Catch Bull at Four

Catch Bull at Four
Studio album by Cat Stevens
Released	27 September 1972
Recorded	May 1972, The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire; Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France; Morgan Studios, London
Genre	Folk-rock, soft rock
Length	39:40
Label	A&M (U.S.) Island (UK)
Producer	Paul Samwell-Smith
Cat Stevens chronology
Teaser and the Firecat (1971) Catch Bull at Four (1972) Foreigner (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone	(Favorable)

Catch Bull at Four is an album by Cat Stevens. It was Stevens' most successful album in the United States, holding the top spot on Billboard's chart for three consecutive weeks. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen.

Track listing

All songs written by Cat Stevens except as noted.

Side one

1. "Sitting" – 3:14
2. "The Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head" – 5:57
3. "Angelsea" – 4:30
4. "Silent Sunlight" – 3:00
5. "Can't Keep It In" – 2:59

Side two

1. "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" – 4:21
2. "Freezing Steel" – 3:40
3. "O' Caritas" (Andreas Toumazis, Jeremy Taylor, Stevens) – 3:41
4. "Sweet Scarlet" – 3:49
5. "Ruins" – 4:24

Personnel

• Cat Stevens – double bass, bass, spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric mandolin, piano, electric piano, Böhm Diamond organ, RMI keyboard, synthesizer, penny whistle, drums, percussion, vocals, backing vocals
• Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, spanish guitar, backing vocals
• Alan James – double bass, bass, backing vocals
• Jean Roussel – piano, organ
• Gerry Conway – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Andreas Toumazis – bouzouki on "O Caritas"
• C.S. Choir – backing vocals on "Freezing Steel" and "O Caritas"
• Linda Lewis – backing vocals on "Angelesea"
• Lauren Cooper - backing vocals on "Angelesea"
• Del Newman – string arrangements
• Jeremy Taylor - spanish guitar, who assisted in translating "O' Caritas" into the Latin language used in the song.

Production

Producer - Paul Samwell-Smith

Reviews

Catch Bull at Four was well received both commercially and critically. Rolling Stone Magazine was satisfied with the "gorgeous melody and orchestration", while simultaneously disappointed by the lack of a single track comparable to "Morning Has Broken" from Teaser and the Firecat.

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Billboard Pop Albums	1
1972	UK Charts Position	2
1972	Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart	1

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Sitting"	Billboard Pop Singles	16

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	12 November 1972
RIAA – USA	Platinum	20 January 2001

Preceded by Super Fly by Curtis Mayfield	Billboard 200 number-one album 18 November – 8 December 1972	Succeeded by Seventh Sojourn by The Moody Blues
Preceded by Slade Alive! by Slade	Australian Kent Music Report number-one album 23 October – 10 December 1972	Succeeded by Slayed? by Slade

External links

• Album details
• Album information at catstevens.com
• Album review