Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman Rare 1970 A&M Original Vinyl LP in Shrink
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Tea for the Tillerman Studio album by  Cat Stevens Released 23 November 1970 Recorded May–July 1970 Studio

  • Morgan, London
  • Island, London
  • Olympic, London
Genre Folk rock Length 36:49 Label Island (UK/Europe)
A&M (US/Canada) Producer Paul Samwell-Smith Cat Stevens chronology Mona Bone Jakon
(1970) Tea for the Tillerman
(1970) Teaser and the Firecat
(1971) Singles from Tea for the Tillerman
  1. "Father and Son"
    Released: August 1970
  2. "Wild World"
    Released: September 1970

Tea for the Tillerman is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, released in November 1970.

Overview

Stevens' fourth album released during the year 1970, Tea for the Tillerman includes many of his best-known songs such as "Where Do the Children Play?", "Hard Headed Woman", "Wild World", "Sad Lisa", "Into White", and "Father and Son".

Stevens, a former art student, created the artwork featured on the record's cover.

Fifty years after the original album's release, in September 2020, Stevens remade the album as Tea for the Tillerman, including new lyrics and new instrumentation, and he sings along with his 22-year-old self in "Father and Son".

Critical reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Christgau's Record Guide B− Encyclopedia of Popular Music

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau found the music monotonous and lacking the "dry delicacy" Stevens exhibited on Mona Bone Jakon (1970). Rolling Stone magazine's Ben Gerson said that Stevens' songs effortlessly resonate beyond their artfully simple lyrics and hooks, despite his occasional overuse of dynamics "for dramatic effect."

In a retrospective five-star review, AllMusic's William Ruhlmann praised Stevens' themes of spirituality and transcendence, and felt that he had continued to show his ability as a pop melodicist: "As a result, Tea for the Tillerman became a big seller and, for the second time in four years, its creator became a pop star." On 18 November 2003, Rolling Stone included this album in its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list at number 206, number 208 in a 2012 revised list, and currently at number 205 on its latest list published in 2020. In 2006, the album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2007, the album was included in the list of "The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time", released by The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was voted number 342 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.

Track listing

All songs were written by Cat Stevens.

Original release

Side one No. Title Length 1. "Where Do the Children Play?" (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan Studios) 3:52 2. "Hard Headed Woman" (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan) 3:47 3. "Wild World" (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan) 3:20 4. "Sad Lisa" (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan) 3:45 5. "Miles from Nowhere" (Recorded June 1970 at Olympic Studios) 3:37 Side two No. Title Length 6. "But I Might Die Tonight" (Recorded May 1970 at Island Studios - from the film Deep End) 1:53 7. "Longer Boats" (Recorded June 1970 at Olympic) 3:12 8. "Into White" (Recorded June 1970 at Olympic) 3:24 9. "On the Road to Find Out" (Recorded May 1970 at Island) 5:08 10. "Father and Son" (Recorded July 1970 at Morgan - from Revolussia) 3:41 11. "Tea for the Tillerman" (Recorded May 1970 at Island) 1:01


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