Restrictions (album)

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

Restrictions
Studio album by Cactus
Released	October 18, 1971
Recorded	Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York[1]
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal
Length	35:45
Label	Atco
Producer	Geoffrey Haslam
Cactus chronology
One Way... or Another (1971) Restrictions (1971) 'Ot 'n' Sweaty (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The album features heavy blues-rock originals, with 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

• Tim Bogert – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Carmine Appice – drums, backing vocals, percussion
• Jim McCarty – lead, rhythm and slide guitars
• Rusty Day – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion

Additional personnel

• Ron Leejack – slide guitar
• Albhy Galuten – piano
• Duane Hitchings – keyboards

References

1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 27, 1971). "Talent". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – 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.