One Way... or Another

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One Way... or Another

Studio album by

Cactus

Released

February 24, 1971

Recorded

1970–1971

Studio

Electric Lady (New York City)

Genre

Length

41:32

Label

Atco

Producer

Cactus

Cactus chronology

Cactus
(1970)

One Way... or Another
(1971)

Restrictions
(1971)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

One Way... or Another is the second studio album by American rock band Cactus, released in 1971 by Atco Records. It includes several original songs as well as two cover versions: Little Richard's 1956 hit "Long Tall Sally" and Chuck Willis' "I Feel So Bad" as "Feel So Bad" (their first album contained the song "Feel So Good").

Recording and music

The album was recorded at the newly opened Electric Lady Studios in New York with the renowned Eddie Kramer and his team at the engineers console. It follows the six-originals, two-covers pattern of their debut album Cactus. "Long Tall Sally", in a slower tempo than the original, opens the album with a rousing start. The album then runs through a string of original compositions, with the addition of Chuck Willis' 1954 song "Feel So Bad" in the middle. Also included is the short instrumental "Song for Aries", which showcases McCarty's underrated lead guitar.^[1] The album was released in February 1971, just seven months after their first album.

Track listing

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

"Long Tall Sally" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman) – 5:54
"Rockout Whatever You Feel Like" – 4:00
"Rock N' Roll Children" – 5:44
"Big Mama Boogie – Parts I & II" – 5:29
"Feel So Bad" (Chuck Willis) – 5:31
"Song for Aries" (Appice, Day, McCarty) – 3:05
"Hometown Bust" – 6:39
"One Way... or Another" – 5:06

Personnel

Cactus

Tim Bogert – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (2)
Carmine Appice – drums, backing vocals, percussion
Jim McCarty – guitar
Rusty Day – lead vocals (all but 2), harmonica

Technical

Cactus – producer, design
Edwin H. Kramer – engineer
Dave Palmer, John Jansen – assistant engineers
Alan Azzolino – cover photo
Jim Cummins – sleeve and poster photography

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[2]	69
US Billboard 200^[3]	88

References

^ ^a ^b Lindsay Planer. "Cactus". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5204". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "Cactus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

One Way...Or Another on Amazon.com
One Way...Or Another on the iTunes Store

v t e Cactus
Jimmy Kunes Jim McCarty Pete Bremy Carmine Appice Randy Pratt Tim Bogert Rusty Day Werner Fritzschings Duane Hitchings Peter French
Studio albums	Cactus One Way... or Another Restrictions 'Ot 'n' Sweaty Cactus V Black Dawn
Compilation albums	Cactology: The Cactus Collection Barely Contained: The Studio Sessions Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs Vol. 2

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