Buddha and the Chocolate Box is the eighth studio album by Cat Stevens, released in February 1974. The single "Ready" charted on 30 November 1974[4] and reached number 20 in Canada.[8]
Buddha and the Chocolate Box | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 March 1974[1] | |||
Recorded | February 1974 | |||
Studio | Sound Techniques Studios, London, England. Mixed at Sound Techniques, AIR Studios, and Morgan Studios, London.[2] | |||
Genre | Soft rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 32:16 | |||
Label | Island (UK/Europe) A&M (US/Canada) | |||
Producer | Cat Stevens Paul Samwell-Smith | |||
Cat Stevens chronology | ||||
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Singles from Buddha and the Chocolate Box | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C−[6] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[7] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Cat Stevens
- Side One
- "Music" – 4:21
- "Oh Very Young" – 2:36
- "Sun / C79" – 4:35
- "Ghost Town" – 3:10
- "Jesus" – 2:14
- Side Two
- "Ready" – 3:18
- "King of Trees" – 5:07
- "A Bad Penny" – 3:21
- "Home in the Sky" – 3:38
Personnel
edit- Cat Stevens – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, production, design, concept, illustrations
- Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Bruce Lynch – bass guitar
- Jean Roussel – keyboards and string arrangements
- Gerry Conway – drums, vocals, percussion
Additional personnel
edit- Jimmy Ryan – guitar
- Mark Warner – guitar
- Roland Harker – banjo
- Joanne – vocals, choir
- Judy – vocals, choir
- Sunny – vocals, choir
- Ruby – vocals
- Barry – vocals
- Joy – vocals
- Brigette – vocals, choir
- Suzanne – vocals, solo
- Jacqui – vocals, choir
- Clifford – vocals, choir
- Danny – vocals
- Rick McCollum – vocals
- Jimmy – vocals, choir, chorus
- Larry – vocals
- Del Newman – string arrangements
- Suzanne Cox – vocals
Production
edit- Paul Samwell-Smith – producer
- John Wood – engineer
- Victor Gamm – engineer, mixing
- Alan Harris – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Robin Black – mixing
- Roger Quested – mixing
- Beth Stempel – reissue co-ordination
- Bill Levenson – reissue supervisor
- Vartan – art direction
- Roland Young – design, concept
- Mathieu Bitton – package design, reissue package design
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
Certificationsedit
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References
edit- ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box (2009, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Oh Very Young". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Ready". 45cat.com. August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Buddha and the Chocolate Box at Allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Buddha and the Chocolate Box". Rolling Stone. 23 May 1974.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – February 8, 1975" (PDF).
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Retrieved 26 June 2013. See also: Kent Music Report.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5027". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Cat STEVENS". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 246. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Cat Stevens". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012. Note: user must select 'Cat STEVENS' from drop-down
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Buddah & the chocolate box".
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Cat Stevens | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Cat Stevens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1972 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1974". billboard.biz. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "British album certifications – Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Cat Stevens – the Chocolate Box". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 June 2019.