Restrictions (album)

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Restrictions
CactusRestrictions.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 1971 (1971-10-18)
Studio Electric Lady (New York City) [1]
Genre
Length35:45
Label Atco
Producer Geoffrey Haslam
Cactus chronology
One Way... or Another
(1971)
Restrictions
(1971)
'Ot 'n' Sweaty
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Restrictions is the third studio album by American rock band Cactus, released in 1971 by Atco Records. [3] The tracks "Token Chokin'", "Evil", "Alaska" and "Sweet 16" were released as singles.

Contents

The album features heavy blues-rock originals, plus a cover of the Howlin' Wolf blues standard "Evil". Stoner rock band Monster Magnet used Cactus' arrangement of the song for their own cover, which appeared on their 1993 album Superjudge .

Track listing

  1. "Restrictions" (R. Day, C. Appice) – 6:16
  2. "Token Chokin'" (R. Day, C. Appice) – 3:08
  3. "Guiltless Glider" (R. Day, T. Bogert, C. Appice, J. McCarty) – 8:44
  4. "Evil" (Willie Dixon) – 3:15
  5. "Alaska" (J. McCarty, T. Bogert, R. Day) – 3:40
  6. "Sweet Sixteen" (T. Bogert, R. Day, C. Appice, J. McCarty) – 3:19
  7. "Bag Drag" (J. McCarty, R. Day) – 5:12
  8. "Mean Night in Cleveland" (R. Day, T. Bogert, C. Appice, J. McCarty) – 2:10

Personnel

Cactus
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1971)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 155

References

  1. "Talent". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. November 27, 1971 via Google Books.
  2. "Restrictions - Cactus | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic .
  3. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 via Google Books.
  4. "Cactus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2022.