Tea for the Tillerman is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, released in November 1970.
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau found the music monotonous and lacking the “dry delicacy” Stevens exhibited on Mona Bone Jakon (1970). Rolling Stone magazine’s Ben Gerson said that Stevens’ songs effortlessly resonate beyond their artfully simple lyrics and hooks, despite his occasional overuse of dynamics “for dramatic effect.”
In a retrospective five-star review, AllMusic’s William Ruhlmann praised Stevens’ themes of spirituality and transcendence, and felt that he had continued to show his ability as a pop melodicist: “As a result, Tea for the Tillerman became a big seller and, for the second time in four years, its creator became a pop star.” On November 18, 2003, Rolling Stone included this album in its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list at number 206, number 208 in a 2012 revised list, and currently at number 205 on its latest list published in 2020. In 2006, the album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2007, the album was included in the list of “The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time”, released by The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was voted number 342 in Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums.
1. “Where Do the Children Play?” (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan Studios) 3:52
2. “Hard Headed Woman” (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan) 3:47
3. “Wild World” (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan) 3:20
4. “Sad Lisa” (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan) 3:45
5. “Miles from Nowhere” (Recorded June 1970 at Olympic Studios) 3:37
1. “But I Might Die Tonight” (Recorded May 1970 at Island Studios) 1:53
2. “Longer Boats” (Recorded June 1970 at Olympic) 3:12
3. “Into White” (Recorded June 1970 at Olympic) 3:24
4. “On the Road to Find Out” (Recorded May 1970 at Island) 5:08
5. “Father and Son” (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan) 3:41
6. “Tea for the Tillerman” (Recorded May 1970 at Island) 1:01
1. “Wild World” (Demo) 3:14
2. “Longer Boats” (Recorded: 1 May 1971 at Troubadour Club, Los Angeles) 2:51
3. “Into White” (Recorded: 1 May 1971 at Troubadour Club, Los Angeles) 3:37
4. “Miles from Nowhere” (Demo) 3:14
5. “Hard Headed Woman” (Recorded: 22 July 1974 at Sunplaza Hall, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) 3:57
6. “Where Do the Children Play?” (Recorded: 22 February 1976 at William & Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia) 3:20
7. “Sad Lisa” (Recorded: 22 February 1976 at William & Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia) 3:13
8. “On the Road to Find Out” (Recorded: 8 June 1971 at KCET PBS TV Full Circle, Los Angeles) 4:57
9. “Father and Son” (Yusuf’s Café Sessions) 4:25
10. “Wild World” (Yusuf’s Café Sessions) 3:03
11. “Tea for the Tillerman” (Recorded: 27 November 1971 at BBC 2 TV Broadcast, London, England) 0:50
Cat Stevens – classical guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Harvey Burns – drums, congas, tambourine
John Ryan – double bass
Del Newman – string arrangements
Jack Rothstein (as John Rostein) – solo violin
On May 28, 2020, Yusuf announced his new album, Tea for the Tillerman2, which was released on September 18, 2020. Tea for the Tillerman2 is a reimagining of “the same eleven songs for a new age with dramatic results”, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tea for the Tillerman.
Tea for the Tillerman 2 (stylized as Tea for the Tillerman²) is the sixteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens, released on September 18, 2020. It is a re-imagining of his hit 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.
1. “Where Do the Children Play?” 4:09
2. “Hard Headed Woman” 3:32
3. “Wild World” 3:47
4. “Sad Lisa” 3:58
5. “Miles from Nowhere” 4:02
1. “But I Might Die Tonight” 3:13
2. “Longer Boats” 2:30
3. “Into White” 3:43
4. “On the Road to Find Out” 5:48
5. “Father and Son” 3:50
6. “Tea for the Tillerman” 1:00
Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord, lead vocals
Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jim Cregan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
Eric Appapoulay – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, backing vocals, string arrangements
Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements
Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
Brother Ali – rap
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Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; July 21, 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, and later Yusuf, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, in his later career, Islamic music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
Tonight two Cat Stevens LPs. 
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