Mona Bone Jakon

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Mona Bone Jakon
Studio album by Cat Stevens
Released	July 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	36:08
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Paul Samwell-Smith
Professional reviews
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Cat Stevens chronology
New Masters (1967) Mona Bone Jakon (1970) Tea for the Tillerman (1970)

Mona Bone Jakon is an album by singer/songwriter Cat Stevens. The album was released in July 1970 on the A&M record label.

This album is notable for the emergence of Stevens's distinctive voice: a rich, variable baritone. Prior to recording Mona Bone Jakon, Stevens had become disillusioned with the music business, then became seriously ill with tuberculosis and spent a year convalescing. He returned with a folksier, more reflective, and emotionally straightforward sound. Three of the songs ("Trouble," "I Wish, I Wish", "I Think I See the Light") were featured in Hal Ashby and Colin Higgins's black comedy Harold and Maude (1971).

Peter Gabriel played the flute in the song Katmandu, It features one of his rare non-Genesis appearances before he launched his solo career in 1977.

According to Stevens, the inspiration for the title was a name he created to describe his penis:

""Mona Bone Jakon" is another name for my penis. It's the name I give it. It's not some sort of secret vocabulary, it's just something I made up."^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications 5 Notes

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Cat Stevens.

1. "Lady d'Arbanville" – 3:45
2. "Maybe You're Right" – 3:25
3. "Pop Star" – 4:13
4. "I Think I See The Light" – 3:55
5. "Trouble" – 2:49
6. "Mona Bone Jakon" – 1:42
7. "I Wish, I Wish" – 3:50
8. "Katmandu" – 3:22
9. "Time" – 1:26
10. "Fill My Eyes" – 3:00
11. "Lilywhite" – 3:41

[edit] Personnel

• Cat Stevens – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Alun Davies – additional guitar
• John Ryan – bass
• Harvey Burns – percussion
• Peter Gabriel – flute

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Pop Albums	164

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	January 15, 1976

[edit] Notes

v • d • e Cat Stevens Studio albums Matthew and Son · New Masters · Mona Bone Jakon · Tea for the Tillerman · Teaser and the Firecat · Catch Bull at Four · Foreigner · Buddha and the Chocolate Box · Numbers · Izitso · Back to Earth Live albums Saturnight · Majikat As Yusuf Islam The Life of the Last Prophet · Prayers of the Last Prophet · A Is for Allah · I Look I See · Indian Ocean · Footsteps in the Light · An Other Cup Compilations Greatest Hits · The Very Best of Cat Stevens · Cat Stevens Box Set · Gold · Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 See also Folk music · Cat Stevens' comments about Salman Rushdie