Steven Demetre Georgiou (Name used from July 21, 1948 until July 04, 1978) / Yusuf Islam (Name used from July 04, 1978 until present) – Cat Stevens – is a British singer-songwriter born in London on July 21, 1948. His musical career was interrupted in 1969 when he contracted tuberculosis. He converted to Islam in 1977, adopting the name Yusuf Islam the following year. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014.
This is a re-working of his 1970 album, released under his Islamic name Yusuf and his former performing name, Cat Stevens. It contains contributions from the following musicians:
- Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord, lead vocals
- Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals on “Father and Son”
- Jim Cregan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Appapoulay– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
- Martin Allcock – bass on (3), piano (3)
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, backing vocals, string arrangements
- Andreas Andersson – clarinet on “Wild World”
- Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
- John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements on (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
- Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
- Brother Ali – rap on “Longer Boats”
- Voxaphonic – backing vocals on (1, 3, 10)
Tracklisting:
| Where Do The Children Play? | 3:50 |
| Hard Headed Woman | 3:46 |
| Wild World | 3:18 |
| Sad Lisa | 3:40 |
| Miles From Nowhere | 3:32 |
| But I Might Die Tonight | 1:50 |
| Longer Boats | 3:10 |
| Into White | 3:24 |
| On The Road To Find Out | 5:07 |
| Father And Son | 3:37 |
| Tea For The Tillerman | 1:01 |
