Cat Stevens: Álbum de 1978 sairá em box-set óctupla

Back to Earth foi o último álbum onde o músico usou o nome Cat Stevens, depois substituído por Yusuf Islam, quando se converteu ao islamismo.

Esse álbum receberá o tratamento de box-set, em abril, quando uma caixa com oito discos será lançada. São cinco CDs, 2 vinis e um blu-ray.

Dentre os cinco CDs, o álbum remasterizado e um CD cxom o trabalho não-remasterizado, além do usual jorro de inéditas, outtakes e afins.Em 1979, o inglês produziu um álbum de seu irmão, chamado Alpha Omega, que também estará na caixa, assim como canções de uma apresentação para a UNICEF, de 1979.

Acompanhando tudo, virão livro, posteres e mimos mais.

Veja a tracklist.

CD1 Remastered – Original album remastered from analogue tapes

Just Another Night
Daytime
Bad Brakes
Randy
The Artist
Last Love Song
Nascimento
Father
New York Times
Never

CD2: Return to Earth – The original stereo mix

Just Another Night
Daytime
Bad Brakes
Randy
The Artist
Last Love Song
Nascimento
Father
New York Times
Never

CD3: Unearthed – Live tracks, rare demos and two beautiful, completely unheard recordings

Butterfly (previously unreleased)
Toy Heart (previously unreleased)
New York Times (new mix) previously unreleased
Just Another Night (demo) previously unreleased
Last Love Song (Session Mix) previously unreleased
Daytime (Live 2017 Adelaide)
Bad Brakes (Live 2011 Albert Hall)
Last Love Song (Live 2014 Toronto)
Nascimento (Solto) previously unreleased
Just Another Night (Live 2016 Nashville)
Bad Brakes (instrumental) previously unreleased

CD4: Alpha Omega (A Musical Revelation) – Completion of the circle. Yusuf helps his brother David realise his own musical ambition by producing the 1978 album Alpha Omega, featuring the much loved ‘Child For A Day’

Universe
I Who Am I
Paradise
Inventions
I See That Face
Child For A Day
Sing, Love Is Everywhere
Alpha Omega
Music Is The 7th Wonder
Dreamer
World
Listen To Me
I Believe

CD5: UNICEF Year Of The Child Concert at Wembley Arena 1979 – The last love song. Cat performs under this name, what will be his final farewell at UNICEF’s 1979 Year Of The Child charity concert at London’s Wembley Arena.

The Wind with intro from Paul Gambaccini
On The Road To Find Out
Just Another Night
Daytime/Where Do The Children Play?
Father & Son
Morning Has Broken (with Belmont Junior School Choir)
Peace Train
Child For A Day (with Richard Thompson and David Essex)

LP 1: Remastered – Original album remastered for vinyl from analogue tapes

A1 Just Another Night
A2 Daytime
A3 Bad Brakes
A4 Randy
A5 The Artist

B1 Last Love Song
B2 Nascimento
B3 Father
B4 New York Times
B5 Never

LP 2: Year Of The Child Concert at Wembley Arena 1979

A1 The Wind with intro from Paul Gambaccini
A2 On The Road To Find Out
A3 Just Another Night
A4 Daytime/Where Do The Children Play?

B1 Father & Son
B2 Morning Has Broken
B3 Peace Train
B4 Child For A Day

BLURAY ONE: The Year Of The Child – Historical concert footage + original album lossless audio