Teaser & The Firecat (CD)

Cat Stevens's debut single found its way to the U.K. charts while he was still in his teens. He became an international star with 1970's TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN, which showed an evolution in his style. With his distinctive voice, memorable melodies, and sensitive, socially conscious lyrics, Stevens typified the singer-songwriter aesthetic of the early '70s. His records from that period were incredibly successful, familiar to anyone growing up at the time. Over the years, his music grew a little less accessible, and by the end of the '70s he had converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusuf Islam, and retired from pop music. A 2006 comeback album, recorded under his new name, was a lovely return to form.

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• Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Label: A&M Records (USA)
• UPC: 731454688529
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105803880
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #5442 in (See Top 100 Bestsellers)
• #1616 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #109 in Singer/Songwriter (See Top 100 Singer/Songwriter Bestsellers)

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The third album Cat Stevens put out in a 15-month burst that began in the summer of 1970 with Mona Bone Jakon, Teaser and the Firecat is where the enigmatic folk-pop idol crested commercially, if not artistically. Its immediate predecessor, Tea for the Tillerman, possesses an air of mystery and unforced whimsy that proved impossible for Stevens to replicate. That said, the singer-songwriter had it in him to pull together a captivating collection that boasted two of the biggest hits of his meteoric, if self-inhibited, career--"Peace Train" and the sublime hymn "Morning Has Broken." "The Wind," "If I Laugh," and "Moonshadow" are every bit as tuneful and appealing as the hits, while "Rubylove," "How Can I Tell You," and "Bitterblue" would be standouts on Stevens''s less accomplished later albums. In fact, only the bellicose social statements "Changes IV" and "Tuesday''s Dead" ring hollow. --Steven Stolder

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