''Roadsinger'' is the thirteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Yusuf Islam and as

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 ...

). ''Roadsinger'' is Yusuf's second mainstream release since his return to music. The album made its debut on the US ''Billboard'' 200 at position No. 41 and on the

UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...

at No. 10.

History

The album was released by

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in the UK. It was released in the US by reissue label

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and is catalogued under

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. Hip-O Records also reissues

' A&M releases from the 1970s, hence Roadsinger is an addition to his A&M catalogue. "Everytime I Dream" was inspired by the media criticism of Yusuf Islam following his alleged support for the

fatwa A fatwā ( ; ar, فتوى; plural ''fatāwā'' ) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (''sharia'') given by a qualified '' Faqih'' (Islamic jurist) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. A jurist i ...

issued by

Ayatollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...

Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Wes ...

, the author of ''

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''.Everytime I Dream Songfacts
/ref> Alun Davies, Yusuf's long-time musical associate, does not feature on the album.

Cover art

On the album cover, the singer is credited as "Yusuf" with a promotional sticker identifying him also as "Cat Stevens".

Track listing

All songs are written by Yusuf. #"Welcome Home" – 4:23 #"Thinking 'Bout You" – 2:31 #"Everytime I Dream" – 3:09 #"The Rain" – 3:26 #"World O' Darkness" – 2:23 #"Be What You Must" – 3:25 #"This Glass World" – 2:02 #"Roadsinger" – 4:09 #"All Kinds of Roses" – 2:38 #"Dream On (Until...)" – 1:56 #"Shamsia" – 1:29 #"

Boots and Sand "Boots and Sand" is a song written and recorded by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). It appears as a iTunes bonus track on his album '' Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night)'' which was released on 5 May 2009. The song was also rele ...

" (iTunes bonus track, featuring

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and

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

) #"Peace Train Blues" (iTunes bonus track)

Charts

References

External links

Official preview site
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