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Catch Bull At Four Remastered

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Track Listings

1 Sitting
2 The Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head
3 Angelsea
4 Silent Sunlight
5 Can't Keep It In
6 18th Avenue
7 Freezing Steel
8 O Caritas
9 Sweet Scarlet
10 Ruins

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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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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.94 x 5.08 x 0.39 inches; 3.46 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Universal Music Group
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2140038
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2000
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Universal Music Group
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00004VW0S
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 472 ratings

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Manta
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Album
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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I had the original vinyl so I needed the CD. Classic Cat Stevens
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Beatlenik
5.0 out of 5 stars 4th Stop to Enlightenment
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2011
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Traditional students of Zen Buddhism learn of the Ten Bulls, which are the 10 stages in the practitioner's progression to enlightenment. The fourth step is "Catching The Bull", which illustrates a great struggle, the bull repeatedly will escape and discipline is required. CATCH BULL AT FOUR is chronologically Cat Stevens' 6th album, but it his 4th after his near-fatal bout with Tuberculosis during which he was hospitalized and recuperated for two years. He spent that time changing his "attitude" and also changing his music. When he reappeared, MONA BONE JACKSON, TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN, and TEASER AND THE FIRECAT became his new explorations of religion, philosophy, introspection, and meditations. Each album became successively more popular, and more critically acclaimed. MONA BONE JACKSON received huge accolades from Rolling Stone and other industry magazines, it was justifiably compared to Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection in accessibility to listeners across a broad spectrum of genres. TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN went to Billboard chart #8, went gold in six months, and eventually 3-times multi-platinum. TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN is also #206 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. TEASER AND THE FIRECAT flew to the #2 spot on the charts, sold gold in less than three weeks, and has also gone 3-times mulit-platinum. Finally, in 1972, Cat Steven's CATCH BULL AT FOUR was his most rapidly successful album. It went gold in a mere 15 days and held onto the #1 spot on Billboard for three weeks.

All this despite the fact that a single was not designated from the album. By chance, Sitting was released as a single and reached #16, however, it clearly demonstrated Cat Steven's approach to album-oriented buyers, serious audiophiles who appreciated introspective and spiritual lyrics. Indeed CATCH BULL AT FOUR still nursed those two Cat Stevens' traits but he introduced a slightly more rough-tinged voice and more electrical over acoustic sounds than on the previous three outings. Cat even added synthesizers to his instruments played as well as double bass, electric mandolin, electric piano and the Böhm Diamond organ. He also arranged for lush choral vocals from a choir and other guest vocalists. If TEASER AND THE FIRECAT was his artistic pinnacle, then CATCH BULL AT FOUR is at the very least his most "interesting" album. Sacrificing nothing from his well nurtured sound, Cat enveloped that sound with more fullness than ever before. The songs are unique, each being a separate story in the great struggle that was indicative of where he felt he was in his search for enlightenment. The most sparse song on the album is the beautiful ode to Carly Simon, his girlfriend at the time, Sweet Scarlet. Also, a significant standout on the album is the Greco-Latin "O Caritas", like Rubylove before it, utilizing bouzouki to add much flavor to an already gorgeous song. Angelsea and Freezing Steel are "heavy" songs (by Cat Stevens standards), Sitting opens up the album with the identification of Cat's journey to find enlightenment. Can't Keep It In is his rock and soul send-up. I find it interesting in this period of musical experimentation that "heavy" electric groups were moving into acoustic instrumentation with a folk edge (Led Zeppelin III) while "folk" artists were adding heavy electric sound to their acoustics! Music was moving to a cross-genre spectrum. For the Cat Stevens purist, one cannot help but point to the lovely story told in The Boy With The Moon & The Star On His Head, simply one of his best compositions ever.

Again, as in another review, I have to mention that I would not hesitate highly recommending you use Amazon's "Frequently Bought Together" feature to save some money and get a trilogy of masterpieces that you can revisit endlessly with earjoyment! TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN and TEASER AND THE FIRECAT are often sold with CATCH BULL AT FOUR at a nice savings and these three albums fit perfectly together like a tailor-made suit.

Cat Stevens 4th spiritual album correlates directly to his stop at the 4th Bull of Zen Buddhism's journey of the Bodhisattva. The student ventures into the wilderness in his search for "the Bull" (the true self). His efforts prove fruitless at first but, undeterred, he keeps searching and eventually finds footprints on a riverbank. When he sees the bull for the first time he is amazed by the splendor of its features ('empty and marvellous' is a well known phrase used to describe the perception of Buddha nature). However, the student has not tamed the bull, and must work hard to bring it under control. Eventually he reaches the highest Enlightenment, returns to the world and "everyone I look upon becomes enlightened".
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Phillip Michel
5.0 out of 5 stars A great album
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013
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Although not as popular as other artists of his time, Cat Stevens was an artist that could be listened to and liked very easily. This album is no where near as popular as Tea for the Tillerman, however, the album is amazing; from the most popular song on the album and first song "Sitting," to the final song "Ruins."

The album begins with "Sitting" a great song, in my opinion, and the most popular one on the album.
The next and second song on the album is "The Boy with a Moon and Star On His Head." This song tells a love story and, in my opinion, is interesting as it does fall under the genre of a love song while also breaking the normal criteria of true love.
the third song "Angelsea" is very catchy and another great song.
The fourth song is "Silent Sunlight," a more softer and slower song.
The fifth song is "I Can't Keep It In." This song is great and might be the second most popular song on the album.
"18th Avenue" is another great song on the album that is soft but then gets heavier and louder.
All of the songs above are on Cat Steven's compilation album "Gold" except "The Boy With a Moon and Star On His Head." For anybody who has that album and has not heard this one or is not familiar with the songs on this album, the next songs will be almost new and are very great as well.
The song "Freezing Steel" is probably the best song I've ever heard that's about UFO's.
"O Caritas," being the next song, is awesome and it's not even in English (until the last lines.)
With that, the album is almost finished when the song "Sweet Scarlet" begins to play. It is another softer song that begins to get louder. Right now, I like this song more than I like "Silent Sunlight," the other softer song on the album.
"Ruins" is the final song on the album and is epic. It begins soft, gets loud and heavier during the bridge, and dies down again. It is just a great song.
Ultimately, all of the songs on this album are great and Cat Stevens wrote them thus, you can expect great lyrics and great tunes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021
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Bought this product as a present for a family member and the delivery was running late. The seller responded immediately to my inquiry and was very apologetic and offered a full refund right away. Excellent customer service!
The product ended up arriving undamaged and the seller immediately reached out to be sure it was received. Excellent quality and in perfect condition. Thank you Bestcollectionbooks!
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Riccardo Maria Baldini
5.0 out of 5 stars Piacevole e godibile
Reviewed in Italy on March 12, 2024
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Quarto capitolo di Cat Stevens tra due capolavori quali Teaser and the Firecat e Buddha and the Chocolate Box e la parentesi intermedia di Foreigner: sicuramente molto piacevole e testimone della progressiva maturità artistica dell'Autore.
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eddyt
5.0 out of 5 stars Cat Stevens
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2023
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Good price and fast delivery
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Nancy Eriksen
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Impressed - Another Awesome CD!!
Reviewed in Canada on August 21, 2018
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens is a marvel - what's not to like? Every song is fabulous - love the CD!!
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Ariel M
5.0 out of 5 stars CATCH BULL AT FOUR
Reviewed in France on June 25, 2017
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Je redécouvre les beaux CD de Cat STEVENS alias YUSUF ISLAM maintenant. Il n'as rien perdu de son talent, a ( re ) découvrir pour toutes personnes qui ne le connaissait pas.
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まもる
5.0 out of 5 stars キャットのベストかもしれない
Reviewed in Japan on April 14, 2022
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40年以上前にレコードで聞いていたキャット・スティーブンスのアルバムをCDで買い替えた。既にTeaserもCDで買い替えており、他のアルバムもApple Musicで聴けてはいるが、このCDは欲しくて購入した。やはり、このアルバムは彼のベストかもしれない。Teaserもベストと思っており、甲乙つけ難いところである。自分では以前にギターやピアノを弾きながらTeaserの曲を歌っていたのでTeaserへの思い入れは深いが、このアルバムの中の18th Avenueがとても素晴らしいのでベストとしたい。
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