Cat Stevens - Izitso

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A1	(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard Synthesizer [Polymoog], Piano, Celesta, Percussion – Cat Stevens	2:44
A2	Life Classical Guitar, Guitar [Ovation], Bouzouki, Harpsichord [Electric], Percussion, Synthesizer [Polymoog, Yamaha GX1] – Cat Stevens	4:54
A3	Killin' Time Synthesizer [Polymoog] – Cat Stevens	3:30
A4	Kypros Piano, Percussion [Loop], Synthesizer [ARP, Polymoog, GX1, E5AR], Bouzouki – Cat Stevens	3:07
A5	Bonfire Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer [Yamaha GX1, Polymoog] – Cat Stevens	4:07
B1	(I Never Wanted) To Be A Star Electric Piano, Harpsichord [Electric], Grand Piano – Cat Stevens	3:01
B2	Crazy Percussion [Loop], Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [ARP], Percussion, Harpsichord – Cat Stevens	3:31
B3	Sweet Jamaica Electric Piano, Percussion – Cat Stevens	3:27
B4	Was Dog A Doughnut? Drums – Cat Stevens	4:14
B5	Child For A Day Acoustic Guitar – Cat Stevens	4:25

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – Δ22206
• Published By – Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By [Brass] – David Campbell (tracks: A3), Gene Page (tracks: A5)
• Arranged By [Strings] – Gene Page (tracks: B3), Jean Roussel (tracks: A1)
• Bass – Bruce Lynch (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to B3), David Hood (tracks: A3, B5)
• Design [Cover] – Cat Stevens, Eckford/Stimpson
• Drums – Andy Newmark (tracks: A1, A5, B3), Bill Berg (tracks: A2, B1, B2), Roger Hawkins (tracks: A3, B5)
• Electric Guitar – Ray Gomez (tracks: B4), Reggie Young (tracks: B1)
• Electric Piano – Barry Beckett (tracks: B5), Chick Corea (tracks: A5, B4), Jean Roussel (tracks: A2, A5)
• Engineer – Dee Robb, Freddy Hansson, Gene Eichelberger, Jerry Masters, John Kelly*, Ken Frieson*, Mike Ross*, Mike Stavros, Nick Blagona, Paul Martinson, Tom Jung
• Guitar – Pete Carr (tracks: A3, B5)
• Keyboards – Bruce Lynch (tracks: B4), Jean Roussel (tracks: A2)
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Organ – Barry Beckett (tracks: A3), Jean Roussel (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2), Tim Henson (tracks: B5)
• Photography By – Moshe Brakha
• Piano – Barry Beckett (tracks: B5), Jean Roussel (tracks: B3), Tim Henson (tracks: A3)
• Producer – Cat Stevens, David Kershenbaum
• Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Johnson (tracks: A3)
• Steel Guitar – Weldon Myrick (tracks: B1)
• Synthesizer [ARP 2600] – Bruce Lynch (tracks: B4)
• Synthesizer [String] – Jean Roussel (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
• Vocals – Barbara Ingram (tracks: B3), Carla Benson (tracks: B3), Elkie Brooks (tracks: A1), Evette Benton (tracks: B3), Suzanne Lynch (tracks: A1, A2)
• Written-By – Cat Stevens (tracks: A1 to B4), David Gordon (tracks: B5), Paul Travis (tracks: B5)

Notes

℗© 1977 A&M Records, Inc.

Original Monarch Pressing; released with poly-lined, white paper inner sleeve - credits included on separate insert.

Other copies would have credits printed on inner sleeves.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch, exc MR[circled] stamp (var 1)): A&M SP5141 (RE-1)-M8 MR T.H. ◁22206
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch, exc MR[circled] stamp (var 1)): A&M SP5142-M11 MR T.H. ◁22206-X
• Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch, exc MR[circled] stamp (var 2)): A&M SP5141 (RE-1) - M4 MR Δ22206
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch, exc MR[circled] stamp (var 2)): A&M SP5142-M7 MR Δ22206-X
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9451	Cat Stevens	Izitso ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	ILPS 9451	UK	1977
56 803 GT	Cat Stevens	Izitso ‎(Cass, Album)	Island Records	56 803 GT	Germany	1977
SP-4702	Cat Stevens	Izitso ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SP-4702	US	1977
8T-4702	Cat Stevens	Izitso ‎(8-Trk, Album, Club)	A&M Records	8T-4702	US	1977
846 138-2	Cat Stevens	Izitso ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Island Records, PolyGram	846 138-2	Brazil	1993

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