Catch Bull at Four

Infobox Album
Name = Catch Bull at Four
Type = Studio
Artist = Cat Stevens


Released = start date|1972|9|27
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 39:40
Label = Island (UK)
A&M Records (U.S.)
Producer = Paul Samwell-Smith
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5n59ke9t7q7x link]
*"Rolling Stone" 'Favorable' [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/catstevens/albums/album/217563/review/6067846/catch_bull_at_four link]
Last album = "Teaser and the Firecat" (1971)
This album = Catch Bull at Four (1972)
Next album = "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". [ [http://www.deeshan.com/zen.htm zen, 10 bulls by Kakuan ] ]

Track listing

All songs written by Cat Stevens except as noted.

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

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

Additional personnel

*Linda Lewis – backing vocals
*Andreas Toumazis – bouzouki
*Lauren Cooper

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".

Charts

Album

succession box
before = "Super Fly" by Curtis Mayfield
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = November 18 - December 8 1972
after = "Seventh Sojourn" by The Moody Bluessuccession box
before = "Slade Alive!" by Slade
title = Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
years = October 23 - December 10 1972
after = "Slayed?" by Slade

References

External links

* [http://www.connollyco.com/discography/cat_stevens/catch.html Album details]
* [http://catstevens.com/discography/albums/00008.html Album information] at catstevens.com
* [http://www.majicat.com/articles/catchbull.rsreview.htm Album review]