Buddha and the Chocolate Box

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Buddha and the Chocolate Box
Studio album by Cat Stevens
Released	March 19, 1974
Recorded	February 1974, Sound Techniques Studios, London, England
Genre	Rock
Length	32:16
Label	A&M (U.S.) Island (UK)
Producer	Cat Stevens Paul Samwell-Smith
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Cat Stevens chronology
Foreigner (1973) Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974) Saturnight (1974)

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.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by Cat Stevens

[edit] Side one

1. "Music" – 4:21
2. "Oh Very Young" – 2:36
3. "Sun/C79" – 4:35
4. "Ghost Town" – 3:10
5. "Jesus" – 2:14

[edit] Side two

1. "Ready" – 3:18
2. "King of Trees" – 5:07
3. "A Bad Penny" – 3:21
4. "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