Catch Bull at Four

Catch Bull at Four
Studio album by Cat Stevens
Released 27 September 1972
Recorded May 1972,
The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire;
Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France;
Morgan Studios, London
Genre Folk rock, soft rock
Length 39:40
Label Island (UK/Europe)
A&M (US/Canada)
Producer Paul Samwell-Smith
Cat Stevens chronology
Teaser and the Firecat
(1971)		 Catch Bull at Four
(1972)		 Foreigner
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(Favorable)[2]

Catch Bull at Four is the sixth studio album by Cat Stevens. In the United States it spent three weeks at number one on Billboard's album chart. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen.[3]

The song "Sitting" was released as a single in 1973, reaching 16 on the Hot 100 Charts. It's a song about meditation, and the apprehensions that may result from the experiences involving Self-Realization.

Track listing

All songs written by Cat Stevens except as noted.

Side one

  1. "Sitting" – 3:14
  2. "Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head" – 5:57
  3. "Angelsea" – 4:30
  4. "Silent Sunlight" – 3:00
  5. "Can't Keep It In" – 2:59

Side two

  1. "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" – 4:21
  2. "Freezing Steel" – 3:40
  3. "O Caritas" (Andreas Toumazis, Jeremy Taylor, Stevens) – 3:41
  4. "Sweet Scarlet" – 3:49
  5. "Ruins" – 4:24

Personnel

Production

Producer – Paul Samwell-Smith

Reviews

Catch Bull at Four was well received both commercially and critically. Rolling Stone Magazine was satisfied with the "gorgeous melody and orchestration", while simultaneously disappointed by the lack of a single track comparable to "Morning Has Broken" from Teaser and the Firecat.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[5] 1
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[6] 1
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[7] 2
French SNEP Albums Chart[8] 4
Italian Albums Chart[9] 8
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[10] 3
UK Albums Chart[11] 2
US Billboard 200[12] 1
West German Media Control Albums Chart[13] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 12
French Albums Chart[14] 21
Italian Albums Chart[9] 44
Chart (1973) Position
U.S. Billboard Year-End[15] 14

Certifications

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Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum

External links

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Catch Bull at Four at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  3. ↑ zen, 10 bulls by Kakuan
  4. 1 2 Connolly, Dave Review and Information regarding Catch Bull At Four
  5. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2012
  7. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Cat Stevens – Catch Bull at Four" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Cat Stevens". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012. Note: user must select 'Cat STEVENS' from drop-down
  9. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1972" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Cat Stevens – Catch Bull at Four" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Chart Stats – Cat Stevens – Catch Bull at Four" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "allmusic ((( Catch Bull at Four > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Album Search: Cat Stevens – Catch Bull at Four" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1972 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Top Pop Albums of 1973". billboard.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Cat Stevens – Catch Bull at Four". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Slade Alive! by Slade		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
23 October – 10 December 1972 		Succeeded by
Slayed? by Slade
Preceded by
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart		 Canadian RPM 100 number-one album
11 – 18 November 1972 		Succeeded by
Old Dan's Records
by Gordon Lightfoot
Preceded by
Super Fly by Curtis Mayfield		 US Billboard 200 number-one album
18 November – 8 December 1972 		Succeeded by
Seventh Sojourn by The Moody Blues
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