The Very Best Of Cat Stevens

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Behind the Music - Cat Stevens: Behind the Music". Vh1.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021 . Retrieved 22 October 2021. a b "Post "Excited to be a part of this wonderful event. See you at this years #GCFestival in Central Park on 9/24!" ". Facebook. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 . Retrieved 30 July 2016. In 1966, at age 18, he was heard by manager/producer Mike Hurst, formerly of British vocal group the Springfields. Hurst arranged for him to record a demo and helped him get a record deal. Stevens's first singles were hits: " I Love My Dog" reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart; and " Matthew and Son", the title song from his debut album, reached number 2 in the UK. [38] " I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" was his second UK top 10 single, reaching number 6, and the album Matthew and Son reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart. [39] In mid-2005, Islam played guitar for the Dolly Parton album Those Were the Days on her version of his "Where Do the Children Play?" (Parton had also covered "Peace Train" a few years earlier.)

Varnava, Andrekos (2019). "Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) and his anti-war and pro peace protest songs: from hippy peace to Islamic peace". Contemporary British History. 33 (4): 548–572. doi: 10.1080/13619462.2018.1519429. S2CID 149772127. ; Varnava, A. (2017). Serving the Empire in the Great War: The Cypriot Mule Corps, Imperial Loyalty and Silenced Memory. Vol.9. Manchester: Manchester University Press. May 2003 – Platinum Europe Awards". IFPI. 6 June 2003. Archived from the original on 11 January 2009 . Retrieved 11 February 2009.From the subtle guitar strumming to Stevens’ poignant lyrics, this song has a timeless quality that remains captivating even after decades. On 26 July 2016, Yusuf announced he would be part of the Global Citizen Festival held on 24 September 2016 in Central Park, New York, New York. [164] On 30 October 2010, Yusuf appeared at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's spoof Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, DC, singing alongside Ozzy Osbourne. Yusuf performed " Peace Train" and Ozzy performed " Crazy Train" at the same time, followed by The O'Jays performance of " Love Train". [146] Rutherford, Kevin (15 September 2014). "Yusuf/Cat Stevens Announces New Album 'Tell 'Em I'm Gone,' Debuts 'Living to Die' ". Archived from the original on 17 September 2014 . Retrieved 17 September 2014. Cat Stevens to tour US for the first time since 1976". BBC Online. 16 September 2014 . Retrieved 17 September 2014.

Stevens contracted tuberculosis in 1969 [30] [46] and was close to death at the time of his admission to the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex. [46] He spent months recuperating in the hospital and a year of convalescence. During this time, Stevens began to question aspects of his life and spirituality. He later said, "To go from the show business environment and find you are in hospital, getting injections day in and day out, and people around you are dying, it certainly changes your perspective. I got down to thinking about myself. It seemed almost as if I had my eyes shut." [38] New Recordings by Yusuf Islam". March 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009 . Retrieved 11 February 2009. Islamia Primary School:: History of Islamia". Islamia Primary School. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018 . Retrieved 18 July 2017. a b "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012 . Retrieved 24 October 2008. Kelly Boyer Sagert (1 January 2007). The 1970s. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-0-313-33919-6.Yusuf responded that he was "delighted by the settlement [which] helps vindicate my character and good name.... It seems to be the easiest thing in the world these days to make scurrilous accusations against Muslims and, in my case, it directly impacts on my relief work and damages my reputation as an artist. The harm done is often difficult to repair", and added that he intended to donate the financial award given to him by the court to help orphans of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. [113] He wrote about the experience in a newspaper article entitled "A Cat in a Wild World". [114] Lawsuit about allegations that he would not talk to unveiled women [ edit ]