This Collected album will only add to their numbers.Ĭat Stevens Collected is available as a limited pressing of 2000 individually numbered copies on purple vinyl and is released via Music on Vinyl. Stevens remains one of the few early 70s singer-songwriters specialized in folk and pop-songs, whose oeuvre continues to attract new listeners with every passing generation. The Collected collection by Cat Stevens is a 2LP gatefold album, largely chronological through Stevens’ career, ranging from his hits “Matthew & Son” to “Midday (Avoid City After Dark),” credited to the singer’s latter-day Yusuf Islam identity. Also included is Cat Stevens’ version of “Morning Has Broken” a popular and well known Christian hymn which became one his biggest hits. He is a prolific songwriter writing songs such as “Wild World” and “Lady D’Arbanville” and “The First Cut Is The Deepest” the latter, in particular, would go on to become an international hit on multiple occasions for a variety of artists. His work during this period would go on to transcend its own era and stay relevant for generations to come. In addition to his vast musical achievements, his lifelong spiritual quest has added intrigue and depth to a ground-breaking career.Ĭat, born Steven Demetre Georgiou, achieved early success in the mid-60s with “I Love My Dog” and “Matthew and Son”. Newly Remastered in 2020 in Celebration of Landmark Folk-Pop Albums 50th Anniversary With Mona Bone Jakon and Tea for the Tillerman Yusuf / Cat Stevens asserted himself both lyrically and musically as a true artist in the most profound sense. The online shop for music box sets and deluxe reissuesĬat Stevens grew from being a teen idol of the 60s into one of the most influential singer-songwriters of all time.