#Cat stevens full
His year-long recuperation in hospital altered his perspective on life, focused his mind on what he really wanted to do, and when he re-emerged he was a changed, and bearded, man with a bag full of new songs. At the end of 1968 it all caught up with him and he contracted tuberculosis and suffered a collapsed lung. A UK tour that could only have happened in the 1960s with the Walker Brothers, Englebert Humperdinck and Jimi Hendrix followed but Stevens was fast becoming disillusioned with the orchestrated pop that his record label wanted him to make as well as physically drained by the endless gigging and general 1960s-style indulgence. 4 single with his ‘Here Comes My Baby’ and P P Arnold (and much later Rod Stewart) had a hit with ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’. As well as his own success he was also writing material for other peoples’ hits. 7 in the LP chart, and the same month another single, ‘I’m Gonna Get Me A Gun’, came out and was a No. An album of the same name followed in March and made it to No. Pirate radio play had pushed his debut single into the Top 30 and paved the way nicely for his follow-up, ‘Matthew And Son’, released in December 1966, which was a sudden and welcome smash hit at No. Alongside David Bowie and The Moody Blues, Steven, who would from now on be known as Cat Stevens, was signed up. The result, ‘I Love My Dog’/’Portobello Road’ came to the attention of Tony Hall at Decca who was then assembling a roster of artists to launch his new Deram label. While studying at Hammersmith Art College he was auditioned by Mike Hurst, formerly of The Springfields, who was impressed enough to make a single with Steven. His father bought him a guitar when he was 15 and he started writing songs straight away.
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Arnold.īorn in London in July 1947, the son of a Greek father and Swedish mother, Steven Demetre Georgiou was brought up amidst the neon bustle of the West End and exposed to music from a variety of sources. Surprisingly, his second album New Masters did not chart but the opening song of side two is the beautiful ‘The First Cut Is the Deepest’ that has been covered by a diverse range of artists, from Rod Stewart to Sheryl Crow and definitively by P.P. I will reply and fix as soon as possible.In all, he had five UK top ten albums including his debut, Matthew And Son, Foreigner and Buddha And The Chocolate Box. If you encounter broken links or other problem about this publication, please let me know and write your comment below. (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard – 02:45ġ3. 18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare) – 04:19ġ2.
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If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out – 02:45Ġ5. Originally released as a digital download, the emotional and surprisingly rousing “Indian Ocean” was recorded for Stevens’ Small Kindness charity to benefit children from the Aceh region who were affected by the December 2004 tsunami. All of the key tracks - digitally remastered from the original two-track masters - are here (“Wild World,” “The Wind,” “Another Saturday Night,” “Moonshadow,” “Where Do the Children Play?”) as well as deeper cuts like “18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)” and all 18 minutes of “Foreigner Suite.” Also included is Stevens’ most recent composition. While not as informative or “rarities”-heavy, Gold tells the artist’s story with utter succinctness, from earnest, post-counterculture semi-hedonist to Islamic recluse. Label: A&M / Universal | USA | Cat#: B0005420-02 | Genre: Pop RockĪ&M’s 32-track retrospective of eccentric singer/songwriter Cat Stevens manages to cram into two discs what 2001’s On the Road to Find Out box set tried to accomplish over four. EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included