Cat Stevens bounced back from the lackluster Numbers with an album of pop/rock songs that brought his usual rhythmic folk-rock into contemporary style with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, a snappy Dave Kershenbaum production, and lots of synthesizers. Most of the songs were unusually lightweight, but the autobiographical "(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star" explored Stevens' ambivalence about being in the music business, an attitude that would find him dropping out and finding religion after one more album. In the meantime, Izitso produced a final Top 40 hit in "(Remember the Days of The) Old Schoolyard" and a singles-chart entry in the instrumental "Was Dog a Doughnut." As a result, Stevens returned to the Top Ten LPs list with a ninth straight gold album, his last.
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Izitso Review
by William Ruhlmann
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Cat Stevens | 02:44 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 2 | Cat Stevens | 04:56 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 3 | Cat Stevens | 03:30 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 4 | Cat Stevens | 03:10 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 5 | Cat Stevens | 04:10 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 6 | Cat Stevens | 03:03 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 7 | Cat Stevens | 03:33 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 8 | Cat Stevens | 03:31 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 9 | Cat Stevens | 04:15 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 10 | Cat Stevens | 04:23 | SpotifyAmazon |
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