Name: Tea For The Tillerman² by Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Brand: Yusuf / Cat Stevens
SKU: 602508887017
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (77 reviews)

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Cat Stevens has returned and he’s serving more tea. Tea For The Tillerman 2 is, as the name suggests, the second version of his 1970 folk-rock classic, Tea For The Tillerman. The album was a bit of a hangover from the sixties. All the teenagers would spend their times up in their rooms trying to decipher the notes and play the songs on acoustic guitar as they flowed one after another in a river of instrumental elegance and profound disenchantment. It was a philosophical and politically charged album, a way of announcing that he was turning his back on the modern world in a quest for spirituality. A few years later Stevens converted to Islam, adopted the name Yusuf Islam and distanced himself from the world of pop music for almost 30 years. He returned to pop in the mid-2000s and is now celebrating the anniversary of his album, as Tea For The Tillerman is now 50 years old. And Cat Stevens is 72. Rather than re-release this old classic with some slight embellishments, the singer has given himself a makeover and re-recorded the whole thing. Joined by his guitarist and producer from the time as well as a handful of new musicians, Cat Yusuf recaptures the subtle and care-free sweetness of the original version but adds fullness and a slight punch that it sometimes lacked. The new versions are, at times, rather similar to the original versions (with the same string and choir arrangements), and at other times nothing like them (like on Longer Boats featuring rapper Brother Ali with its funky bridge), but their essence remains the same and they are certainly recognisable. Above all, Cat Stevens sings better than ever before – his voice hasn’t aged, and it’s no longer cast in the shadow of Bob Dylan as it was on the 1970 version of Tea For The Tillerman. © Stéphane Deschamps/Qobuz

1. Where Do The Children Play?

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam
Eric Appapoulay
Alun Davies
Jim Cregan; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Background Vocals: Janet Ramus
Andy Caine
Mary Carewe
Michael Henry
Peter Vettese
Eric Appapoulay
Alun Davies; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Keyboard: Kwame Yeboah
Peter Vettese; Performer
Performer: Michael Henry
Mary Carewe
Yusuf Islam
Andy Caine
Janet Ramus
Bruce Lynch
Alun Davies
Kwame Yeboah
Jim Cregan
Eric Appapoulay
Peter Vettese
John Ashton Thomas; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Strings Arrangement: John Ashton Thomas; Composer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Producer: Paul Samwell-smith
Yusuf Islam; Production
Recording Arrangement: John Ashton Thomas; Production
Studio Personnel: Mazen Murad
David Hefti
Daniel Cayotte; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

2. Hard Headed Woman

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Electric Guitar: Eric Appapoulay; Performer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Keyboard: Peter Vettese
Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Organ: Peter Vettese; Performer
Performer: Peter Vettese
Bruce Lynch
Kwame Yeboah
Eric Appapoulay
John Ashton Thomas
Yusuf Islam
Nick Ingman; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Strings Arrangement: John Ashton Thomas
Nick Ingman; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Studio Personnel: David Hefti
Mazen Murad
Daniel Cayotte; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

3. Wild World

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Background Vocals: Mary Carewe
Janet Ramus
Andy Caine
Michael Henry; Performer
Bass Guitar: Maartin Allcock; Performer
Clarinet: Andreas Andersson; Performer
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Electric Guitar: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Keyboard: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Performer: Andreas Andersson
Michael Henry
Andy Caine
Mary Carewe
Janet Ramus
Kwame Yeboah
Maartin Allcock
Yusuf Islam; Performer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Piano: Yusuf Islam
Maartin Allcock; Performer
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Bass Guitar: Maartin Allcock; Performer
Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Studio Personnel: David Hefti
Mazen Murad
Daniel Cayotte; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

4. Sad Lisa

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Eric Appapoulay; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Digital Piano: Yusuf Islam; Other
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Keyboard: Peter Vettese; Performer
Performer: Bruce Lynch
Yusuf Islam
John Ashton Thomas
Peter Vettese
Eric Appapoulay; Performer
Piano: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Strings Arrangement: John Ashton Thomas
Peter Vettese; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Studio Personnel: Daniel Cayotte
Mazen Murad
David Hefti; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

5. Miles From Nowhere

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam
Alun Davies; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Background Vocals: Eric Appapoulay
Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Electric Guitar: Eric Appapoulay
Jim Cregan; Performer
Keyboard: Peter Vettese
Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Organ: Peter Vettese; Performer
Performer: Alun Davies
Eric Appapoulay
Peter Vettese
Bruce Lynch
Yusuf Islam
Jim Cregan
Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Studio Personnel: Daniel Cayotte
Mazen Murad
David Hefti; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

6. But I Might Die Tonight

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Eric Appapoulay
Yusuf Islam; Performer
Background Vocals: Paul Samwell-smith
Jim Cregan
Eric Appapoulay
Kwame Yeboah
Alun Davies; Performer
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Electric Guitar: Eric Appapoulay; Performer
Keyboard: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Performer: Eric Appapoulay
Kwame Yeboah
Alun Davies
Christopher Nightingale
John Ashton Thomas
Yusuf Islam
Jim Cregan
Paul Samwell-smith; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Strings Arrangement: John Ashton Thomas; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Vocal Arrangement: Christopher Nightingale; Composer
Studio Personnel: Mazen Murad
David Hefti
Daniel Cayotte; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

7. Longer Boats

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Background Vocals: Kwame Yeboah
Jim Cregan
Paul Samwell-smith
Alun Davies; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jim Cregan; Performer
Keyboard: Yusuf Islam
Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Performer: Yusuf Islam
Brother Ali
Jim Cregan
Bruce Lynch
Alun Davies
Kwame Yeboah
Paul Samwell-smith; Performer
Rap: Brother Ali; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Studio Personnel: David Hefti
Mazen Murad
Daniel Cayotte; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

8. Into White

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam
Alun Davies
Eric Appapoulay
Jim Cregan; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Performer: Bruce Lynch
Jim Cregan
Yusuf Islam
Peter Vettese
Eric Appapoulay
Alun Davies; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Harpsichord: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Producer: Paul Samwell-smith
Yusuf Islam; Production
Studio Personnel: Mazen Murad
David Hefti
Daniel Cayotte; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other
Synth Pads: Peter Vettese; Other

9. On The Road To Find Out

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
12- String Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam; Performer
12-string Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Electric Guitar: Eric Appapoulay; Performer
Organ: Peter Vettese; Performer
Percussion: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Performer: Yusuf Islam
Bruce Lynch
Kwame Yeboah
Eric Appapoulay
Peter Vettese; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Studio Personnel: Daniel Cayotte
Mazen Murad
David Hefti; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

10. Father And Son

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Yusuf Islam
Cat Stevens; Performer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Background Vocals: Mary Carewe
Andy Caine
Michael Henry
Kwame Yeboah
Janet Ramus; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Lynch; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Drums: Kwame Yeboah; Performer
Electric Guitar: Eric Appapoulay; Performer
Keyboard: Peter Vettese; Performer
Performer: John Ashton Thomas
Michael Henry
Mary Carewe
Yusuf Islam
Andy Caine
Cat Stevens
Bruce Lynch
Alun Davies
Kwame Yeboah
Eric Appapoulay
Peter Vettese
Janet Ramus; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam
Cat Stevens
Alun Davies; Performer
Strings Arrangement: John Ashton Thomas; Composer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Producer: Paul Samwell-smith
Yusuf Islam; Production
Studio Personnel: Mazen Murad
David Hefti
Daniel Cayotte; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

11. Tea For The Tillerman

by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Primary Artist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Main Performer
Performer: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Piano: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Vocals: Yusuf Islam; Performer
Composer: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Engineer: David Hefti; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Mixing: David Hefti; Production
Producer: Yusuf Islam
Paul Samwell-smith; Production
Recording Assistant: Daniel Cayotte; Production
Studio Personnel: Mazen Murad
Daniel Cayotte
David Hefti; Production
Composer Lyricist: Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Other
Studio: Julien Gauthier; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

39 minutes and 32 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

8/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Folk, Americana, Singer & Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Label

UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 17, 2020

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602508887017

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Tea For The Tillerman²

1. Where Do The Children Play?

2. Hard Headed Woman

3. Wild World

4. Sad Lisa

5. Miles From Nowhere

6. But I Might Die Tonight

7. Longer Boats

8. Into White

9. On The Road To Find Out

10. Father And Son

11. Tea For The Tillerman

Technical Specifications

Tea For The Tillerman²

Product information

Release options

1. Where Do The Children Play?

2. Hard Headed Woman

3. Wild World

4. Sad Lisa

5. Miles From Nowhere

6. But I Might Die Tonight

7. Longer Boats

8. Into White

9. On The Road To Find Out

10. Father And Son

11. Tea For The Tillerman

Technical Specifications