CAT STEVENS return with first new album in 5 years

16 September 2014
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Sony Music's Legacy Recordings today announced that iconic singer-songwriter and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Yusuf / Cat Stevens has joined the label's storied musical family.

To kick off this exciting new chapter in Yusuf's career, Sony Music's Legacy Recordings will release his first new studio album in five years, entitled Tell 'Em I'm Gone, on 27 October.

Recorded across the globe, including Los Angeles, Dubai, Brussels, and London, the album features 10 brand-new studio recordings, including five original tracks and five carefully-chosen cover songs. Tell 'Em I'm Gone features musical contributions from Richard Thompson, blues harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite, singer-songwriter Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Tuareg group Tinariwen, and guitarist Matt Sweeney. The album was produced by Yusuf and Rick Rubin and was mixed by Yusuf and Paul Samwell-Smith.

The worldwide premiere of 'Dying To Live,' the first single from Tell 'Em I'm Gone is available now at RollingStone.com.

Track list:

1. I Was Raised in Babylon
2. Big Boss Man
3. Dying to Live
4. You Are My Sunshine
5. Editing Floor Blues
6. Cat and the Dog Trap
7. Gold Digger
8. The Devil Came From Kansas
9. Tell 'Em I'm Gone
10. Doors

 


 

Source: music-news.com