Izitso
Released: May 1977
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Released: May 1977
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Cat Stevens bounced back from the lackluster Numbers with an album of pop/rock songs that brought his usual rhythmic folk-rock into contemporary style with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, a...
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Matthew & Son
Released: 1967
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Released: 1967
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Cat Stevens' Matthew & Son was among the handful of releases that introduced Decca Records' "offbeat"-oriented (but ultimately largely psychedelic/progressive) Deram label in England. Actually,...
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New Masters
Released: 1967
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Released: 1967
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New Masters is as uneven musically as its predecessor, Matthew & Son, was bold. Recorded after Cat Stevens had enjoyed a trio of hit singles of his own, and a pair of hits ("Here Comes My Baby,"...
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Tea for the Tillerman
Released: November 1970
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Released: November 1970
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Mona Bone Jakon only began Cat Stevens' comeback. Seven months later, he returned with Tea for the Tillerman, an album in the same chamber-group style, employing the same musicians and producer,...
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Catch Bull at Four
Released: October 1972
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Released: October 1972
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Catch Bull at Four began with a statement of purpose, "Sitting," in which Cat Stevens tried to talk himself into believing that he hadn't stalled, beginning to worry that he might be falling behind...
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Buddha and the Chocolate Box
Released: April 1974
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Released: April 1974
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While Foreigner was Cat Stevens' fifth consecutive gold album and his fourth straight Top Ten hit, it actually marked a small drop commercially and encountered critical resistance for the lengthy...
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Greatest Hits
Released: June 1975
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Released: June 1975
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Like many of his peers, Cat Stevens made records that were identified by strong, memorable hit singles, but make no mistake: he made albums that were cohesive works onto themselves. For that...
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