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Cat Stevens (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21st July 1948, and now named Yusuf Islam) is best known for his work as a popular British singer-songwriter, although born and raised by a Cypriot father and a Swedish mother. At the outset of his musical career, Georgiou adopted the stage name “Cat Stevens”, under which name he sold forty million albums, mostly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Stevens became a convert to Islam in 1978 after a near-death experience. He adopted the name Yusuf Islam and became an outspoken advocate for the religion. Following his conversion, Yusuf abandoned his previous career as a pop star, with which he had always been uncomfortable. Song and the use of musical instruments is an area of debate in Islamic jurisprudence (law) and is the primary factor Cat Stevens retreated from the pop spotlight. At one point he wrote to the record companies asking that his music no longer be distributed, but his request was denied.
He released a series of low-profile spoken word albums throughout the next few decades, but only truly returned to the pop arena in 2005 with the new song “Indian Ocean”, as well as a number of notable benefit performances. In November 2006, he released his first pop album in 28 years, entitled “An Other Cup”, filled with music quite reminscent of his 1970s sounds, though with a more obvious spirituality.
Stevens became a convert to Islam in 1978 after a near-death experience. He adopted the name Yusuf Islam and became an outspoken advocate for the religion. Following his conversion, Yusuf abandoned his previous career as a pop star, with which he had always been uncomfortable. Song and the use of musical instruments is an area of debate in Islamic jurisprudence (law) and is the primary factor Cat Stevens retreated from the pop spotlight. At one point he wrote to the record companies asking that his music no longer be distributed, but his request was denied.
He released a series of low-profile spoken word albums throughout the next few decades, but only truly returned to the pop arena in 2005 with the new song “Indian Ocean”, as well as a number of notable benefit performances. In November 2006, he released his first pop album in 28 years, entitled “An Other Cup”, filled with music quite reminscent of his 1970s sounds, though with a more obvious spirituality.
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Tea For The Tillerman
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The Very Best Of Cat Stevens
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Teaser and the Firecat
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Greatest Hits
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Father And Son
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Morning Has Broken
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Peace Train
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Moonshadow
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The Wind
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Hard Headed Woman
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If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out
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The First Cut Is The Deepest
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Oh Very Young
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Lady D'Arbanville
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Sad Lisa
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Here Comes My Baby
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Where Do The Children Play?
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Can't Keep It In
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Shoutbox
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takusamadotcom wrote:
The year of the cat is sooooo sweet and charm!
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mattshoes wrote:
Umm... Numbers is amazing! Have another listen cos Novim's Nightmare, Majik Of Majiks, Drywood, and Jzero are among Cat's best! Yeah a few songs are not quite there... but even a miss from Cat is worth the listen! I still don't know what the hell Banapple Gas was though...LOL! Though it must be healthy....
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isukkinen wrote:
Numbers is underrated. Contains many good songs, only a couple mediocre ones.
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glassbottle wrote:
All his 70's albums besides Numbers and Izitso are flawless. I don't think Matthew & Son and New Masters are even close to as good as his other stuff.
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shadowstabber wrote:
i don't have a favorite song by cat. they're all fantastic.
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Jessmo-berry wrote:
What a lovely voice.
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sandianur wrote:
where is my morning has broken
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damnruckus wrote:
matthew and son <3
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crete956 wrote:
It seems I'm always On the Road to Find Out, and usually I hit a dead end, but this song keeps me going....
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lolzunicorn wrote:
<3
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lindsey_fru wrote:
i think it's safe to say that lilywhite is one of the greatest songs ever. especially as an album closer.
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dardar227 wrote:
Genius and a very good man!
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morazen wrote:
trouble is best fucking song of cat [2]
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Dendo69 wrote:
"Trouble" is such a fantastic song!
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RkiD3 wrote:
I am old but i am happy <3
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abimaael wrote:
QQISOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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JDC1988 wrote:
This dude is the shit. I don't care what anyone says.
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lindsey_fru wrote:
he's gorgeous.
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Kyra_Jacobs wrote:
love your music thank you for blessing me:)
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marg-g wrote:
Morning Has Broken & Father and Son <3
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Yusuf Honoured At The German Sustainability Awards
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/catstevens
On November 6th Yusuf will be accepting the Special Achievement trophy at the German Sustainability Awards.The awards, established in 2008, recognise individuals and organisations that promote the pri. …
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