![]() ![]() These are songs written by a youthful spiritual seeker, wise beyond his years that would lay the pretext for a poignant new wave of soulful troubadours and poets. Cat arranged the song, giving it his own inimical sense of style and passion and invited Rick Wakeman of YES to record the now legendary piano part.Ĭat Stevens achieved phenomenal success with his early work, but it was Teaser and the Firecat, his third LP with Island Records (A&M in the U.S.), that propelled Cat Stevens into superstardom, spawning some of his most unforgettable hits including “Moonshadow,” “Peace Train,” and “Morning Has Broken.” ![]() The song’s message beautifully reflected Cat’s growing spiritual awareness in the early 1970s a sense of wonderment, awe and gratitude for the miracle of creation is expressed through praise for the coming of the new day. “Morning Has Broken” was adapted from a traditional hymn with words by British author Eleanor Farjeon. ![]() Created under Yusuf’s direction, the video for “Morning Has Broken” brings together contemporaneous images of Cat Stevens in 1971, included in the new Super Deluxe Edition box set.
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