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Cat Stevens

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Izitso Review

by William Ruhlmann

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.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 02:44 SpotifyAmazon
2
Life
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 04:56 SpotifyAmazon
3
Killin' Time
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 03:30 SpotifyAmazon
4
Kypros
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 03:10 SpotifyAmazon
5
Bonfire
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 04:10 SpotifyAmazon
6
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 03:03 SpotifyAmazon
7
Crazy
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 03:33 SpotifyAmazon
8
Sweet Jamaica
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 03:31 SpotifyAmazon
9
Was Dog a Doughnut?
Bruce Lynch / Jean Rouselle / Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens 04:15 SpotifyAmazon
10
Child For a Day
David Gordon / David Raymond Gordon / Paul Travis
Cat Stevens 04:23 SpotifyAmazon
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