The Very Best of Cat Stevens

~ Release by Cat Stevens (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
# Title Rating Length
A1 Where Do the Children Play?
4 3:53
A2 Wild World
4.1 3:20
A3 Tuesday's Dead
3.5 3:37
A4 Lady d'Arbanville
3 3:43
A5 The First Cut Is the Deepest
3.65 3:01
A6 Oh Very Young
3.2 2:35
A7 Rubylove
3.5 2:36
A8 Morning Has Broken
4.15 3:20
A9 Moonshadow
4.3 2:50
B1 Matthew & Son
3.5 2:42
B2 Father and Son
4.45 3:41
B3 Can't Keep It In
3 3:00
B4 Hard Headed Woman
3 3:49
B5 (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
3 2:44
B6 I Love My Dog
3 2:19
B7 Another Saturday Night
4.4 2:30
B8 Sad Lisa
4 3:42
B9 Peace Train
4 4:04

Credits

12" Vinyl 1

acoustic guitar:
Alun Davies (track B3)
bouzouki:
Angelos Hatzipavli (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
Andreas Toumazis (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
strings:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) (tracks A1–A2, B2, B4, B8)
Jean-Alain Roussel (track B5)
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (track B5)
drums:
Harvey Burns (tracks A1–A3, A7–A9, B2, B4, B8–B9)
Gerry Conway (tracks A3, A7–A9, B3, B9)
Andy Newmark (track B5)
organ:
Jean-Alain Roussel (track B5)
guitar:
Alun Davies (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (tracks A1–A3, A7–A9, B2, B4, B8–B9)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (tracks A1–A2, B2, B4, B8)
bass:
Alan James (bassist) (track B3)
Bruce Lynch (track B5)
John Ryan (producer) (tracks A1–A2, B2, B4, B8)
Larry Steele (British bassist, percussionist, guitarist & vocalist) (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
electric guitar and organ [Diamond organ]:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (track B3)
keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (tracks A1–A3, A7–A9, B2, B4, B8–B9)
celesta, Moog, percussion and piano:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (track B5)
piano:
Jean-Alain Roussel (track B3)
congas:
Larry Steele (British bassist, percussionist, guitarist & vocalist) (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
arranger:
Anders Neglin (track A8)
composer:
[traditional] (Special Purpose Artist) (track A8)
Sam Cooke (track B7)
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (tracks A1–A7, A9–B6, B8–B9)
lead vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
lyricist:
Sam Cooke (track B7)
Eleanor Farjeon (track A8)
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (tracks A1–A7, A9–B6, B8–B9)
producer:
Mike Hurst (musician and record producer from London, England) (tracks A5, B1, B6)
David Kershenbaum (track B5)
Paul Samwell-Smith (tracks A1–A3, A6–A9, B2–B4, B8–B9)
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (tracks A6, B5, B7)
recording engineer:
Vic Smith (tracks B1, B6)
solo violin:
John Rostein (tracks A1–A2, B2, B4, B8)
vocals:
Elkie Brooks (track B5)
Suzanne Donaldson-Lynch (track B5)
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (tracks A1–A2, B2, B4, B8)
phonographic copyright by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (1970) (tracks A1–A3, A7–A9, B2, B4, B8–B9)
Island Records (not for release label use, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (1972) (track B3)
Island Records (not for release label use, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (1974) (track A6)
A&M Records, Inc. (1977) (track B5)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. (track B3)
Cat Music Ltd. (track B2)
Duchess Music Corporation (track A5)
Irving Music, Inc. (tracks A3, A7–A9, B9)
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) (track B9)
Salafa Ltd. (tracks A2, A4)
Sony Tunes, Inc. ( – ????) (track A2)
Freshwater Music Ltd. (1970 –) (tracks A1–A2, B2, B4, B8)
Irving Music, Inc. (1970 –) (tracks A1–A2, B2, B4, B8)
cover recording of:
Another Saturday Night (track B7)
later parody versions:
My Wand Has Broken (track A8)
Your Butt Is The Deepest (parody for Robin Quivers) (track A5)
later translated parody versions:
Das Wennze meins-Lied (track B2)
later translated versions:
Gläds åt var morgon (track A8)
Maanantai (track B1)
Månskugga (track A9)
Nu är det lördag igen (track B7)
Surullinen Liisa (track B8)
白いバラ (track A4)
later versions:
Fleur sauvage (track A2)
recording of:
(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard (track B5)
Can’t Keep It In (track B3)
Father and Son (Cat Stevens) (track B2)
Hard Headed Woman (track B4)
I Love My Dog (track B6)
Lady d’Arbanville (track A4)
Matthew and Son (track B1)
Moonshadow (track A9)
Morning Has Broken (track A8)
Oh Very Young (track A6)
Peace Train (track B9)
Rubylove (track A7)
Sad Lisa (track B8)
The First Cut Is the Deepest (track A5)
Tuesday's Dead (track A3)
Where Do the Children Play? (track A1)
Wild World (track A2)