In April 1977, “Island” label released “Izitso”, the tenth Cat Stevens studio album. It was recorded September 1976 – March 1977, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama;“Sound 80 Studios” in Minneapolis; “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee; “Le Studio”, “Morin Heights” in Quebec, Canada; “Sweet Silence Studios” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Cat Stevens
and David Kershenbaum.
Personnel:
- Cat Stevens – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki, keyboards, piano, celesta, harpsichord, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes, Polymoog, Moog synthesizer, Minimoog, ARP String Synthesizer, ARP 2600, Yamaha CS-80, Yamaha GX-1, Yamaha EA5R electronic organ, music sequencer, drums, percussion, harmonica, brass, arrangements, programming, illustrations, design
- Pete Carr– acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, Ovation guitar, Epiphone Casino, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki
- Jim Johnson– rhythm guitar
- Weldon Myrick– steel guitar
- Reggie Young– electric guitar
- Ray Gomez– guitar
- Chick Corea– electric piano, keyboards
- Barry Beckett– piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards
- Tim Henson– acoustic piano, piano, organ, keyboards
- Little Brother Montgomery– ARP 2600
- Jean Roussel– Hammond organ, piano, organ, synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, Yamaha CS-80, keyboards, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
- Broderick Smith– harmonica
- Bruce Lynch– double bass, electbass, bass synthesizer
- David Hood– double bass, bass, bass synthesizer
- Andy Newmark– drums, percussion
- Bill Berg– drums, percussion
- Barry Morgan– drums, percussion
- Roger Hawkins– drums, percussion
- Gene Page– string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
- David Campbell– string and brass arrangements
- Marjorie Lagerwall– harp
- Elkie Brooks– vocals
- Suzanne Lynch– backing vocals
- Carla Benson– backing vocals
- Evette Benton– backing vocals
- Barbara Ingram– backing vocals
- Harvey Goldberg, Mike Stavros, Ian Boughey, Nigel Walker, Flemming Rasmussen, Tom Jung, Paul Martinson, Nick Blagona, Mike Ross, Freddy Hansson, Steve Brandon, Jerry Masters, Gene Eichelberger, Dee Robb, John Kelly, Ken Frieson – engineer
- Claude Dupras – programming, mixing
- Ted Jensen, Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Mathieu Bitton – design
- Eckford Stimpson – design
- Moshe Brakha – photography
- Bill Levenson – supervisor
- Beth Stempel – coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Cat Stevens, except where noted.
- (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
- Life
- Killin’ Time
- Kypros
- Bonfire
- (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
- Crazy
- Sweet Jamaica
- Was Dog a Doughnut?- Cat Stevens, Bruce Lynch, Jean Roussel
- Child for a Day – Paul Travis, David Gordon
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