Box Set - 1965 - 1979

~ Release by Cat Stevens (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: The City
▶CD 2: The Search
▶CD 3: The Hurt
▼CD 4: The Last
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1Whistlestar
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1975-10)
recording of:
Whistlestar (in 1975-10)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V. and Cat Music Ltd.
43:47
2Novim’s Nightmare
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1975-10)
recording of:
Novim’s Nightmare (in 1975-10)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V.
2.53:53
3Majik of Majiks
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1975-10)
recording of:
Majik of Majiks (in 1975-10)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V.
3.54:32
4Banapple Gas
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1975-10)
recording of:
Banapple Gas (in 1975-10)
writer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V.
43:11
5Blue Monday
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
mixer:
Barry Hammond (in 1997-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
mixed at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997-10)
cover recording of:
Blue Monday (in 1975-11)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Chappell Music Ltd.
2:23
6Doves
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1977)
recording of:
Doves (in 1975-11)
writer:
Jean‐Alain Roussel and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd.
2:20
7Hard Headed Woman
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
mixer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
recorded at:
College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1976-02-22)
mixed at:
Sensible Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2000-12)
live recording of:
Hard Headed Woman (on 1976-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
4:14
8Tuesday’s Dead (live)
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
mixer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
recorded at:
College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1976-02-22)
mixed at:
Sensible Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2000-12)
live recording of:
Tuesday’s Dead (on 1976-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
4:15
9Ruins (live)
producer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
mixer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
recorded at:
College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1976-02-22)
mixed at:
Sensible Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2000-12)
live recording of:
Ruins (on 1976-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Cat Music Ltd.
3:44
10(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard
producer:
David Kershenbaum and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
Moog [Polymoog], celesta, percussion and piano:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
organ:
Jean Roussel
choir vocals [chorus]:
Suzanne Lynch
vocals:
Elkie Brooks
strings arranger:
Jean Roussel and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1977) and Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada and Sound 80 Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
music videos:
(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard (promo) by Cat Stevens
recording of:
(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V.
3.852:45
11Life
producer:
David Kershenbaum and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
additional drums (drum set):
Barry Morgan (English drummer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set):
Bill Berg
electric piano, electronic organ [Yamaha E5AR organ], glockenspiel and synthesizer [ARP flutes]:
Jean Roussel
Moog [Polymoog], bouzouki, classical guitar, guitar [Ovation guitar], harpsichord [Baldwin electric harpischord], percussion and synthesizer [Yamaha GX1]:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
vocals:
Suzanne Lynch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1977) and Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1977)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sound 80 Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Life
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V.
44:55
12(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
producer:
David Kershenbaum and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set):
Bill Berg
electric guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
steel guitar:
Weldon Myrick
synthesizer [string synthesizer] and vibraphone:
Jean Roussel
Wurlitzer electric piano, grand piano and harpsichord [electric harpischord]:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1977) and Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Sound 80 Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
(I Never Wanted) to Be a Star
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V., Cat Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
3.53:05
13Child for a Day
producer:
David Kershenbaum and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
cover recording of:
Child for a Day
writer:
David Gordon (UK composer) and Paul Travis
publisher:
Apocalypse Music Ltd. and Rondor Music
4:25
14Just Another Night
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
bass:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set):
Gerry Conway
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
piano:
Jean Roussel
steel guitar:
Brian Cole (bass guitar player, founding member of The Association)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada and Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Just Another Night
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V.
4.353:49
15Daytime
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
harp:
John Marson
choir vocals [vocal choir]:
Paul Samwell-Smith and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
orchestrator:
Derek Wadsworth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Daytime
lyricist:
Alun Davies and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
43:59
16Last Love Song
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada and Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Last Love Song
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V. and Salafa Ltd.
3:30
17Never
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Never
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Ashtar Music B.V. and Salafa Ltd.
3:04
18Father and Son (live)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Wembly Arena in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-11-22)
live recording of:
Father and Son (Cat Stevens) (on 1979-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
3:38
19God Is the Light
producer:
Farihin Abd Fattah and Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
performer:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) and Raihan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mountain of Light (in 1997)
recorded at:
Mountain of Light Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Utusan Audio in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
recording of:
God Is the Light
writer:
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
3:37

Credits

Release

art direction:Vartan (art direction)
additional photography:Bill Brandt (photographer)
Emil Dacanay
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
Gered Mankowitz
Michael Putland
photography:Maymanah Islam
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
liner notes:Bill DeYoung
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
producer:Bill Levenson (Producer, primarily for compilations and reissues)
mastering:Suha Gur
Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
additional illustration:Emil Dacanay
illustration:Aminah Islam
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
design:Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
Wherefore Art? (Graphic Art)
manufactured by:A&M Records
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 2001)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Universal Mastering Studios East in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
ASIN:CA: B00005QXY9 [info]