Numbers (A Pythagorean Theory Tale)

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Numbers (A Pythagorean Theory Tale)
Studio album by Cat Stevens (now Yusuf)

Publication
(s)

1975

Label (s) Island Records / A&M Records

Format (s)

LP, CD

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

9

running time

33:38 (LP / CD)

occupation
  • Cat Stevens - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fender Stratocaster, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Jean Roussel - piano, organ, electric piano, synthesizer, spinet, Hammond organ, ARP string synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals, vibraphone
  • Alun Davies - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve sided guitar, Fender Stratocaster, bass, backing vocals
  • Bruce Lynch - bass
  • Simon Nicol - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Fender Stratocaster
  • Chico Batera - percussion
  • Gordie Fleming - accordion
  • Choir singing: Magic Children of Ottawa, Barbara Massey, Carl Hall, Tasha Thomas, Lewis Furey, Art Garfunkel , Melba Joyce, Carmen Twillie, Brenda Russell, Vennette Gloud, Suzanne Lynch, Anna Peacock, Vincent Beck

production

Cat Stevens

Studio (s)

Le Studio, Morin Heights, Canada

chronology
Greatest Hits
(1975) 		Numbers (A Pythagorean Theory Tale) Izitso
(1977)

Numbers (A Pythagorean Theory Tale) is the ninth studio album by singer and songwriter Cat Stevens .

history

The eleventh album (including live and compilation albums) by Cat Stevens (now Yusuf) was released in November 1975. It is the first and last concept album that he released under his stage name Cat Stevens. The story of the album is about a distant planet called Polygor , on which only ten people live in a castle and distribute numbers throughout the universe - one of them is the main character Jzero , who through his wisdom represents himself as a prophet.

The story of the album was realized with the help of British humorists Chris Bryant and Allan Scott; the drawings for the album came from Stevens. The commercial success of the album did not materialize, so that for the first time since Tea for the Tillerman in the USA Cat Stevens could no longer place in the top ten (USA: 13th place; GB: no placement; Federal Republic of Germany 20th place). The decoupled singles Banapple Gas and Land O'Freelove & Goodbye also sold poorly.

The album was re-released in 2001 in a version remastered by Ted Jensen.

Track list

All titles are written by Cat Stevens.

  1. Whistlestar - 3:47
  2. Novim's Nightmare - 3:52
  3. Majik of Majiks - 4:31
  4. Drywood - 4:56
  5. Banapple Gas - 3:09
  6. Land o 'Free Love & Goodbye - 2:48
  7. Jzero - 3:47
  8. Home - 4:13
  9. Monad's Anthem - 2:16

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