Cat Stevens - Tea For the Tillerman 2

The latest release for the singer-songwriter credited under the names Yusuf/Cat Stevens features re-recordings of the songs from his 1970 album Tea For The Tillerman with new interpretations and arrangements.

These songs are classics and a traditional covers album could see the songs being royally sullied, but to have the artist himself sully his own classics with subpar reimaginings would be sacrilege. For the most part, Stevens walks the tightrope with the deftness of an artist who has only gotten better with age.

Strikingly, Stevens' craggy baritone is virtually identical 50 years later; but whereas in 1970 he sounded prematurely aged, hearing him now we can't help but envision that innocent, introspective 22-year-old. Hearing it reimagined 50 years later, the album’s themes — transcendence, renewal, breaking free of materialism — resonate even more than they did all those years ago.

         Tracklist:
         Where Do The Children Play?    4:09
        Hard Headed Woman    3:31
        Wild World    3:46
        Sad Lisa    3:57
        Miles From Nowhere    4:01
        But I Might Die Tonight    3:12
        Longer Boats    2:29
        Into White    3:42
        On The Road To Find Out    5:48
        Father And Son    3:49
        Tea For The Tillerman    0:59