Teaser and the Firecat

Teaser and the Firecat
Studio album by Cat Stevens
Publication (s)	1971
Label (s)	Island Records / A&M Records
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	Folk rock
Title (number)	10
running time	32 min 39 sec
occupation	Vocals, guitar, keyboard: Cat Stevens Guitar: Alun Davies Bass, congas: Larry Steele Drums: Gerry Conway Drums: Hervey Burns Piano: Rick Wakeman Bouzouki : Andreas Toumazis Bouzouki: Angelos Hatzipavli String arrangement: Del Newman
production	Paul Samwell-Smith
Studio (s)	Morgan Studios, London
chronology Tea for the Tillerman (1970) Teaser and the Firecat Catch Bull at Four (1972)

Teaser and the Firecat is the fifth studio album by singer and songwriter Cat Stevens . It was released in 1971. The album's biggest hit was Morning Has Broken .

history

After the successful comeback with the albums Mona Bone Jakon and Tea for the Tillerman in 1970, Cat Stevens became even more popular when Hal Ashby used numerous Stevens titles for the film Harold and Maude .

His album Teaser and the Firecat , released in September 1971, sold even better than the previous albums . The album reached number two in the US and number three in Great Britain. In Germany, the album and the most successful single, Morning Has Broken, did not make it into the top ten of the charts, but instead reached number 23.

On the cover of the album you can see a boy with a blue hat and a fiery red cat. The drawings are by Cat Stevens. In 1972 he published a children's book with stories of these two as the main characters. The book has not been reprinted since the mid-1970s.

The album was re-released in 2000 in a version remastered by Ted Jensen. Another re-release as a double CD (Deluxe Edition) took place in 2008 with written comments on the album from Stevens, Alun Davies and Paul Samwell-Smith. The CD has been remastered again and the bonus CD contains demo and live versions under the artist names Cat Stevens and Yusuf.

Track list

All songs, with the exception of Morning Has Broken , were written by Cat Stevens.

LP / CD version

1. The Wind - 1:42
2. Rubylove - 2:37
3. If I Laugh - 3:20
4. Changes IV - 3:32
5. How Can I Tell You - 4:24
6. Tuesday's Dead - 3:36
7. Morning Has Broken ( Eleanor Farjeon ) - 3:20
8. Bitter Blue - 3:12
9. Moonshadow - 2:52
10. Peace Train - 4:04

Deluxe Edition (2008)

Second CD:

1. Moonshadow [Live at the Troubadour] - 3:06 am
2. Rubylove [Demo Version] - 2:53
3. If I Laugh [Demo Version] - 4:04
4. Changes IV [Demo Version] - 3:36
5. How Can I Tell You [Demo Version] - 4:03
6. Morning Has Broken [Demo Version] - 2:49
7. Bitter blue [Royal Albert Hall 1972] - 3:38
8. Tuesday's Dead [Majikat Earth Tour 1976] - 4:09
9. Peace Train [Royal Albert Hall 2003] - 4:12
10. The Wind [from Yusuf's Café] - 1:59

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	3,750,000

Main article: Cat Stevens / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Teaser and the Firecat (album) on Allmusic (English)