"Oh Very Young" is a song composed 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 ...

. It was released on his 1974 album ''

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'', as well as several later "Best of..." and "Greatest Hits" albums. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two

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Background

On his website djallyn.org, DJ Ally posted the following about "Oh Very Young" on April 30, 2009:

Chart performance

Cover versions

* Suzanne Lynch worked as a session musician until she became a regular part of Cat Stevens' vocal group and appeared on several of his albums. The first song Lynch did for Stevens was "Oh Very Young" in which she sang the solo line and the haunting background melody. *Jonathan Rayson also covered the song on his 2006 album "Shiny and New".

References

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