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| Released = April 1977<!---could not have been released on May 28, 1977 because it already appeared on the Billboard charts on May 21----><ref name="connollyco">{{cite web |url=http://www.connollyco.com/discography/cat_stevens/izitso.html |title=Izitso |author= |date= |work= |publisher=connollyco.com |accessdate=May 15, 2011}}</ref> |
| Released = April 1977<!---could not have been released on May 28, 1977 because it already appeared on the Billboard charts on May 21----><ref name="connollyco">{{cite web |url=http://www.connollyco.com/discography/cat_stevens/izitso.html |title=Izitso |author= |date= |work= |publisher=connollyco.com |accessdate=May 15, 2011}}</ref> |
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| Recorded = September 18, 1976 - March |
| Recorded = September 18, 1976 - March 1977,<br>[[Muscle Shoals Sound Studio]], [[Sheffield]], [[Alabama]];<br>[[Sound 80 Studios]], [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]];<br>[[Ardent Studios]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]];<br>[[Le Studio]], [[Morin Heights]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]<br>[[Sweet Silence Studios]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] |
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| Genre = [[Pop rock]] |
| Genre = [[Pop rock]], [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Soft rock]], [[White soul]], [[Folk pop]], [[Electronic rock]], [[Synthpop]], [[Electro music|Electro]] |
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| Length = 35:55 |
| Length = 35:55 |
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| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]] (U.S.)<br>[[Island Records|Island]] (UK) |
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]] (U.S.)<br>[[Island Records|Island]] (UK) |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r19012|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r19012|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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'''''Izitso''''' is an album released by the British singer/songwriter [[Cat Stevens]] in 1977. After the lackluster ''[[Numbers (Cat Stevens album)|Numbers]]'', ''Izitzo'' |
'''''Izitso''''' is an album released by the British singer/songwriter [[Cat Stevens]] in April 1977. After the lackluster ''[[Numbers (Cat Stevens album)|Numbers]]'', ''Izitzo'' proved to be his comeback. The album updated the rhythmic [[folk rock]] and [[pop rock]] style of his earlier albums with the extensive use of [[synthesizer]]s,<ref name="allmusic_izitso">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/izitso-r19012|title=Izitso|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> and other [[electronic music instruments]],<ref name="discogs_izitso2">{{cite web|title=Cat Stevens – Izitso|url=http://www.discogs.com/Cat-Stevens-Izitso/release/493125|work=A&M Records|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> giving the album a more [[electronic rock]] and [[synthpop]] style.<ref name="discogs_izitso">{{cite web|title=Cat Stevens – Izitso|url=http://www.discogs.com/Cat-Stevens-Izitso/release/1119030|work=Island Records|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
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Upon release, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' praised the album for blending together elements of folk rock and [[electronic music]], "often in apparent opposition to each other," with "the diversity and the maturity to match this seeming incongruity."<ref name="rolling izitso">{{cite web|last=Walters|first=Charley|title=Cat Stevens: Izitso|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/izitso-19770728|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=21 May 2012|date=July 28, 1977}}</ref> ''Izitso'' was successful, reaching #7 on the American [[Billboard 200|Pop Albums]] charts.<ref name="allmusic_izitso"/> |
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''Izitso'' included his last top 40 chart hit, {{nowrap|"(Remember}} the Days of the) Old Schoolyard", an early synthpop song<ref name="discogs_izitso"/> that utilized a [[polyphonic synthesizer]]; it was a duet with fellow UK singer [[Elkie Brooks]].<ref name="discogs_izitso2"/> [[Linda Lewis]] appears in the song's video, with Cat Stevens singing to her, as they portray former schoolmates, singing to each other on a schoolyard merry-go-round. This is one of the few [[music video]]s that Stevens made, other than simple videos of concert performances. The song "Child for a Day" was featured in the 1977 film ''[[First Love (1977 film)|First Love]]'', starring [[Susan Dey]] and [[William Katt]]. |
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The track "Was Dog a Doughnut", which upon release was criticized for sounding "a bit too robotlike,"<ref name="rolling izitso"/> has since been considered one of the first [[Electro music|electro]], or [[techno|techno-pop]], songs ever recorded,<ref name="wire_1996">{{citation|title=A-Z Of Electro|work=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]|issue=145|month=March|year=1996|author=David Toop|url=http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/210/|accessdate=2011-05-29}}</ref> as well as an early example of [[hip hop music]]. The track made early use of a [[music sequencer]] along with synthesizers.<ref name="discogs_izitso"/> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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== Personnel == |
== Personnel == |
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*[[Cat Stevens]] - [[Epiphone Casino|Epiphone casino guitar]], [[Ovation guitar]], [[electric guitar |
*[[Cat Stevens]] - [[Epiphone Casino|Epiphone casino guitar]], [[Ovation guitar]], [[electric guitar]], [[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] and [[steel guitar]]s, [[guitar synthesizer]], [[bouzouki]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[piano]], [[celesta]], [[harpsichord]], [[wurlitzer electric piano]], [[fender rhodes]], [[Polymoog]], [[Moog synthesizer]], [[Minimoog]], [[ARP String Synthesizer]], [[ARP 2600]], [[Yamaha CS-80]], [[Yamaha GX-1]], [[Yamaha]] EA5R [[electronic organ]], [[music sequencer]],<ref name="discogs_izitso2"/> [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]], [[harmonica]], [[brass instrument|brass]], [[arrangements]], [[Singing|vocals]] |
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*[[Jean Roussel]] - [[Hammond organ]], piano, Organ, synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, Yahama CS-80, keyboards, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements |
*[[Jean Roussel]] - [[Hammond organ]], piano, Organ, synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, Yahama CS-80, keyboards, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements |
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*[[Chick Corea]] - electric piano, keyboards on "Bonfire" and "Was Dog A Doughnut?" |
*[[Chick Corea]] - electric piano, keyboards on "Bonfire" and "Was Dog A Doughnut?" |
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|align="left"|(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard |
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Izitso is an album released by the British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens in April 1977. After the lackluster Numbers, Izitzo proved to be his comeback. The album updated the rhythmic folk rock and pop rock style of his earlier albums with the extensive use of synthesizers,[4] and other electronic music instruments,[5] giving the album a more electronic rock and synthpop style.[6]
Overview
Upon release, Rolling Stone praised the album for blending together elements of folk rock and electronic music, "often in apparent opposition to each other," with "the diversity and the maturity to match this seeming incongruity."[3] Izitso was successful, reaching #7 on the American Pop Albums charts.[4]
Izitso included his last top 40 chart hit, "(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard", an early synthpop song[6] that utilized a polyphonic synthesizer; it was a duet with fellow UK singer Elkie Brooks.[5] Linda Lewis appears in the song's video, with Cat Stevens singing to her, as they portray former schoolmates, singing to each other on a schoolyard merry-go-round. This is one of the few music videos that Stevens made, other than simple videos of concert performances. The song "Child for a Day" was featured in the 1977 film First Love, starring Susan Dey and William Katt.
The track "Was Dog a Doughnut", which upon release was criticized for sounding "a bit too robotlike,"[3] has since been considered one of the first electro, or techno-pop, songs ever recorded,[7] as well as an early example of hip hop music. The track made early use of a music sequencer along with synthesizers.[6]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Cat Stevens; except where indicated
Side one
- "(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard" - 2:44 duet with Elkie Brooks.
- "Life" - 4:56
- "Killin' Time" - 3:30
- "Kypros" - 3:10
- "Bonfire" - 4:10
Side two
- "(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star" - 3:03
- "Crazy" - 3:33
- "Sweet Jamaica" - 3:31
- "Was Dog a Doughnut?" (Stevens, Bruce Lynch, Jean Roussel) - 4:15
- "Child for a Day" (Paul Travis, David Gordon) - 4:23
Personnel
- Cat Stevens - Epiphone casino guitar, Ovation guitar, electric guitar, acoustic and steel guitars, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki, keyboards, piano, celesta, harpsichord, wurlitzer electric piano, fender rhodes, Polymoog, Moog synthesizer, Minimoog, ARP String Synthesizer, ARP 2600, Yamaha CS-80, Yamaha GX-1, Yamaha EA5R electronic organ, music sequencer,[5] drums, percussion, harmonica, brass, arrangements, vocals
- Jean Roussel - Hammond organ, piano, Organ, synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, Yahama CS-80, keyboards, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
- Chick Corea - electric piano, keyboards on "Bonfire" and "Was Dog A Doughnut?"
- Barry Beckett - piano, electric piano, Organ, keyboards on "Killin' Time" and "Child For A Day"
- Tim Henson - acoustic piano, piano, Organ, keyboards on "Killin' Time" and "Child For A Day"
- Little Brother Montgomery - ARP 2600 on "Was Dog A Doughnut?"
- Broderick Smith - harmonica on "Sweet Jamaica"
- Marjorie Lagerwall - harp on "Sweet Jamaica"
- Ray Gomez - guitar on "Was Dog A Doughnut?"
- Pete Carr - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, ovation guitar, Epiphone Casino, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki
- Jim Johnson - rhythm guitar on "Killin' Time"
- Weldon Myrick - steel guitar on "(I Never Wanted) To Be A Star"
- Reggie Young - electric guitar on "(I Never Wanted) To Be A Star"
- Bruce Lynch - double bass, electbass, bass synthesizer
- David Hood - double bass, bass, bass synthesizer on "Killin' Time" and "Child For A Day"
- Andy Newmark - drums, percussion on "(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard" and "Kypros" and "Bonfire" and "Sweet Jamaica"
- Bill Berg - drums, percussion on "Life" and (I Never Wanted) To Be A Star" and "Crazy"
- Barry Morgan - drums, percussion "Life" and "Was Dog A Doughnut?"
- Roger Hawkins - drums, percussion on "Killin' Time" and "Child For A Day"
- Elkie Brooks - Vocals on "(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard"
- Suzanne Lynch - backing vocals on "(Remember The Of The) Old Schoolyard" and "Life" and "Sweet Jamaica"
- Carla Benson - backing vocals on "Sweet Jamaica"
- Evette Benton - backing vocals on "Sweet Jamaica"
- Barbara Ingram - backing vocals on "Sweet Jamaica"
- David Campbell - string instruments, brass, arrangements
- Gene Page - string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
Production
- Producers - Cat Stevens, Dave Kershenbaum
- Engineers - Harvey Goldberg, Mike Stavros, Ian Boughey, Nigel Walker, Flemming Rasmussen, Tom Jung, Paul Martinson, Nick Blagona, Mike Ross, Freddy Hansson, Steve Brandon, Jerry Masters, Gene Eichelberger, Dee Robb, John Kelly,[disambiguation needed] Ken Frieson
- Mastering - Ted Jensen, Bernie Grundman
- Mixing - Claude Dupras
- Design - Mathieu Bitton
- Programming - Cat Stevens, Claude Dupras
- Supervisor - Bill Levenson
- Illustrations - Cat Stevens
- Cover Designs - Cat Stevens, Eckford Stimpson
- Photography - Moshe Brakha
- Coordinator - Beth Stempel
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Pop Albums | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard | Pop Singles | 33 |
| 1977 | (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star | Pop Singles | 44 |
| 1977 | Was Dog A Doughnut | Pop Singles | 53 |
| 1977 | Sweet Jamaica | Pop Singles | 70 |
Special Thanks
- Chick Corea Appears Courtesy of Polydor Incorporated.
References
- ^ "Izitso". connollyco.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c Walters, Charley (July 28, 1977). "Cat Stevens: Izitso". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Izitso". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Cat Stevens – Izitso". A&M Records. Discogs. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Cat Stevens – Izitso". Island Records. Discogs. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ David Toop (1996), "A-Z Of Electro", The Wire, no. 145, retrieved 2011-05-29
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