Catch Bull at Four

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Catch Bull at Four
Studio album by Cat Stevens
Released	September 27, 1972 (1972-09-27)
Genre	Rock
Length	39:40
Label	Island (UK) A&M Records (U.S.)
Producer	Paul Samwell-Smith
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Cat Stevens chronology
Teaser and the Firecat (1971) Catch Bull at Four (1972) Foreigner (1973)

Catch Bull at Four is an album by Cat Stevens. It was Stevens' most successful album in the United States, holding the top spot on Billboard's chart for three consecutive weeks. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen by Kakuan. The Ten Bulls are a series of drawings representing differents stages of awareness. The fourth drawing is called "Catching the Bull". ^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Reviews 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Cat Stevens except as noted.

1. "Sitting" – 3:14
2. "The Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head" – 5:57
3. "Angelsea" – 4:30
4. "Silent Sunlight" – 3:00
5. "Can't Keep It In" – 2:59
6. "18th Avenue" – 4:21
7. "Freezing Steel" – 3:40
8. "O' Caritas" (Andreas Toumazis, Jeremy Taylor, Stevens) – 3:41
9. "Sweet Scarlet" – 3:49
10. "Ruins" – 4:24

[edit] Personnel

• Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric mandolin, piano, electric piano, Böhm Diamond organ, RMI keyboard, synthesizer, penny whistle, drums, percussion, vocals, backing vocals
• Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
• Gerry Conway – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Jean Roussel – piano, organ
• Alan James – bass, backing vocals
• Del Newman – string arrangements
• C.S. Choir – vocals

[edit] Additional personnel

• Linda Lewis – backing vocals
• Andreas Toumazis – bouzouki
• Lauren Cooper - the loveliest

[edit] Reviews

Catch Bull at Four was well received both commercially and critically. Rolling Stone was satisfied with the "gorgeous melody and orchestration", while simultaneously disappointed by the lack of a single track comparable to "Morning Has Broken" from Teaser and the Firecat.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Billboard Pop Albums	1 (3 weeks)

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Sitting"	Billboard Pop Singles	16

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	November 12, 1972
RIAA – USA	Platinum	January 20, 2001

Preceded by Super Fly by Curtis Mayfield

Billboard 200 number-one album November 18 - December 8, 1972

Succeeded by Seventh Sojourn by The Moody Blues

[edit] External links

• Album details
• Album information at catstevens.com
• Album review

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