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The Very Best Of Cat Stevens
by: Cat Stevens

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602498112090
Label: Universal / Island
Manufacturer: Universal / Island
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Universal / Island
Release Date: October 30, 2006
Running Time: 77 minutes
Studio: Universal / Island
Sales Rank: 499

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
This set surveys all of Stevens's stages, from the orchestrated late-1960s sides through his early-'70s peak to his more eclectic late-1970s experiments. Following the progression makes for an interesting endeavor as Stevens learns to harness his ambitious ideas with arrangements that don't obscure his rhapsodic messages. Few artists of his generation were more gifted when it came to plucking timeless melodies out of thin air, and his sumptuous voice was always able to movingly convey his bittersweet lyrics. As a career overview this set achieves its goal, hitting all of the chart successes along the way and basically defining his role as a sensitive '70s singer-songwriter, but some fans may opt for the classic early-'70s studio records, which find Stevens at his most consistently touching. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- bargain nostalgia
Classic and timeless stuff, a collection of all the good old songs. The technical quality is higher than you would expect in view of the vintage of some of these recordings, so the transfer has ben really well done. For 6 quid, you can't go wrong.

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- Puurfect
This is an amazing album; the best of one of the finest singers of the last forty years; from the first song to the last is pure enjoyment; it is a shame that he does not make more music; any one who likes relaxing album will love this one.

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- One of the Best
Wonderful songs, wonderful singer! Timeless quality!
A beautiful compilation of Cat's greatest songs.
If you like this man's music you won't be disappointed.
Must be one of the most memorable singers of the 20th Century for the lyrics and melody of his music.

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- Testament to a unique and sadly underrated songwriter.
The career of Cat Stevens is a strange one, beginning in the swinging 60's with a handful of big orchestral pop numbers (often written by Stevens for other artists), before moving into the 70's and taking on the form of the melancholic singer-songwriter. His later songs, those from the latter half of the 70's suffer a little from their experiments with electronic instrumentation, but beneath the synthesisers and disco-production lurk some strong melodies and lyrical sentiments that preach of hope and forgiveness, as opposed to the much more chic wailings of self-pity adopted by similar artists of Stevens's generation.

It often irks me a little that Stevens doesn't get the same respect as the likes of Nick Drake or Jeff Buckley, despite ... Read More:

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- Great introduction to Cat's pop music
Born Steven Georgiou, he adopted the name Cat Stevens for his musical career but subsequently became a Muslim, quitting his musical career and changing his name again, this time to Yusuf Islam. This compilation of his music as Cat Stevens is as good as any you are likely to find.

Cat had a minor UK hit in 1966 (I love my dog) but established himself as a songwriter by providing the Tremeloes with their first hit since Brian Poole left them (Here comes my baby) and by providing P P Arnold with her first hit (First cut is the deepest). Those hits were both in 1967, the year in which Cat had his first major hit as a singer, when Matthew and son peaked at number two in the UK. It was the biggest hit he ever had. He had another top ten UK hit ... Read More:

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