Gold is a two-CD compilation of classic singles and album tracks by British singer-songwriter, Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam. It is part of Universal Music's series of double-disc anthologies derived from their extensive back catalog. The track list starts with Stevens' early British hit "Matthew & Son" and ends with a new recording by Islam, "Indian Ocean", recorded and first released as a digital download on the iTunes Music Store to benefit 2004 Asian tsunami relief efforts.
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Released | 15 November 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1966—2005 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, folk rock, baroque pop | |||
Length | 2:05:20 | |||
Label | Island (UK/Europe) A&M (US/Canada) | |||
Producer | Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam), Mike Hurst, Paul Samwell-Smith, David Kershenbaum, Martin Terefe | |||
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One review of the compilation suggests that the anthology "manages to cram into two discs what 2001's On the Road to Find Out box set tried to accomplish over four."[1]. Like the box set five years earlier, Islam actively participated in the compilation of the anthology. Given both the extensive track listing and the presence of a new Stevens recording (the first on which he has played guitar since he stopped recording under his stage name), this compilation apparently makes previous non-box set compilations of Stevens' work redundant and incomplete.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Track listing edit
All songs written by Cat Stevens except where noted. "Indian Ocean" is credited under Stevens' current legal name, Yusuf Islam.
Disc one edit
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Matthew & Son" | Matthew & Son (1967) | 2:46 |
2. | "Here Comes My Baby" | Matthew & Son (1967) | 2:55 |
3. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | New Masters (1967) | 3:02 |
4. | "Lady D'Arbanville" | Mona Bone Jakon (1970) | 3:43 |
5. | "Trouble" | Mona Bone Jakon (1970) | 2:47 |
6. | "Where Do the Children Play?" | Tea for the Tillerman (1970) | 3:53 |
7. | "Hard Headed Woman" | Tea for the Tillerman (1970) | 3:49 |
8. | "Wild World" | Tea for the Tillerman (1970) | 3:20 |
9. | "Sad Lisa" | Tea for the Tillerman (1970) | 3:43 |
10. | "Father and Son" | Tea for the Tillerman (1970) | 3:41 |
11. | "Don't Be Shy" | Harold and Maude (1971) | 2:52 |
12. | "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" | Harold and Maude (1971) | 2:46 |
13. | "The Wind" | Teaser and the Firecat (1971) | 1:42 |
14. | "Moonshadow" | Teaser and the Firecat (1971) | 2:50 |
15. | "Morning Has Broken" (Lyrics: Eleanor Farjeon/ Music: trad. arr. Stevens) | Teaser and the Firecat (1971) | 3:19 |
16. | "Bitterblue" | Teaser and the Firecat (1971) | 3:12 |
17. | "Peace Train" | Teaser and the Firecat (1971) | 4:11 |
Disc two edit
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Sitting" | Catch Bull at Four (1972) | 3:13 |
2. | "Silent Sunlight" | Catch Bull at Four (1972) | 3:02 |
3. | "Angelsea" | Catch Bull at Four (1972) | 4:29 |
4. | "Can't Keep It In" | Catch Bull at Four (1972) | 3:00 |
5. | "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" | Catch Bull at Four (1972) | 4:19 |
6. | "The Hurt" | Foreigner (1973) | 4:19 |
7. | "Foreigner Suite" | Foreigner (1973) | 18:17 |
8. | "Oh Very Young" | Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974) | 2:37 |
9. | "King of Trees" | Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974) | 5:08 |
10. | "Another Saturday Night" (Sam Cooke) | Greatest Hits (1975) | 2:31 |
11. | "Drywood" | Numbers (1975) | 4:56 |
12. | "(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard" | Izitso (1977) | 2:45 |
13. | "(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star" | Izitso (1977) | 3:02 |
14. | "Last Love Song" | Back to Earth (1978) | 3:25 |
15. | "Indian Ocean" | New recording | 6:00 |
References edit
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Cat Stevens – Gold". AllMusic.