Tea for the Tillerman 2
The same songs re-imagined for the 50th anniversary, with the voice of the 22-year-old alongside the 72-year-old.
Cat Stevens, 2020
- Released
- 18 September 2020
- Label
- Cat-O-Log Records (through Island)
The sixteenth studio album by Yusuf / Cat Stevens re-imagines the songs of the 1970 album. Alun Davies is on guitar and sings on Father and Son, which pairs Stevens's original vocal, recorded at 22, with his voice at 72. Wild World has altered lyrics, and Brother Ali raps on Longer Boats. Other players include Jim Cregan, Eric Appapoulay, Bruce Lynch, Peter-John Vettese and Kwame Yeboah, with orchestral arrangements by John Ashton Thomas and Christopher Nightingale. It is also the third disc of the 2020 Super Deluxe Edition of the original.
Personnel
- Yusuf / Cat Stevens vocals, guitars, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord
- Alun Davies acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals on Father and Son
- Jim Cregan guitars, backing vocals
- Eric Appapoulay guitars, backing vocals
- Bruce Lynch double bass, electric bass
- Peter-John Vettese keyboards, organ, string arrangements
- Kwame Yeboah drums, percussion, keyboards
- Brother Ali rap on Longer Boats
More from Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman (1970), Mona Bone Jakon (1970), Teaser and the Firecat (1971), Catch Bull at Four (1972)
Sources
- Tea for the Tillerman 2, Wikipedia
- Father and Son (song), Wikipedia