Izitso

by Cat Stevens, Yusuf

Overview

Cat Stevens bounced back from the lackluster Numbers with an album of pop/rock songs that brought his usual rhythmic folk-rock into contemporary style with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, a snappy Dave Kershenbaum production, and lots of synthesizers. Most of the songs were unusually lightweight, but the autobiographical "(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star" explored Stevens' ambivalence about being in the music business, an attitude that would find him dropping out and finding religion after one more album. In the meantime, Izitso produced a final Top 40 hit in "(Remember the Days of The) Old Schoolyard" and a singles-chart entry in the instrumental "Was Dog a Doughnut." As a result, Stevens returned to the Top Ten LPs list with a ninth straight gold album, his last. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	04/26/2024
Label:	Bmg Int'l
UPC:	4050538899658

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Yusuf   Primary Artist,Piano (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Classical),Bouzouki,Percussion,Harpsichord,Synthesizer,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Celeste
Cat Stevens   Primary Artist,Celeste,Bouzouki,Polymoog,Keyboards,Percussion,Harpsichord,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,ARP Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Drums,Loops,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Classical),Electric Harpsichord
Chick Corea   Guest Artist,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Reggie Young   Piano (Electric),Guitar (Electric)
Tim Henson   Piano,Organ
Carla Benson   Vocals
Barry Morgan   Drums
Barry Beckett   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Elkie Brooks   Vocals
Ray Gomez   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Bruce Lynch   Bass,Sequencing,Synthesizer
Evette Benton   Vocals
Barbara Ingram   Vocals
David Campbell   Strings
Jean Rouselle   Organ,Vibraphone,Piano (Grand),Organ (Hammond),String Ensemble,Synthesizer Strings
Broderick Smith   Harmonica
Marjorie Lagerwall   Harp
Jim Johnson   Guitar (Rhythm)
Jimmy Johnson   Guitar (Rhythm)
Suzanne Lynch   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Andy Newmark   Drums
Bill Berg   Drums
David Kershenbaum   Bass
Weldon Myrick   Guitar (Steel)
David Hood   Bass
Jean Roussel   Flute,Organ,Piano,Strings,Keyboards,Sequencing,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Glockenspiel,Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric),Synthesizer Strings
Little Brother Montgomery   Arp 2600
Pete Carr   Guitar
Roger Hawkins   Drums
Jim Henson Project   Organ,Piano

Technical Credits

Yusuf   Brass Arrangement,Composer,Producer
Cat Stevens   Composer,Producer,Design,Brass Arrangement,String Arrangements,Sequencing Programmer
Mike Ross   Engineer
Bill Levenson   Reissue Supervisor
Gene Page   Brass Arrangement
Dee Robb   Engineer
Tom Jung   Engineer
Bruce Lynch   Composer,Sequencing Programmer
David Campbell   Brass Arrangement
John Kelly   Engineer
Ian Boughey   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Ken Frieson   Engineer
Jean Rouselle   Composer
Mike Stavros   Engineer
Beth Stempel   Project Coordinator
Mathieu Bitton   Reissue Design
Claude Dupras   Programming
Steve Brandon   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen   Original Mastering
Paul Martinson   Engineer
Paul Travis   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Engineer,Mastering
Flemming Rasmussen   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Gene Eichelberger   Engineer
David Kershenbaum   Producer
Freddy Hansson   Engineer
David Raymond Gordon   Composer
David Gordon   Composer
Jean Roussel   Composer,String Arrangements
Jerry Masters   Engineer
Nick Blagona   Engineer
Nigel Walker   Engineer,Assistant Engineer