Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat

Another Cat Stevens' classic on the heels of Tea for the Tillerman

On Teaser and the Firecat, singer-songwriter Cat Stevens combined a personal, introspective writing touch with an instinct for pop music melodies coupled with sensitive, yet powerful vocals. As one reviewer noted, Teaser's songs came in two modes: gentle ballads that usually found Stevens and second guitarist Alun Davies playing delicate lines over sensitive love lyrics, and up-tempo numbers where the guitarists strummed away as thundering drums played in stop-start rythms.

"Peace Train" and "Morning Has Broken" each reached the pop Top Ten.

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Cat Stevens, vocals, guitar and keyboards
Alun Davies, guitar
Larry Steele, bass and congas
Gerry Conway and Harvey Burns, drums
Andreas Toumazis and Angelos Hatzipavli, bouzoukia
Del Newman, strings