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Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion streams. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in his career, Islamic music. Following two decades in which he performed only music which met strict religious standards, he returned to making secular music in 2006. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.His 1967 debut album and its title song "Matthew and Son" both reached top 10 in the UK charts. Stevens' albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were certified triple platinum in the US. His 1972 album Catch Bull at Four went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent weeks at the top of several other major charts. He earned ASCAP songwriting awards in 2005 and 2006 for "The First Cut Is the Deepest", which has been a hit for four artists. His other hit songs include "Father and Son", "Wild World", "Moonshadow", "Peace Train", and "Morning Has Broken". Stevens converted to Islam in December 1977, and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. In 1979, he auctioned his guitars for charity, and left his musical career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has since bought back at least one of the guitars he sold as a result of the efforts of his son, Yoriyos. Stevens was embroiled in a controversy regarding comments he made in 1989, about the death fatwa placed on author Salman Rushdie in response to the publication of Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. He has explained the incident stating: "I was cleverly framed by certain questions. I never supported the fatwa." He has received two honorary doctorates and awards for promoting peace as well as other humanitarian awards. In 2006, he returned to pop music by releasing his first new studio album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. With that release and subsequent ones, he dropped the surname "Islam" from the album cover art – using the stage name Yusuf as a mononym. In 2009, he released the album Roadsinger and, in 2014, he released the album Tell 'Em I'm Gone and began his first US tour since 1978. His second North American tour since his resurgence, featuring 12 shows in intimate venues, ran from 12 September to 7 October 2016. In 2017, he released the album The Laughing Apple, now using the stage name Yusuf / Cat Stevens, using the Cat Stevens name for the first time in 39 years. In September 2020, he released Tea for the Tillerman 2, a reimagining of his classic album Tea for the Tillerman to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and in June 2023, King of a Land, a new studio album.
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Blackness of the Night [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Blackness of the Night | 3:01 |
Mary and the Little Lamb [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Mary and the Little Lamb | 3:35 |
Northern Wind (Death of Billy the Kid) [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Northern Wind (Death of Billy the Kid) | 2:42 |
See What Love Did to Me [2017]
Song | Duration |
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See What Love Did to Me | 3:44 |
The Laughing Apple [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Blackness of the Night | 3:02 |
See What Love Did to Me | 3:44 |
The Laughing Apple | 3:05 |
Olive Hill | 2:47 |
Grandsons | 3:04 |
Mighty Peace | 2:21 |
Mary and the Little Lamb | 3:35 |
You Can Do (Whatever)! | 3:11 |
Northern Wind (Death of Billy the Kid) | 2:42 |
Don't Blame Them | 3:39 |
I'm So Sleepy | 2:22 |
You Can Do (Whatever)! [2017]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Do (Whatever)! | 3:11 |
Art of McCartney [CD/DVD] [Deluxe Edition] [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Long and Winding Road | 3:30 |
Art of McCartney [Only @ Best Buy] [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Long And Winding Road |
Art of McCartney [Target Exclusive] [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Long And Winding Road |
Tell 'Em I'm Gone [2014]
Song | Duration |
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I Was Raised in Babylon | 3:53 |
Big Boss Man | 3:10 |
Dying to Live | 3:47 |
You Are My Sunshine | 3:13 |
Editing Floor Blues | 3:42 |
Cat & the Dog Trap | 3:22 |
Gold Digger | 4:34 |
The Devil Came from Kansas | 3:42 |
Tell 'Em I'm Gone | 3:12 |
Doors | 3:22 |
Tell 'Em I'm Gone [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Cat and the Dog Trap | 3:22 |
The Art of McCartney [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Long and Winding Road | 3:30 |
Icon [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Roadsinger | 4:12 |
Everytime I Dream | 3:12 |
Duet [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Father and Son | 3:22 |
Opus Collection: A Journey [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Thinking ‘Bout You | |
Everytime I Dream | |
Roadsinger |
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out/Peace Train/Roadsinger [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Roadsinger | 4:10 |
Roadsinger [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Welcome Home | 4:23 |
Thinking 'Bout You | 2:32 |
Everytime I Dream | 3:10 |
The Rain | 3:27 |
World O' Darkness | 2:24 |
Be What You Must | 3:25 |
To Be What You Must | 3:25 |
This Glass World | 2:03 |
Roadsinger | 4:10 |
All Kinds of Roses | 2:38 |
Dream On (Until...) | 1:57 |
Roadsinger [Bonus Track] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Welcome Home | 4:22 |
Thinking 'Bout You | 2:31 |
Everytime I Dream | 3:09 |
The Rain | 3:26 |
World O' Darkness | 2:23 |
To Be What You Must | 3:25 |
This Glass World | 2:02 |
Roadsinger | 4:09 |
All Kinds of Roses | 2:38 |
Dream On (Until...) | 1:56 |
Roadsinger: To Warm You Through the Night [Bonus DVD] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Welcome Home | 4:23 |
Thinking 'Bout You | 2:31 |
Everytime I Dream | 3:09 |
The Rain | 3:26 |
This Glass World | 2:02 |
Roadsinger | 4:09 |
All Kinds of Roses | 2:38 |
Thinking 'Bout You [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Thinking 'Bout You | 2:32 |
Later...the First 15 Years [2008]
Song | Duration |
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I Think I See the Light | 4:10 |
Top of the Pops Collection [43 CD] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Breathe Easy |
Collected [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Midday (Avoid City After Dark) | 4:24 |
Dear Mr. Fantasy [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Man With No Country | 4:50 |
Yusuf's Cafe Session [DVD] [2007]
An Other Cup [2006]
An Other Cup [Deluxe Edition] [2006]
Footsteps in the Light [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Wind | 1:28 |
Wild World (Bana, Bana) | 3:20 |
God Is the Light | 3:40 |
Peace Train | 5:10 |
Midday (Avoid City After Dark) [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Midday (Avoid City After Dark) [Album Version] | 4:24 |
Now 2006 (Enhanced) [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Father & Son [DVD] |
Feel Good Mix 2005 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Father and Son [New Steve Mac] | 3:23 |
Now, Vol. 60 [UK] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Father and Son | 3:21 |
Refugee Voices: A Concert for Dafur [2005]
Song | Duration |
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The Little Ones |
Those Were the Days [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Where Do the Children Play | 3:25 |
Ö3 Greatest Hits, Vol. 29 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Father and Son | 3:21 |
10 Years of Hits [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Father and Son | 3:21 |
46664, Pt. 1: African Prayer (Nelson Mandela AIDS Concert) [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Wild World | 5:28 |
Night of Remembrance: Live at the Royal Albert Hall [2004]
Song | Duration |
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God Is the Light | 3:55 |
Syukur [2003]
Song | Duration |
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God Is the Light | 3:38 |
On the Road to Find Out [2001]
Song | Duration |
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God Is the Light | 3:37 |
I Have No Cannons That Roar [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Little Ones | 2:21 |
Tea for the Tillerman
Song | Duration |
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Father & Son | 4:25 |
Wild World | 3:03 |
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