Catch Bull at Four | 
| Artist: Cat Stevens
Label: A&M
Category: Music
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 7646
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 546886
UPC: 731454688628
EAN: 0731454688628
ASIN: B00004VW0S
Release Date: July 25, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Sitting | | • | The Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head | | • | Angelsea | | • | Silent Sunlight | | • | Can't Keep It In | | • | 18th Avenue | | • | Freezing Steel | | • | O Caritas | | • | Sweet Scarlet | | • | Ruins |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Celebrated and adored for his sanguine lyrics and irresistible hooks, Cat Stevens was one of the rare singer-songwriters capable of composing genuinely optimistic songs that didn't leave a sappy residue in listeners' ears. However, even a cursory listen to 1972's Catch Bull at Four proves that the Cat had seen darkness, too, and that those darker elements had become more pronounced than they'd been in the past. His vocal style shifts from the cool croon that made Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat top sellers to a harsher, almost growling delivery. The album's standouts--the wistful reverie "Sitting" and the delightfully infectious "Can't Keep It In"--are resolute in lyric and melody. Rambling, mystical odes such as "The Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head," "Angelsea," and "Sweet Scarlet" offer quaintly romantic imagery and lavishly undulating melodies. But it's the mercurial dynamics and driving melody of "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" and the bitter conviction of "Ruins" that give the album a backbone and a sense of balance. --Sally Weinbach
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 One of the best. June 9, 2008
William Hoffknecht (Fernley, NV)
This is not my favorite Cat album, but one of his best by far. Cat's lyrical quality and great folk music ability shine brilliantly on this album almost better than any other.
Check it out if you are a new Cat Stevens or Yusef fan, and if you are an old school fan, then you must own this album.
Mark Welsh; Angelsea - way off base with the lyrics- June 3, 2008
Mom to Liam (Ferndale MI, U.S.A)
Mark Welsh:[ Supposedly the voices repeatedly chant "Oh, Carly Simon says, oh, Carly, why?]
WRONG.
The lyrics are "Angelsea, Angelsea..Angelsea" (pronounced ahnG - lay-sa(w)
cat's got the cream with this album November 28, 2005
.Richard (england)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
a beautiful album of folk rock ditty's which send you in a daze of happiness
from the opening track "sittin" you know you're in for something special then comes
"the boy with the moon and stars on his head"
a beautiful song i can see myself in a poppy field watching the sunset whenever i play this song..hell i think i'm gonna do that
angelsea beautiful tear jerking
silent sunlight another class song from the cat
18th avenue [kansas city nightmare] my second favorite track on this album
freezing steel good just not great still the steven's
o'caritas another one of my favorites
sweet scarlet my favorite a beauty
ruins no way this is great
catch bull at four 10/5 steven's and his many highs
god bless you cat stevens
Excellent service and product! October 25, 2005
Cecilia M. Miller (Jacksonville, FL United States)
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
Thanks for the great memories every time I play this CD. Delivered promptly and packed well.
Cat's Early Seventies' Transition January 28, 2005
Musicbox (Amarillo, TX, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Cat Stevens' fourth album for A&M records is a definite treat. The first Cat Stevens LP to feature a promotional label: (2 different labels on one record), and I believe the first of those 4 albums to feature electrical instruments. This album contains the top 20 hit "Sitting" as well as the acoustic masterpiece "Boy with a moon and star on his head". Cat's first big rocker was "Freezing Steel" from side 2. Also included are "Angelsea" and "Silent Sunlight" which i think are the best ones on the album. The remastered CD has brilliant sound, just like the LP right out of the shrink wrap. If you are just discovering the sound of Cat Stevens, "Catch Bull At Four" is an excellent first choice. The musical energy will fill you up.
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