1978 Cat Stevens – Back To Earth
Back To Earth is the eleventh studio album released by the British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens. It is the only album he recorded using the name Cat Stevens after his conversion to Islam until the release in September 2017 of The Laughing Apple, his fifteenth studio album (credited to “Yusuf / Cat Stevens”). It was also the last album of contemporary western music that he recorded until An Other Cup, 28 years later.
Tracks
1 Just Another Night (Cat Stevens) 03:49
2 Daytime (Cat Stevens; Alun Davies) 03:55
3 Bad Brakes (Cat Stevens; Alun Davies) 03:27
4 Randy (Cat Stevens) 03:07
5 The Artist (Cat Stevens) 02:34
6 Last Love Song (Cat Stevens) 03:26
7 Nascimento (Cat Stevens) 03:15
8 Father (Cat Stevens) 04:07
9 New York Times (Cat Stevens) 03:24
10 Never (Cat Stevens) 03:03
Musicians
1 Just Another Night
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Drums | Gerry Conway |
| Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Keyboards | Cat Stevens |
| Piano | Jean Roussel |
| Steel Guitar | BJ Cole |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
2 Daytime
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Drums | Dave Mattacks |
| Acoustic Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Keyboards | Cat Stevens |
| Harp | John Marson |
| Background Vocals | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
3 Bad Brakes
| Bass | Cat Stevens |
| Drums | Dave Mattacks |
| Guitar | Eric Johnson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Alun Davies |
| Keyboards | Jean Roussel |
| Harmonica | Graham Smith |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
4 Randy
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Drums | Dave Mattacks |
| Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Keyboards | Cat Stevens |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
5 The Artist
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Keyboards | Cat Stevens |
6 Last Love Song
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Drums | Dave Mattacks |
| Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Electric Piano | Jean Roussel |
| Keyboards | Cat Stevens |
| Background Vocals | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
7 Nascimento
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Drums | Gerry Conway |
| Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Electric Piano | Jean Roussel |
| Sax | Don Weller |
| Congas | Gerry Conway |
8 Father
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Drums | Dave Mattacks |
| Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Keyboards | Cat Stevens |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
9 New York Times
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Jordan |
| Hammond Organ | Jean Roussel |
| Synthesizer | Cat Stevens |
| Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Vocals | The McCrarys |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
10 Never
| Bass | Bruce Lynch |
| Drums | Gerry Conway |
| Guitar | Cat Stevens |
| Keyboards | Jean Roussel |
| Vocals | Cat Stevens |
Liner Notes
Producer – Cat Stevens, Paul Samwell-Smith
Arranged By (Strings) – Derek Wadsworth (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Del Newman (Tracks 5, 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Richard Niles (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Cat Stevens, Jean Roussel (Track 9)
Engineer – Declan O’Doherty, Don Gehman, Freddy Hansson, Jeff Titmus, Jesse Henderson, Mike Stavrou, Nick Blagona, Stig Kreutzfeldt
Mastered By – Lee Hulko
Design – Bloomfield/Travis
Graphics – Cooke Key
Photography – Ed Cooper
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright Island Records Ltd
Copyright Island Records Inc