Tea for the Tillerman 2 (stylised as Tea for the Tillerman²) is the sixteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens, released on 18 September 2020 by Cat-O-Log Records through Island. It is a re-imagining of his hit 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.
Tea for the Tillerman 2 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 September 2020 | |||
Recorded | July 2019 | |||
Studio | Les Studios de la Fabrique, France | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 39:20 | |||
Label |
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Producer | Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith | |||
Yusuf / Cat Stevens chronology | ||||
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Singles from Tea for the Tillerman | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
The Times | [6] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Yusuf / Cat Stevens
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Where Do the Children Play?" | 4:09 |
2. | "Hard Headed Woman" | 3:32 |
3. | "Wild World" | 3:47 |
4. | "Sad Lisa" | 3:58 |
5. | "Miles from Nowhere" | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "But I Might Die Tonight" | 3:13 |
2. | "Longer Boats" | 2:30 |
3. | "Into White" | 3:43 |
4. | "On the Road to Find Out" | 5:48 |
5. | "Father and Son" | 3:50 |
6. | "Tea for the Tillerman" | 1:00 |
Personnel
edit- Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord, lead vocals
- Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Father and Son"
- Jim Cregan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Appapoulay – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
- Martin Allcock - bass on (3), piano (3)
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, backing vocals, string arrangements
- Andreas Andersson - clarinet on "Wild World"
- Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
- John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements on (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
- Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
- Brother Ali – rap on "Longer Boats"
- Voxaphonic - backing vocals on (1, 3, 10)
Charts
editChart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 50 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 183 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 96 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 161 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[11] | 45 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 78 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] | 19 |
UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 4 |
References
edit- ^ "Yusuf/Cat Stevens Re-Records 'Tea for the Tillerman' for 50th Anniversary". Rolling Stone. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Yusuf / Cat Stevens – On The Road To Find Out". YouTube. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Father And Son (by YusufVEVO)". YouTube. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Tea for the Tillerman 2 at AllMusic
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The Times review
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 39, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 18.09.2020 al 24.09.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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