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Hear Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ New Version of 1971 Classic ‘Bitterblue’

Rollingstone 22 Oct 2021

He’s also re-recorded the album cut “Bitterblue” with the original Teaser and the Firecat team of producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies. He’s called the new recording “Bitterblue²,” and you can hear it right here ... “I can’t visualize it anymore,” he said ... ....

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500 Greatest Albums Podcast: How Cat Stevens Defined the Singer-Songwriter Era With ‘Tea for the Tillerman’

Rollingstone 26 Jan 2021

When Cat Stevens’ Tea for the Tillerman hit record stores in the fall of 1970, albums like James Taylor’s Sweet Baby James, the Carpenters’ Close to You, and Bob Dylan’s New Morning were dominating the charts ... His guitarist Alun Davies and longtime producer Paul Samwell-Smith also appear on the podcast ... ....

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens Makes a Classic Feel Relevant With ‘Tea for the Tillerman�’

Rollingstone 18 Sep 2020

Cat Stevens was just 22 years old when he created his masterpiece, Tea for the Tillerman ... Decades spent not drinking or smoking have left his voice remarkably preserved ... The new arrangements — recorded with the original album’s producer Paul Samwell Smith and guitarist Alun Davies — also allow them to stand completely on their own.

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Watch the video for Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ new version of ‘Father And Son’

NME 10 Sep 2020

Yusuf / Cat Stevens has released a new reimagining of his original 1970 song ‘Father And Son’ — you can watch the video for the track below ... ‘Tea for the Tillerman²’ saw Yusuf reunite with producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies, both of whom worked on the original album ... .

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“I was never any good at chords, I always preferred to play the tune”: Peter ...

Guitar.com 29 Jul 2020

“I used to love watching Paul Samwell Smith, the Yardbirds’ bass player; he interested me because he looked a bit like a University teacher and always used to do this doubling-up thing at the end of numbers to bring them up to a climax.

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See the Waste-Free Making of Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ ‘Where Do the Children Play?’ Video

Rollingstone 20 Jul 2020

Last month, Yusuf/Cat Stevens released a charming stop-motion video for “Where Do the Children Play?” off his upcoming Tea for the Tillerman². Now, you can watch explaining how it was made ... Titled Tea for the Tillerman², it features original producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies ... ....

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens to re-record Tea For The Tillerman 50 years after original release: ‘It was like destiny waiting to happen’

Metro UK 29 May 2020

UMC) ... UMC) ... Advertisement ... On Tea for the Tillerman², Yusuf is reunited with producer Paul Samwell-Smith and Alun Davies on guitar, both of whom appeared on the original album, whilst Bruce Lynch, who was a member of Yusuf’s band from the mid-70s, plays bass. Doctor Who writer reveals he filled in for Matt Smith for iconic cameo scene ... MORE ... MORE ... .

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens Re-Records ‘Tea for the Tillerman’ for 50th Anniversary

Rollingstone 28 May 2020

To celebrate, the songwriter (who now records under the name Yusuf) has re-recorded the entire album with original producer Paul Samwell-Smith and original guitarist Alun Davies ... The new renditions of the 11 Tea for the Tillerman tracks are not note-for-note recreations ... ....

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens to release reimagined version of ‘Tea for the Tillerman’

NME 28 May 2020

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has announced that he will be releasing a reimagined version of his 1970 album ‘Tea for the Tillerman’ ... ‘Tea for the Tillerman²’ will see Yusuf/Cat Stevens reunite with producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies, who both worked on the original album ... He concluded ... .

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Cat Stevens to ‘bring new life’ to his breakthrough album with reworked version

Belfast Telegraph 28 May 2020

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has said a new and re-recorded version of his acclaimed album Tea For The Tillerman will “bring new life” to its songs ... TFTT2 (Rhys Fagan/PA). /. TFTT2 (Rhys Fagan/PA) ... “I love a challenge ... The album, titled Tea For The Tillerman2, reunites some of the original album’s key players, producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies.

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens On Reimagining His 1970 Classic, 'Tea For The Tillerman' 50 Years Later

Billboard 28 May 2020

Recorded in the south of France last summer with the original album’s producer, Paul Samwell-Smith, the reinvention upends many of the familiar arrangements, while staying blessedly true to the mission of the album—to explore life and oneself fearlessly.

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Guitar Legends: Jimmy Page, the father of hard rock who was more than ‘just’ a ...

Guitar.com 26 May 2020

two more albums with Robert Plant stand up well, the ones with Free’s Paul Rodgers (as The Firm) less so ... When Page first joined the Yardbirds, it was to replace the just-quit bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, mostly playing an Epiphone Rivoli ... Gibson Les Paul Standard ... Read our review of the Gibson Custom 60th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard.

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Hear Cat Stevens’ Previously Unreleased “Butterfly,” Cut From His 1978 LP Because It Was “Too Pop”

Stereogum 30 Jan 2020

But he owed his record label one last Cat Stevens album, so he reunited with his Tea For The Tillerman producer Paul Samwell-Smith to record Back To Earth ... Pre-order it here. .

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Hear Unreleased Cat Stevens Song ‘Butterfly’ From ‘Back to Earth’ Box Set

Rollingstone 30 Jan 2020

There are also two unreleased songs from the album sessions, “Butterfly” and “Toy Heart,” which he deemed “too pop” to release at the time ... Bringing his career full circle, he reunited with his Tea for the Tillerman-era producer Paul Samwell-Smith and recorded Back to Earth ... It is included in full on this new set.