- art rock, soft rock, pop rock, rock
- 56 min
- 12 tracks
- Parlophone
Year of the Cat is the seventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1976. It was produced and engineered by Alan Parsons. Its sales helped by the hit single "Year of the Cat", co-written by Peter Wood and described by AllMusic as "one of those 'mysterious woman' songs", the album was a top five hit in the United States. The other single from the album was "On the Border," which reached number 47 in Canada.
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- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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Tracks
- 1Lord Grenville5:03
- 2On the Border3:22
- 3Midas Shadow3:11
- 4Sand in Your Shoes3:05
- 5If It Doesn’t Come Naturally, Leave It4:32
- 6Flying Sorcery4:22
- 7Broadway Hotel3:58
- 8One Stage Before4:41
- 9Year of the Cat6:49
- 10On the Border (live)3:49
- 11Belsize Blues3:30
- 12The Story of the Songs (dialogue)9:43
12 tracks, 56 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Al Stewart
- Label
- Parlophone
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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