The Cactus Album (The Cee/Dee)

The Cactus Album (The Cee/Dee) was the old school rap debut album by 3rd Bass, released on Def Jam[?]. The album received rave reviews from the hip hop press, and gained some publicity by being perhaps the first white group to achieve real hip hop credibility.

The Cactus Album peaked at #5 on Billboard[?]'s Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart, and at #55 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Table of contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charting singles 4 External links

Track listing

1. Stymie's Theme - :13
2. Sons of 3rd Bass (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 4:46
3. Russell Rush - :25
4. The Gas Face (Berrin/Dumile/Nash/Prince Paul) - 3:48
5. Monte Hall (Berrin/Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 5:26
6. Oval Office (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 3:32
7. Hoods - :17
8. Soul in the Soul (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 3:49
9. Triple Stage Darkness (Berrin/Citrin/Nash/Nash) - 4:10
10. M.C. Disagree performed by Third Bass / M. Berrin / P. Nash - :44
11. Wordz of Wisdom (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 6:31
12. Product of the Environment (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 6:15
13. Desert Boots - :22
14. The Cactus (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 4:40
15. Jim Backus - :04
16. Flippin' off the Wall Like Lucy Ball (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 3:16
17. Brooklyn-Queens (Berrin/Nash/Prince Paul) - 3:37
18. Steppin' the the A.M. (Berrin/Nash/Sadler/Shocklee/Shocklee) - 4:50
19. Episode #3 - :11
20. Who's on Third (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - :59
21. Wordz of Wisdom, Pt. 2 (Berrin/Citrin/Nash) - 7:56

Personnel

• MC Serch - Producer
• Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich - Producer
• 3rd Bass - Producer
• Steven Ett - Editing
• Adam Gazzola - Editing
• Pete Nice - Producer
• Prince Paul - Producer
• Kevin Reynolds - Engineer
• Nick Sansano - Engineer
• Keith Shocklee - Producer
• Hank Shocklee - Producer
• Chuck Valle - Engineer
• Eric "Vietnam" Sadler - Producer
• Bruce Buchalter - Engineer
• Curt Fresca - Engineer
• Greg Gordon - Engineer
• Greg Gordon - Engineer
• Mark Mendelbaum - Engineer
• Sam Sever - Producer
• Howard Zucker - Art Direction, Design
• Cey Adams - Design, Logo Design
• M. Berrin - Performer
• P. Nash - Performer

Charting singles

 1989	Steppin' to the A.M.	Hot Rap Singles	                        No. 5
 1989	Steppin' to the A.M.	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks        No. 54
 1989	Steppin' to the A.M.	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales      No. 50
 1990	The Gas Face	        Hot Rap Singles	                        No. 5
 1990	Brooklyn-Queens	        Hot Dance Music/Club Play	        No. 20
 1990	The Gas Face	        Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales      No. 31

External links

• for lyrics (http://www.lyricfind.com/albums/2711/)