Cat Stevens: Works
Morning Has Broken is a popular Christian hymn first published in 1931. It is based on a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune known as "Bunessan", and its lyrics were written by English author Eleanor Farjeon, inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, England. Cat Stevens included a popular version of Morning Has Broken on his 1971 album Teaser and the Firecat, and the song eventually became identified with Stevens, especially in the United States and Canada. The familiar piano arrangement on Stevens' recording was composed and performed by Rick Wakeman, a classically trained keyboardist best known for his work with the English progressive rock band Yes.
Written by Cat Stevens, Wild World is a song first released on his 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman. A hit in the United States and the United Kingdom, the song has been covered by many artists, including Bette Midler and José Feliciano.
Cat Stevens (born in 1948) is a famous English singer/songwriter and philanthropist. His early 1970s record albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and his 1972 album Catch Bull at Four ranked number-one on Billboard. In both 2005 and 2006, he won ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year award for his 1967 song The First Cut Is the Deepest, a hit single for four different artists. In 2005, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2008, he was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
A convert to Islam in 1997, he adopted the name Yusuf Islam, and has used his earnings for philanthropic and educational causes in the Muslim community. He won the 2004 Man for Peace Award, presented by Mikhail Gorbachev, for his "dedication to promote peace, the reconciliation of people and to condemn terrorism".
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