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''Buddha and the Chocolate Box'' is the eighth studio album by
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 ...
. The title came to Stevens when he was travelling to a gig on a plane with a
Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...
in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other. He pondered that if he were to die in the plane, these would be the last objects with him, and he would be caught between the spiritual and the material worlds. The album leans towards the spiritual path and is an indication of the direction his life would follow. The single "Ready" reached number 20 in Canada.


Track listing

All tracks composed by Cat Stevens ;Side one # "Music" – 4:21 # "
Oh Very Young "Oh Very Young" is a song composed by Cat Stevens. It was released on his 1974 album ''Buddha and the Chocolate Box'', as well as several later "Best of..." and "Greatest Hits" albums. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ...
" – 2:36 # "Sun / C79" – 4:35 # "Ghost Town" – 3:10 # "Jesus" – 2:14 ;Side two #
  • "Ready" – 3:18 # "King of Trees" – 5:07 # "A Bad Penny" – 3:21 # "Home in the Sky" – 3:38


    Personnel

    * Cat Stevens – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, production, design, concept, illustrations * Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, vocals *
    Bruce Lynch Bruce Lynch (born 1 June 1948, in New Zealand) is an electric and acoustic bassist, producer and arranger. Music career Arriving in the UK in the mid-1970s, Lynch became a commercially successful session musician, touring extensively with C ...
    – bass guitar *
    Jean Roussel Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a Musician, Composer, Record Producer, Arranger, Educator and 'Music and Life Coach'. He is best known for keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly with Cat Stev ...
    – strings, arrangements, keyboards, string arrangements *
    Gerry Conway Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" ("Bullpen Bulletins") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, screenwriter, t ...
    – drums, vocals, percussion


    Additional personnel

    * Jimmy Ryan – guitar * Mark Warner – guitar * Roland Harker – banjo * Joanne – vocals, choir * Judy – vocals, choir * Sunny – vocals, choir * Ruby – vocals * Barry – vocals * Joy – vocals * Brigette – vocals, choir * Suzanne – vocals, solo * Jacqui – vocals, choir * Clifford – vocals, choir * Danny – vocals *
    Rick Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
    – vocals * Jimmy – vocals, choir, chorus * Larry – vocals *
    Del Newman Derrick Martin "Del" Newman (5 October 1930 – 10 August 2020) was a British conductor, orchestral arranger and music producer. His orchestral arrangements appeared on songs by many rock and pop artists from the 1960s to the 1990s, including Ca ...
    – strings, arrangements, string arrangements * Suzanne Cox – vocals


    Production

    *
    Paul Samwell-Smith Paul Granville Samwell-Smith (born Paul Smith, 8 May 1943, in Richmond, Surrey, England) is an English musician and record producer. He was a founding member and the bassist of the 1960s English rock band the Yardbirds, which launched leading g ...
    – producer * John Wood – engineer * Victor Gamm – engineer, mixing * Alan Harris – mixing *
    Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography Ted ...
    – mastering * Robin Black – mixing * Roger Quested – mixing * Beth Stempel – reissue co-ordination * Bill Levenson – reissue supervisor * Vartan – art direction * Roland Young – design, concept * Mathieu Bitton – package design, reissue package design


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