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Gold (Cat Stevens Album)
''Gold'' is a two-CD compilation of classic singles and album tracks by British singer-songwriter, Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam. It is part of Universal Music's series of double-disc anthologies derived from their extensive back catalog. The track list starts with Stevens' early British hit "Matthew & Son" and ends with a new recording by Islam, "Indian Ocean", recorded and first released as a digital download on the iTunes Music Store to benefit 2004 Asian tsunami relief efforts. One review of the compilation suggests that the anthology "manages to cram into two discs what 2001's ''On the Road to Find Out'' box set tried to accomplish over four."[]. Like the box set five years earlier, Islam actively participated in the compilation of the anthology. Given both the extensive track listing and the presence of a new Stevens recording (the first on which he has played guitar since he stopped recording under his stage name), this compilation apparently makes previous non-bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in his career, Islamic music. He returned to making secular music in 2006. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. His 1967 debut album and its title song "Matthew and Son" both reached top ten in the UK charts. Stevens' albums '' Tea for the Tillerman'' (1970) and ''Teaser and the Firecat'' (1971) were certified triple platinum in the US. His 1972 album '' Catch Bull at Four'' went to No.1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spent weeks at the top of several other major charts.Billboard – Catch Bull at Four Allmusic. Retrieved 20 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew And Son
"Matthew and Son" is a single written, composed, and performed by Cat Stevens. It was selected as the title song for his 1967 debut album. Stevens was a newly signed teenage singer-songwriter, who performed to elaborate arrangements quite different from the skiffle which had, in part, inspired him to begin writing and performing. The song remains Cat Stevens' highest charting single in the British Isles, reaching Number 2 in the UK and Number 3 in Ireland in early 1967. Origins The song, according to Stevens, took its name from the tailor, Henry Matthews, who made suits for Stevens, who thought up the story of the worker who is the main character in the song. Stevens later commented, "I had a girlfriend, and she was working for this big firm, and I didn't like the way that she had to spend so much of her time working. The riff seemed to fit the words, Matthew and Son. There was a bit of social comment there about people being slaves to other people." The song was covered b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out
"If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out" is a popular song by Cat Stevens. It first appeared in the 1971 film ''Harold and Maude''. Stevens wrote all the songs in ''Harold and Maude'' in 1970–1971, during the time he was writing and recording his ''Tea for the Tillerman'' album. However, "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" and two other songs from that period were not released as singles nor placed on any album at that time. No official soundtrack was released from the film at that time. The song was finally released later on Stevens' 1984 album, ''Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2'' along with his other previously unreleased songs. In addition, it appeared on the UK edition of his 2003 album ''The Very Best of Cat Stevens''. Official soundtrack (2007) The first official soundtrack album to the film was released in December 2007, by Vinyl Films Records, as a vinyl-only limited edition release of 2500 copies. It contained a 30-page oral history of the making of the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold And Maude
''Harold and Maude'' is a 1971 American romantic black comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot follows the exploits of Harold Chasen (Bud Cort), a young man who is intrigued with death, and who rejects the life his detached mother (Vivian Pickles) prescribes for him. Harold develops a friendship, and eventual romantic relationship, with 79-year-old Maude (Ruth Gordon) who teaches Harold about the importance of living life to its fullest. The screenplay by Colin Higgins began as his master's thesis for film school. Filming locations in the San Francisco Bay Area included both Holy Cross Cemetery and Golden Gate National Cemetery, the ruins of the Sutro Baths and Rose Court Mansion in Hillsborough, California. Critically and commercially unsuccessful when first released, the film eventually developed a cult following, and first made a profit in 1983. The film was selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father And Son (song)
"Father and Son" is a popular song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens) on his 1970 album ''Tea for the Tillerman''. The song frames a heartbreaking exchange between a father not understanding a son's desire to break away and shape a new life, and the son who cannot really explain himself but knows that it is time for him to seek his own destiny. Stevens sings in a deeper register for the father's lines, while using a higher one for those of the son. Additionally, there are backing vocals provided by Stevens' guitarist and friend Alun Davies beginning mid-song, singing an unusual chorus of simple refrains. In 2021, it was listed at No. 408 on ''Rolling Stone'''s " Top 500 Best Songs of All Time". Origins Cat Stevens originally wrote "Father and Son" as part of a proposed musical project starring Nigel Hawthorne, called ''Revolussia'', that was set during the Russian Revolution, and could also have become a film; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild World (song)
"Wild World" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album, ''Tea for the Tillerman'', recorded and released in 1970. Song meaning Stevens developed a relationship with actress Patti D'Arbanville and the two were a pair throughout a period of roughly two years. During that time, he wrote several songs about her, including "Wild World". The song is in the form of the singer's words to his departing lover, inspired by the end of their romance. Stevens later recalled to ''Mojo'': "It was one of those chord sequences that's very common in Spanish music. I turned it around and came up with that theme—which is a recurring theme in my work—which is to do with leaving, the sadness of leaving, and the anticipation of what lies beyond." Released as a single in late 1970, it peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. "Wild World" has been credited as the song that gave Stevens' next album, ''Tea for the Tille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tea For The Tillerman
''Tea for the Tillerman'' is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, released in November 1970. Overview Stevens' second album released during the year 1970, ''Tea for the Tillerman'' includes many of his best-known songs such as " Where Do the Children Play?", "Hard Headed Woman", " Wild World", "Sad Lisa", "Into White", and "Father and Son". Stevens, a former art student, created the artwork featured on the record's cover. With "Wild World" as an advance single, this was the album that brought Stevens worldwide fame. The album itself charted into the top 10 in the United States. In November 2008, a "Deluxe Edition" was released featuring a second disc of demos and live recordings. In January 2012, a hi-res 24/192 kHz version was remastered using an Ampex ATR100 and a MSB Technology Studio ADC and released on HDtracks.com. Fifty years after the original album's release, in September 2020, Stevens remade the album as '' Tea for the Tillerman2'', incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Do The Children Play?
"Where Do the Children Play?" is a song by British folk rock musician Cat Stevens, released as the opening track on his November 1970 album ''Tea for the Tillerman''. In 2017, Garbage recorded a cover of the song for United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ... charity album, ''Music To Inspire: Artists UNited Against Human Trafficking''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Where Do The Children Play? Cat Stevens songs Songs written by Cat Stevens Songs about children Environmental songs Dolly Parton songs Song recordings produced by Paul Samwell-Smith 1970 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble (Cat Stevens Song)
"Trouble" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter and musician, Cat Stevens, during a period from 1969 to 1970. Stevens was recovering during what amounted to nearly a year of convalescence, after being diagnosed with a collapsed lung and tuberculosis. He spent three months in King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, England, transferring afterward to another nine months of bedrest at home. O'Driscoll, Michelle. ''Disc Magazine'' intervie"Tea with the Tillerman"/ref> Stevens, who was near death at the time he was admitted in the hospital, used the time he was recuperating for contemplation, and wrote dozens of songs, including "Trouble", many of which were recorded much later. Phillips, Mark. Originally aired on 3 December 200''CBS Sunday Morning'', Yusuf Islam Reflects on His Return; Artist Once Known as Cat Stevens Talks About New Album Retrieved 12 August 2007 When he was hospitalized, Stevens was often alone in a very spare and plain room. He was told that at the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Bone Jakon
''Mona Bone Jakon'' is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, released in April 1970 on the Island Records label in the United Kingdom and on A&M in the United States and Canada. Overview After a meteoric start to his career, surprising even his original producer at Deram Records with the hit singles "I Love My Dog", "Matthew and Son", and "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun", Stevens' debut album, ''Matthew and Son'', began charting. However, after the pressure for a repeat album of the same calibre, Stevens, considered a young teen sensation, was overwhelmed by a new lifestyle as well as the demands of writing, recording, performing, publicity appearances, and touring. His second album was a commercial failure and in the autumn of 1968, he was hospitalized, with a diagnosis of tuberculosis and a collapsed lung. For over a year, while recovering, Stevens virtually disappeared from the British pop scene. ''Mona Bone Jakon'' is notable not only for his return but for the em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady D'Arbanville
"Lady D'Arbanville" is a song written and recorded by Cat Stevens and released in April 1970. It subsequently appeared on his third album, '' Mona Bone Jakon'', released later that year. It was his first single released after signing a contract with Island Records, with the encouragement of his new producer, Paul Samwell-Smith, fostering a folk rock direction. "Lady D'Arbanville" has a madrigal sound, and was written about Stevens' former girlfriend, Patti D'Arbanville, metaphorically laying her to rest. Background "Lady D'Arbanville" was the first single released from '' Mona Bone Jakon'', which took off in a completely different direction from the songs of his previous two albums. Although Stevens' debut album had charted, and while both albums he had recorded had successful single releases in the British pop music charts, he chafed against the "Carnaby Street musical jangle" and "heavy-handed orchestration" that his producer, Mike Hurst (of Deram Records) favoured. Just at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Masters
''New Masters'' is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, released in December 1967 by Deram Records (a new subsidiary of Decca Records) as a follow up to the highly successful debut album, ''Matthew and Son''. Overview The label was disappointed by Cat Stevens' second album's poor sales, given that the previous album made the UK Top Ten and produced several hit singles. ''New Masters'' generated little interest, failing to chart in either the UK or the United States. The single "Kitty"/"Blackness of the Night" languished at number 47, becoming Stevens' first single to miss the top 40. This was a sudden and steep commercial decline from the considerable success that Stevens enjoyed with his earlier recordings. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" has been covered successfully by several artists. Prior to the release of ''New Masters'', Stevens had sold the song for £30 to P. P. Arnold (formerly of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue) which gave the former Ikette her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
