Year of the Cat

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For the cat in Vietnamese astrology, see Rabbit (zodiac). For the song, see Year of the Cat (song).
Year of the Cat
Year of the Cat cover
Studio album by Al Stewart
Released July 1976 (UK), October 1976 (US)
Recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, January 1976
Genre Rock
Length 38:55
Label RCA (UK)
Janus (US)
Producer Alan Parsons
Professional reviews
Al Stewart chronology
Modern Times
(1975)		 Year of the Cat
(1976)		 Time Passages
(1978)

Year of the Cat is the seventh album by Al Stewart, released in 1976 and engineered by Alan Parsons. It features the hit single (and one of his best-known songs) also called "Year of the Cat", which runs for six and a half minutes and was co-written by Peter Wood. The other single from the album is "On the Border", which is one of Stewart's most well-known songs.

A digitally remastered version of the album was released in 2004.

The title track was used in the film version of Running with Scissors in 2006.

[edit] Cover art

The cover design by Colin Elgie of Hipgnosis depicts a 1920s woman who has an obsession with cats. She can be seen in the mirror dressing up as a cat for a costume party, and all of the items on her dresser have feline motifs. Among the items on view (which can be seen more clearly on the full-size LP sleeve or large reproductions in album cover art books) are Kitty milk chocolates, Tabby perfume, Cat's Whisker eau de toilette and Chat cigarettes. There is also a postcard from Katmandu, and even the banknotes in her purse are ducats.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Lord Grenville" – 5:02
  2. "On the Border" – 3:23
  3. "Midas Shadow" – 3:16
  4. "Sand in Your Shoes" – 3:04
  5. "If it Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It" – 4:30
  6. "Flying Sorcery" – 4:22
  7. "Broadway Hotel" – 3:58
  8. "One Stage Before" – 4:41
  9. "Year of the Cat" – 6:37

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1976 Albums 5

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Year of the Cat" Singles 8
1977 "On the Border" Singles 42
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Al Stewart
Studio Albums
Bed-Sitter Images (1967)  · Love Chronicles (1969)  · Zero She Flies (1970)  · Orange (1972)  · Past, Present and Future (1973)  · Modern Times (1975)  · Year of the Cat (1976)  · Time Passages (1978)  · 24 Carrots (1980)  · Live/Indian Summer (1981)  · Russians and Americans (1984)  · Last Days of the Century (1988)  · Rhymes in Rooms (1992)  · Famous Last Words (1993)  · Between the Wars (1995)  · Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1996)  · Down in the Cellar (2000)  · A Beach Full of Shells (2005)
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