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 compilation of classic singles and album tracks by British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens

Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....

, now known as Yusuf Islam. It is part of Universal Music's series of double-disc anthologies derived from their extensive back catalog. The track list starts with Stevens' early British hit "Matthew & Son" and ends with a new recording by Islam, "Indian Ocean", recorded and first released as a digital download on the iTunes Music Store to benefit 2004 Asian Tsunami relief efforts.

One review of the compilation suggests that the anthology "manages to cram into two discs what 2001's On the Road to Find Out box set tried to accomplish over four." []. Like the box set five years earlier, Islam actively participated in the compilation of the anthology. Given both the extensive track listing and the presence of a new Stevens recording (the first on which he has played guitar since he stopped recording under his stage name), this compilation apparently makes previous non-box set compilations of Stevens' work redundant and incomplete.

Disc one

1. "Matthew and Son
   Matthew and Son
   - American LP release :- Personnel :* Cat Stevens: guitars, Piano, Hammond organ, vocals.* John Paul Jones, Bass guitar * All instruments arranged by Alan Tew.* Mike Hurst: Producer, engineer, liner notes....
   
   " - 2:46
2. "Here Comes My Baby" - 2:55
3. "The First Cut Is The Deepest
   The First Cut Is the Deepest
   "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold in the spring of 1967. Stevens' own version of the song is technically a cover, and originally appeared on his album New Masters in December 1967....
   
   " - 3:02
4. "Lady D'Arbanville
   Lady D'Arbanville
   "Lady D'Arbanville" is a song written and recorded by Cat Stevens, and released in April, 1970. He was already a successful songwriter, and this was his first single released upon signing a contract with Island Records, with the encouragement of his new producer, Paul Samwell-Smith, fostering a...
   
   " - 3:43
5. "Trouble
   Trouble (Cat Stevens song)
   "Trouble" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter and musician, Cat Stevens, during a period from 1969-1970. Stevens was recovering during what amounted to nearly a year of convalescence, after being diagnosed with a collapsed lung and tuberculosis...
   
   " - 2:47
6. "Where Do the Children Play?
   Where Do the Children Play?
   Where Do the Children Play? is a song by British folk-rock musician Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam. It was the opening track of the album Tea for the Tillerman, released in 1970....
   
   " - 3:53
7. "Hard Headed Woman" - 3:49
8. "Wild World
   Wild World
   "Wild World" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album, Tea for the Tillerman, recorded and released in 1970 and, continuing the change in Stevens' sound, after leaving Deram Records and signing with Island Records...
   
   " - 3:20
9. "Sad Lisa" - 3:43
10. "Father and Son" - 3:41
11. "Don't Be Shy" - 2:52
12. "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out
    If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out
    "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out" is a popular song by Cat Stevens. It first appeared in the 1971 film Harold and Maude.Stevens wrote all the songs in Harold and Maude in 1970-1971, during the time he was writing and recording his Tea for the Tillerman album...
    
    " - 2:46
13. "The Wind" - 1:42
14. "Moonshadow
    Moonshadow (song)
    "Moonshadow" is a song from the album Teaser and the Firecat, released by Cat Stevens in 1971. It is also the title of his upcoming musical. Stevens, who is now known as Yusuf Islam, considers this his favourite of his old songs. It's one of the songs that convinced him to release a Greatest Hits...
    
    " - 2:50
15. "Morning Has Broken
    Morning Has Broken
    "Morning Has Broken" is a popular and well-known Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and is set to a traditional Gaelic tune known as "Bunessan" . It is often sung in children's services...
    
    " (Lyrics: Eleanor Farjeon
    Eleanor Farjeon
    Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Many of her works had charming illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published...
    
    /Music: Traditional, arranged by Cat Stevens) - 3:19
16. "Bitterblue" - 3:12
17. "Peace Train
    Peace Train
    "Peace Train" is the title of a 1971 hit song by Cat Stevens, taken from his album Teaser and the Firecat. The song climbed to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of October 9, 1971, becoming Stevens' first US Top 10 hit. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary...
    
    " - 4:11

Disc two

1. "Sitting" - 3:13
2. "Silent Sunlight" - 3:02
3. "Angelsea" - 4:29
4. "Can't Keep It In" - 3:00
5. "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" - 4:19
6. "The Hurt" - 4:19
7. "Foreigner Suite" (Full Album Version) - 18:17
8. "Oh Very Young
   Oh Very Young
   "Oh Very Young" is a song by Cat Stevens. It was released on his 1974 album Buddha and the Chocolate Box. The song, which expresses an older person's wistful appreciation of the idealism of youth and the inevitable disillusionment of maturity, reached number 10 in the U.S. charts....
   
   " - 2:37
9. "King Of Trees" - 5:08
10. "Another Saturday Night" (Lyrics and Music: Sam Cooke
    Sam Cooke
    Samuel Cook, , better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and...
    
    ) (From Cat Stevens' Greatest Hits) - 2:31
11. "Drywood" - 4:56
12. "(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard" - 2:45
13. "(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star" - 3:02
14. "Last Love Song" - 3:25
15. "Indian Ocean" (New Recording) - 6:00

All songs written by Cat Stevens except where noted. "Indian Ocean" is credited under Steven's current legal name, "Yusuf Islam".