Cat Stevens - Izitso (1977)
Folk Rock | MP3 320 kbps | 86 mb | Covers Included
Folk Rock | MP3 320 kbps | 86 mb | Covers Included
~Review (all music) 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
01. Old Schoolyard (Remember The Days Of The)
02. Life
03. Killin' Time
04. Kypros
05. Bonfire
06. To Be A Star (I Never Wanted)
07. Crazy
08. Sweet Jamaica
09. Was Dog A Donut?
10. Child For A Day