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''. The album was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens &

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. Its title is a reference to one of Cat Stevens' earlier hits, "The Laughing Apple" that was included in his 1967 album ''

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''. It would be the first album with his former name (Cat Stevens) included on an album since his '' Back to Earth'' album, released in 1978. It was nominated for the

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Background

On 21 July 2017, Yusuf /

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 ...

announced the forthcoming release on 15 September 2017 of his new studio album ''The Laughing Apple''.

Track listing

Source:

Charts

References

External links

Official site
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