Izitso

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Izitso
Studio album by Cat Stevens (now Yusuf)

Publication
(s)

1977

Label (s) Island Records / A&M Records

Format (s)

LP, CD

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

10

running time

35:55 ​​(LP / CD)

occupation
  • Cat Stevens - electric, acoustic, steel and classical guitar, bouzouki, keyboards, piano, spinet, drums, percussion, harmonica, arranger, vocals
  • Jean Roussel - synthesizer, keyboards, flute, arranger
  • Tim Henson - piano, organ, keyboards
  • Broderick Smith - Harmonica
  • Marjorie Lagerwall - Harp
  • Ray Gomez - guitar
  • Pete Carr - guitar
  • Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
  • Reggie Young - electric guitar
  • Bruce Lynch - bass
  • Andy Newmark - drums, percussion
  • Bill Berg - drums, percussion
  • Barry Morgan - drums, percussion
  • David Campbell - arranger
  • Gene Page - arranger
  • Elkie Brooks - vocals
  • Choir: Suzanne Lynch, Carla Benson, Evette bentos, Barbara Ingram

production

Cat Stevens / Dave Kershenbaum

Studio (s)

Sound 80 Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Ardent Studios , Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Le Studio, Morin Heights, Canada

chronology
Numbers (A Pythagorean Theory Tale)
(1975) 		Izitso Back to Earth
(1978)

Izitso is the tenth studio album by the singer and songwriter Cat Stevens .

history

The twelfth album (including live and compilation albums) by Cat Stevens was released in May 1977. After the poor sales of the previous album Numbers (A Pythagorean Theory Tale) , the current album Izitso should be much more commercial and successful (USA: 7th place; GB: 18th place , Federal Republic of Germany: 8th place).

Stevens separated again, as with Foreigner , from his musical companion Alun Davies and for the first time from his drummer Gerry Conway ; he also produced the album with Dave Kershenbaum in a sound that was modern for the mid-1970s. Overall, synthesizers, rhythm and wind instruments were used to the detriment of acoustic instruments.

Also unusual was the release of two instrumentals, Kypros and Was Dog a Donut? and a third-party composition Child for a Day , in which Stevens' brother David Gordon was co-author. The autobiographical title (I Never Wanted) to Be a Star reveals (according to the companion book to On the Road to Find Out (Box Set) ) Cat Stevens' dissatisfaction with the state of the entertainment industry and the stardom he gained after the release of Back to Earth put a temporary end. Released as singles (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard , Child for a Day , Was Dog a Donut? and (I Never Wanted) to Be a Star . The album was re-released in 2001 in a version remastered by Ted Jensen.

Track list

All songs (except tracks 9 and 10) were written by Cat Stevens.

  1. (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard - 2:44
  2. Life - 4:56
  3. Killin 'Time - 3:30
  4. Cyprus - 3:10
  5. Bonfire - 4:10
  6. (I Never Wanted) to Be a Star - 3:03
  7. Crazy - 3:33
  8. Sweet Jamaica - 3:31
  9. What Dog a Donut? (Stevens, Bruce Lynch, Jean Roussel) - 4:15
  10. Child for a Day (Paul Travis, David Gordon) - 4:23

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