Year of the Cat

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Year Of The Cat, of the album Year of the Cat, opens with a quietly-played piano piece - and builds into a stunning and beautiful song, with lyrics that are hard to fathom, yet somehow gel together perfectly. Obviously they mean something to the author, Al Stewart, though much has been said on what exactly. Halfway through is a superb acoustic guitar solo which leads into a electric lead guitar piece, which itself is followed by a saxophone. That really says it all about the production. This wonderful and relaxing song is, in some opinions, the best ever written! That's a… read more
Year Of The Cat, of the album Year of the Cat, opens with a quietly-played piano piece - and builds into a stunning and beautiful song, with lyrics … read more
Year Of The Cat, of the album Year of the Cat, opens with a quietly-played piano piece - and builds into a stunning and beautiful song, with lyrics that are hard to fathom, yet somehow … read more

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Al Stewart (born in Glasgow, Scotland on 5 September 1945) is a British songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1976 single Year of the Cat and its 1978 follow-up Time Passages (both produced by Alan Parsons). Stewart's inspiration for his songs primarily comes from the past; indeed, he is credited with creating his own genre, "historical folk rock". At one time in his life, Stewart took guitar lessons from King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. Stewart grew up in the coastal resort town of Bournemouth, Dorset. According to Songfacts, in days of youthful foll… read more
Al Stewart (born in Glasgow, Scotland on 5 September 1945) is a British songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1976 single Year of the Cat and its 1978 follow-up Time Passages (b… read more
Al Stewart (born in Glasgow, Scotland on 5 September 1945) is a British songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1976 single Year of the Cat and its 1978 follow-up Time Passages (both produced by Alan Parsons). Stewart's … read more

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