Rolling Stone magazine's Ben Gerson said that Stevens' songs effortlessly resonate beyond their artfully simple lyrics and hooks, despite his occasional overuse of dynamics 'for dramatic effect.' In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau found the music monotonous and lacking the 'dry delicacy' Stevens exhibited on Mona Bone Jakon (1970). Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores įifty years later, in September 2020, Stevens remade the album as Tea for the Tillerman 2, including new lyrics and new instrumentation, and he sings along with his 22-year-old self in 'Father and Son'. In January 2012, a hi-res 24/192 kHz version was remastered using an Ampex ATR100 and a MSB Technology Studio ADC and released on. In November 2008, a 'Deluxe Edition' was released featuring a second disc of demos and live recordings. The album itself charted into the top 10 in the United States. With 'Wild World' as an advance single, this was the album that brought Stevens worldwide fame. Stevens, a former art student, created the artwork featured on the record's cover.

Learn more at Patreon.Stevens' second album released during the year 1970, Tea for the Tillerman includes many of his best-known songs such as ' Where Do the Children Play?', 'Hard Headed Woman', ' Wild World', 'Sad Lisa', 'Into White', and ' Father and Son'. There are a bunch of exclusive perks only for patrons: playlists, newsletters, downloads, discussions, polls - hell, tell us what song you would like to hear covered and we will make it happen.

Cover Me is now on Patreon! If you love cover songs, we hope you will consider supporting us there with a small monthly subscription. Watch it below (they start around 3:20).Ĭlick here for more great covers of Cat Stevens. As an added bonus, some attentive watchers may be lucky enough to see the small white dog appear in the corner of the frame as the sisters perform from Danielle’s home in Los Angeles. Haim, a trio of strong women, did the cover plenty of justice. With lines like I’m looking for a hard-headed woman / One who will make me do my best,” the song is a love letter to strong women. Passenger did “Father and Son,” James Morrison did “The Wind” and Imelda May did “How Can I Tell You.” Rock trio Haim, who have received quite a bit of positive attention this year for their third album Women in Music Part III, was the second act to perform, delivering a beautiful acoustic cover of “Hard Headed Woman.”ĭespite the more relaxed tempo-ed cover, Haim retains the attitude embedded in the song. A virtual festival celebrating the music of Cat Stevens aired on YouTube on December 5 with 42 different artists covering his songs.

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