Buddha and the Chocolate Box
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| Studio album by Cat Stevens | ||||
| Released | 19 March 1974 | |||
| Recorded | February 1974, Sound Techniques Studios, London, England |
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| Genre | Soft Rock, Folk Rock | |||
| Length | 32:16 | |||
| Label | A&M (U.S.) Island (UK) |
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| Producer | Cat Stevens Paul Samwell-Smith |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C− [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[3] |
Buddha and the Chocolate Box is a 1974 album by Cat Stevens. The title came to Stevens when he was travelling to a gig on a plane with a Buddha in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other. He pondered that if he were to die in the plane these would be the last objects with him, and he would be caught between the spiritual and the material. The album leans towards the spiritual path, and is an indication of the direction his life would follow.
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks composed by Cat Stevens
- Side one
- "Music" – 4:21
- "Oh Very Young" – 2:36
- "Sun/C79" – 4:35
- "Ghost Town" – 3:10
- "Jesus" – 2:14
- Side two
- "Ready" – 3:18
- "King of Trees" – 5:07
- "A Bad Penny" – 3:21
- "Home in the Sky" – 3:38
[edit] Personnel
- Barry - Vocals, Singer
- Mathieu Bitton - Package Design, Reissue Package Design
- Robin Black - Mixing
- Brigette - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Singer
- Clifford - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Singer
- Gerry Conway - Drums, Vocals
- Suzanne Cox - Vocals, Singer
- Danny - Vocals, Singer
- Alun Davies - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
- Victor Gamm - Engineer, Mixing
- Roland Harker - Banjo
- Alan Harris - Mixing
- Jacqui - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Singer
- Ted Jensen - Mastering
- Jimmy - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Singer
- Joanne - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Singer
- Joy - Vocals, Singer
- Judy - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Singer
- Larry - Vocals, Singer
- Bill Levenson - Reissue Supervisor
- Bruce Lynch - Bass
- Rick McCollum - Vocals, Singer
- Del Newman - Strings, Arranger, String Arrangements
- Roger Quested - Mixing
- Jean Roussel - Strings, Arranger, Keyboards, String Arrangements
- Ruby - Vocals, Singer
- Jim Ryan - Guitar
- Paul Samwell-Smith - Producer
- Beth Stempel - Reissue Coordination
- Cat Stevens- Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Design, Concept, Illustrations
- Sunny - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Singer
- Vartan - Art Direction
- Mark Warner - Guitar
- John Wood - Engineer
- Roland Young - Design, Concept
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
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[edit] Year-end charts
[edit] Certifications
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[edit] References
- ^ William, Ruhlmann. Buddha and the Chocolate Box at Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Cat Stevens: Buddha and the Chocolate Box". http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7880. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1974-05-23). "Cat Stevens: Buddha and the Chocolate Box: Music Review". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20080515002622/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/catstevens/albums/album/302044/review/6068264/buddha_and_the_chocolate_box.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0646119176.
- ^ "austriancharts.at Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cat+Stevens&titel=Buddha+And+The+Chocolate+Box&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-24
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Cat Stevens". infodisc.fr. http://infodisc.fr/Album_S.php. Retrieved 2012-02-24. Note: user must select 'Cat STEVENS' from drop-down
- ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1974" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1974.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cat+Stevens&titel=Buddha+And+The+Chocolate+Box&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=37685. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Buddha and the Chocolate Box > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r19025/charts-awards. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Album Search: Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box" (in German) (ASP). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Cat+Stevens&title=Buddha+And+The+Chocolate+Box&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3891&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1972 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1974.php. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1974". billboard.biz. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855864?imw=Y. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "British album certifications – Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter Buddha and the Chocolate Box in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "American album certifications – Cat Stevens – the Chocolate Box". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22the+Chocolate+Box%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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