Year: 2001
Country: UK
Genre: Rock
Quality: Lossless (flac, tracks+cue+log) | MP3
Total size: 1.66 GB (flac) | 645 MB (mp3) (incl.3% recovery)
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Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948), best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician of Greek Cypriot and Swedish ancestry. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam.
As Cat Stevens, he sold over 60 million albums around the world since the late 1960s. His albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum by the RIAA in the United States; his album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone, and was Billboard's number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. His songwriting has also earned him two ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years, for "The First Cut Is the Deepest," which has been a hit single for five different artists, and has been instrumental for others in establishing their musical careers.



Stevens converted to Islam at the height of his fame in 1977. The following year, he adopted his Muslim name Yusuf Islam, sold all his instruments and awards for charity, and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003's World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace award, and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music, with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup.
He lives with his wife and children in London, and spends part of each year in Dubai.

Musicians:
Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Yusuf Islam) - vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion
Elton John - vocals
Raihan - vocals
Larry Steele - guitar, bass, congas, percussion
Alun Davies - guitar
Phil Upchurch - guitar
Jim Ryan - guitar
Mark Warner - guitar
Simon Nichol - guitar
Roland Harker - banjo
John Rostein - violin
Andreas Toumazis - bouzouki
Angelos Hatzipavli - bouzouki
Peter Gabriel - flute
Gordie Fleming - accordion
David Sanborn - alto saxophone
Rick Wakeman - piano
Chick Corea - piano
Jean Roussel - keyboards
Barry Beckett - keyboards
John Ryan - bass
Alan James - bass
Paul Martinez - bass
Herbie Flowers - bass
Bruce Lynch - bass
Harvey Burns - drums, percussion
Gerry Conway - drums, percussion
Bernard Purdie - drums
Andy Newmark - drums
Chico Batera - percussion
Linda Lewis - background vocals
Patti Austin - background vocals
Lewis Furey - background vocals
Tasha Thomas - background vocals
Art Garfunkel - background vocals
Luther Vandross - background vocals