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Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens Title: King Of A Land Label: Cat-O-Log / BMG / Dark Horse Country: International Date: 16 Jun 2023 Catalogue: 538856902 Barcode: 405038856903 Format: CD Album Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  3 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
01	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Train On A Hill	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
02	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	King Of A Land	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
03	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Pagan Run	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
04	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	He Is True	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
05	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	All Nights, All Days	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
06	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Another Night In The Rain	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
07	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Things	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
08	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Son Of Mary	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
09	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Highness	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
10	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	The Boy Who Knew How To Climb Walls	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
11	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	How Good It Feels	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate
12	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Take The World Apart	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	Rate

Notes

King of a Land is an epic body of work. More than a decade in the making, its 12 new songs are full of extraordinary surprises. Unique and transportive, Yusuf’s music, words and melodies paint a vivid picture of a world which embraces the lost lands of truisms and stainless youth, and brings it into touching distance. His poetical storytelling invites the listener on a journey towards the gates of an alternative universe to that which we presently inhabit - where happy endings can possibly happen.

From the gloriously unexpected hard-rock intensity of Pagan Run to the Tchaikovsky-inspired orchestration on How Good It Feels, the delicate acoustic balladry of He Is True through to the driving Phil Spector-goes-gospel vibe of Highness, the Travelling Wilburys-styled rolling Americana groove of All Nights, All Days, and the ornate, atmospheric Son Of Mary, King of a Land is an epic body of work.

The album’s artwork was created by Peter H. Reynolds, the award-winning children’s illustrator. As well as the cover art, Peter has created illustrations for each song portraying the album’s lyrical themes that feature in the record’s accompanying booklet. The vinyl and booklet are housed in a gatefold sleeve.

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JPGR&B SUBS 17th Jun 2023
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kab2112 SUBS 18th Mar 2023		I bought both Cat Stevens albums on release in 1967 and still have them. Both were very good pop albums with some very good songs that still sound good today. When his style changed in 1970, I thought his output was fabulous and the first album of his new genre “ Mona Bone Jakon” is still one of my favourites. He continued to make excellent albums up until side one of the “Foreigner” album. By then his disillusionment with the pop business had become obvious and the quality of his output took a nose dive from then on, in my opinion. I’ve listened to a couple of his “Yusuf” albums and honestly think that he should have stayed retired. Not a patch on his early 1970’s output. I’m not expecting this to be any better.

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens - The Laughing Apple - Cat-O-Log - USA (2017)

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