Product Description

Definitive 'best of' collection from 70s folk-rock hero primarily known for his songs recorded by others, namely 'Wild World' and 'The First Cut Is The Deepest'. This album contains his own recordings of both these and other well-loved tracks such as 'Lady D'Arbanville', 'Father And Son' and 'The Old School Yard'.

Track Listing

1. Moonshadow
2. Father And Son
3. Morning Has Broken
4. Wild World
5. The First Cut Is The Deepest
6. Lady D'Arbanville
7. Oh Very Young
8. Matthew & Son - Cat Stevens, Alan Tew, Orchestra
9. Sitting
10. Hard Headed Woman
11. I Love My Dog - Cat Stevens, Alan Tew, Orchestra
12. Rubylove
13. Don't Be Shy
14. Can't Keep It In
15. Here Comes My Baby - Cat Stevens, Alan Tew, Orchestra
16. Into White
17. (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard
18. Where Do The Children Play?
19. How Can I Tell You
20. Another Saturday Night
21. Sad Lisa
22. Just Another Night
23. Peace Train
24. If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #362 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 77 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
This set surveys all of Stevens's stages, from the orchestrated late-1960s sides through his early-'70s peak to his more eclectic late-1970s experiments. Following the progression makes for an interesting endeavor as Stevens learns to harness his ambitious ideas with arrangements that don't obscure his rhapsodic messages. Few artists of his generation were more gifted when it came to plucking timeless melodies out of thin air, and his sumptuous voice was always able to movingly convey his bittersweet lyrics. As a career overview this set achieves its goal, hitting all of the chart successes along the way and basically defining his role as a sensitive '70s singer-songwriter, but some fans may opt for the classic early-'70s studio records, which find Stevens at his most consistently touching. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews

bargain nostalgia
Classic and timeless stuff, a collection of all the good old songs. The technical quality is higher than you would expect in view of the vintage of some of these recordings, so the transfer has ben really well done. For 6 quid, you can't go wrong.

Puurfect
This is an amazing album; the best of one of the finest singers of the last forty years; from the first song to the last is pure enjoyment; it is a shame that he does not make more music; any one who likes relaxing album will love this one.

One of the Best
Wonderful songs, wonderful singer! Timeless quality!
A beautiful compilation of Cat's greatest songs.
If you like this man's music you won't be disappointed.
Must be one of the most memorable singers of the 20th Century for the lyrics and melody of his music.