruption" composed by Eddie Van Halen.[4][5]

Cactus
Studio album by Cactus
Released	July 1, 1970
Recorded	October–December 1969
Studio	Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios, Inc., 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

Notes

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Cactus — дебютный студийный альбом нью-йоркской рок-группы Cactus, вышедший в 1970 году на лейбле Atco Records.

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