Tea for the Tillerman

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Tea for the Tillerman
by Cat Stevens
from A&M

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Transcendent and Timeless
  "Tea for the Tillerman" still beckons to be heard, a rare feat for any popular recording that has aged beyond 30 years. Cat Stevens completely transcends the self-conscious trappings that plague many musicians and delivers a sparkling testimony about the life of a seeker.

  Though undercurrents of melancholy run through many songs, Mr. Stevens does not give in to sadness and depression. Instead, the theme of love lost in the classic Wild World absolves his lost lover and warns her about the ways of the... more info

• A Perfect Album?
  This is one of the few albums I've ever owned that does not have at least one weak track- this is truly a collection of gems.

  It's Stevens at his best, predating the self-consciousness that perhaps shaped some later offerings. Gentle but never sappy, easy to listen to but never the dreaded "Easy Listening." The intelligently constructed songs and eloquent, spiritually-tinged lyrics are the perfect vehicle for Stevens' soft-spoken delivery.

  "Into White" has always been a favorite, but there is not a song... more info

• Showcase of the early 70s
  A truly classic album, this is how we want to remember Cat Stevens before he began supporting fatwas against Salman Rushdie. Indeed it's difficult to understand why such a gentle and intelligent person would embrace the barbarism of Islam. The tracks on this album are superb - a classic album devoid of filler tracks. It can be listened to from start to finish without skipping anything. The best track is undoubtedly On The Road To Find Out which is almost a chronicle of his conversion to Islam a full eight... more info

• How can you describe Tea For The Tillerman?
  This Cd is amazing. I really don't know how to describe it. I think very highly of every song on here....I really like the pacifist viewpoint that Cat (Yusuf) displays. The songs "Wild World" and "Sad Lisa" are some of his best. I really consider this album a greatest hits album...there is really nothing i can say about this album except if you want to hear something other then Corn and groups like that, you can go get "Tea For the Tillerman" (I know some people still have the LP they can blow the dust off... more info

Tracks:

1. Where Do the Children Play?
2. Hard Headed Woman
3. Wild World
4. Sad Lisa
5. Miles from Nowhere
6. But I Might Die Tonight
7. Longer Boats
8. Into White
9. On the Road to Find Out
10. Father and Son
11. Tea for the Tillerman

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